Neuro Rehab Therapy Assistant (Bank)

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

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.