Senior Therapy Assistant

NHS Jobs; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Therapy Support role to provide a high standard of clinical assistance within the therapy team across hospital, community locations or patients' homes. The postholder will participate in joint sessions, carry out individual and group activities, and adapt interventions to fluctuating patient needs under indirect supervision of a qualified therapist.

Responsibilities include mobility assessments, assisting with splint fabrication, daily living activities training, and

Job description

To provide a high standard of clinical assistance to any member of the therapy team and participate actively in a variety of joint sessions with the patient To be responsible for independent assessment and intervention planning for a defined group of patients and other patient groups as the service develops under the indirect supervision of the therapy team leader within the team. This skill is underpinned by knowledge of the specified care pathway for these patients following structured training and competency development. Treatment should be delivered in the most appropriate location for the client, e.g. hospital, community location or patients own home, adjusting own clinical interventions based on the patients fluctuating needs. To provide a high standard of clinical support and assistance for the therapy service with a degree of autonomy To be involved in multi-disciplinary working including (where applicable) handover, meetings, goal-setting and multi-disciplinary team meetings, where appropriate. To ensure methods of treatment, its frequency and review are appropriate to the diagnosis/problem of the patient and within the priorities of the Service. On instructions from a therapist, to carry out individual and group sessions with patients, without direct supervision but under the direction of a qualified therapist. These may include:

• Assisting in group treatment
• Supervised and unsupervised moving, Handling and positioning
• Joint assessment and treatment sessions
• Individual exercise programme
• Assisting with splint fabrication and splint wearing regimes
• Mobility assessments
• Provision of minor aids and teaching their safe use (e.g. frames, raised toilet seats)
• Practising personal and domestic activities of daily living (e.g getting in and out of bed, washing and dressing, toileting and meal preparation)
• Assisting with home assessments of patients
• Undertaking basic environmental assessments as deemed appropriate
• Ordering minor aids and adaptations vis internet, email, fax or telephone
• Education regarding management of health, safety/lifestyle
• Monitor patient outcomes and to complete phone calls to ensure recommendations have been completed
• Monitor patient outcomes and to complete phone calls to ensure recommendations have been completed

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.