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Therapy Assistant
Grade
3
Contract
Permanent: Full time including some weekend working
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Includes some weekend working)
Job ref
269-SFT8873
Employer
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salisbury District Hospital
Town
Salisbury
Salary
£24,071 - £25,674 per annum pro rata if part time
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/11/2024 23:59

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Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust logo

Stroke Therapy Assistant

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Job overview

The postholder is responsible for assisting the therapists in providing a high standard of care to patients.
 
To treat patients referred by a therapist, according to set treatments goals, monitoring patient progress and adapting treatment as necessary. This involves reporting patient’s progress and informing therapists of any problems. 

The therapy assistant is expected to undertake therapy tasks independently, following written or verbal instructions from a qualified therapist. Access to advice and support from a qualified therapist is available.

To undertake routine administrative and departmental tasks to ensure the smooth running of the department.

Main duties of the job

To assist the therapists in providing a high standard of care to stroke and neuro patients.            

To treat patients referred by a therapist, according to set treatments goals, monitoring

The therapy assistant is expected to undertake therapy tasks independently, following written or verbal instructions from a qualified therapist. Access to advice and support from a qualified therapist is available.

To undertake routine administrative and departmental tasks to ensure the smooth running of the department.

 

 

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 full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Neuro experience

Essential criteria
  • An interest in working with people with neurological conditions
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of working with older people
  • Previous experience of working with people with neurological conditions

Physical work

Essential criteria
  • Able to fulfil physical requirements of the post

An interest in working with groups and in teams

Essential criteria
  • Experience of team working
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of leading group work
  • Previous hospital working experience

Computer Skills

Essential criteria
  • To have an understanding of basic computer programmes such as word, excel

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident committedHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingWe Work FlexiblyNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024People Promise

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah Gibney
Job title
Clinical Lead Physiotherapist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01722336262
Additional information

extension 4758

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