Bank Therapy Assistant - Hitchin

Colonial Group; Hitchin; Remote; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave inclusive of bank

Buy/sell up to 5 days annual leave

Simply Health Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Free parking

Company Pension

Long Service and Staff Awards

Job summary

Brainkind is seeking a Bank Therapy Assistant to support therapy staff in providing high-quality, person-centred care to service users in Hitchin. The role focuses on addressing cognitive, emotional, physical and functional needs within a multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will work under supervision, prioritise daily workloads, and participate in administrative tasks while upholding service user rights and confidentiality. Training and a supportive environment are provided.

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE level or QCF Level II or equivalent in recognised health and social care qualifications.
• Understanding of health/social care sector work.
• Experience of working with people in a care setting is desirable but not essential.
• Skilled in interacting with all types of people.
• Proven experience of working within a team.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Able to work within policies and procedures.
• An ability to work under supervision but also autonomously when appropriate.
• An ability to prioritise, organise and coordinate daily workload.
• An ability to build effective working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Together with the multi-disciplinary team responsible to ensure optimum cognitive, social, emotional, physical and functional needs are addressed.
• To support service users with cancer or other life-limiting illnesses, who have specialist palliative or neurological needs
• Responsible to ensure that the service users’ individual rights and choices are actively promoted and supported, and their beliefs and preferences appropriately acknowledged
• Responsible to report status and variances in treatment and condition to the appropriate Therapist at the earliest opportunity and progress treatment as advised by the Therapist
• Where appropriate, responsible to review, order and fit equipment and work with service users and their carers/family to demonstrate its safe use, either in the centre or in service user’s home
• Responsible to liaise with service users and family members to help complete forms, gather information and co-ordinate interventions
• To support the Therapy Team by completing administrative tasks such as gathering referrals, recording monthly activity data
• Responsible to collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate service user records in all formats, including written and electronic information systems
• Facilitating the safe and smooth running of the Service, the post holder is expected to maintain a safe working environment, maintain service user confidentiality, and occasionally taking on reasonable additional tasks

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Education

GCSE / QCF Level II

Job description

Bank Therapy Assistant

Location: Hitchin

Salary: £12.96 - £14.09 per hour DOE

Why join us?

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries – sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more – to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do – you will find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

MAIN PURPOSE:

To support the Therapy staff to provide high-quality holistic person-centred care and support to service users to reach their full rehabilitation potential.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Together with the multi-disciplinary team responsible to ensure optimum cognitive, social, emotional, physical and functional needs are addressed.
• To support service users with cancer or other life-limiting illnesses, who have specialist palliative or neurological needs
• Responsible to ensure that the service users’ individual rights and choices are actively promoted and supported, and their beliefs and preferences appropriately acknowledged
• Responsible to report status and variances in treatment and condition to the appropriate Therapist at the earliest opportunity and progress treatment as advised by the Therapist
• Where appropriate, responsible to review, order and fit equipment and work with service users and their carers/family to demonstrate its safe use, either in the centre or in service user’s home
• Responsible to liaise with service users and family members to help complete forms, gather information and co-ordinate interventions
• To support the Therapy Team by completing administrative tasks such as gathering referrals, recording monthly activity data
• Responsible to collect, collate, evaluate and report information, maintaining accurate service user records in all formats, including written and electronic information systems
• Facilitating the safe and smooth running of the Service, the post holder is expected to maintain a safe working environment, maintain service user confidentiality, and occasionally taking on reasonable additional tasks

ABOUT YOU:

• Educated to GCSE level or QCF Level II or equivalent in recognised health and social care qualifications.
• Understanding of health/social care sector work
• Experience of working with people in a care setting is desirable but not essential
• Skilled in interacting with all types of people
• Proven experience of working within a team
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Able to work within policies and procedures
• An ability to work under supervision but also autonomously when appropriate
• An ability to prioritise, organise and coordinate daily workload
• An ability to build effective working relationships

Rewards:

You can look forward to excellent benefits, including:

• A competitive Salary of £12.96 - £14.09 per hour DOE
• 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
• Simply Health Plan; helps to cover the cost of routine healthcare treatments. Further information can be found at www.simplyhealth.co.uk/about-us
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and support
• Group life assurance
• Eye voucher scheme
• Free parking
• Company Pension
• Long Service and Staff Awards

We also put a big focus on employee wellbeing and support. It matters to us that you feel at your best. Career development is a priority. We will ensure you get all the training and learning opportunities you need to achieve your goals.

*All successful candidates are subject to compliance checks including 3 years of checkable references and DBS/PVG checks*

Brainkind are a Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive organisation. It is a place where we recognise, celebrate, and live our values which includes offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.