Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational and Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 269-SFT8582
- Employer
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Salisbury District Hospital
- Town
- Salisbury
- Closing
- 17/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Band 3 Therapy Assistant
Band 3
Job overview
Are you a therapy assistant or other suitably qualified healthcare support worker? Do you love working with older people and have a passion for delivering high quality therapy and rehabilitation? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a band 3 therapy assistant to join our friendly and supportive Frailty Therapy Team. The successful applicant will join our team at an exciting and pivotal time as we expand our services across the Older Person's wards and with the opening, in Spring 2024, of our exemplar ward which will set new standards in health care for older people. The ward will incorporate innovative design with modern technology, providing a perfect environment to deliver high quality care to our frail and older patients in Salisbury.
The Trust has also recently opened an Acute Frailty Unit (AFU) which delivers rapid assessment, diagnosis and treatment to acutely unwell patients in line with Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) principles with the aim of reducing hospital admission and avoiding long stays and hospital deconditioning.
Main duties of the job
Working closely with multi-disciplinary colleagues, you will bring your skills and enthusiasm to help us provide early assessment and rehabilitation to our patients on these our other 2 older person's wards to help us to identify individual support needs and appropriate discharge pathways. You will be expected to work independently, monitoring progress and encouraging independence as necessary under the guidance and supervision of a registered therapist. As a member of our forward-thinking team, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills within this rewarding speciality. Part time and job share applicants will be considered.
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification.
For further information and a chance to meet our friendly team, please contact either:
Gill Hibberd ; [email protected] or Ionela Balan ; [email protected]
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working in Therapy Assistant or nursing assistant role
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates ability to work independently
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience in therapy or nursing assistant role
- Ability to work autonomously
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Knowledge and understanding of rehabilitation in field of Frailty
Essential
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in therapy or nursing assistant role
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of effective time management
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gill Hibberd
- Job title
- Joint Team Lead for Older Person's Therapy Team
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01722 336262
- Additional information
Ionela Balan
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