Senior Therapy Assistant- Paediatrics

Wirral; Bebington; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Therapy Assistant to join the Paediatric Therapy Team. The post involves working with children in community settings, schools, and hydrotherapy environments, supporting qualified physiotherapists and delivering sessions under supervision.

You will work across the Wirral in a role that combines clinical duties with admin tasks, ensuring safe practice and high standards, with safeguarding responsibilities and access to

Qualifications

• Must have a relevant level 3 NVQ or equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
• Minimum of 2 years recent experience in a related health care setting.
• Must be computer literate and able to use hospital computer systems and databases for audits.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the quality, safety and competency of own work.
• Assist qualified therapists to deliver paediatric physiotherapy to children and young people.
• Manage a delegated workload and contribute to clerical and admin tasks.

Skills

Communication skills

Independent working

Car driver

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

To discover why you should consider applying for a role at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, please watch our video and hear directly from our staff about what it’s truly like to work at WUTH and its surrounding areas: https://youtu.be/Z5oMaNXprn8

Job overview

A vacancy has arisen for a Senior Therapy Assistant to work in our Paediatric Therapy Team. The team are located from Clatterbridge Hospital and work in community settings including Special and mainstream schools.

The post holder will have the opportunity to gain experience working across our Paediatric team with school aged children and working within a variety of settings including the Child Development Centre, Mainstream Schools, Special Schools and other community settings.

You will work with children and young people with a wide range of conditions and will be able to work in hydrotherapy pools and group sessions.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and pro-active person to assist qualified physiotherapists to deliver the paediatric physiotherapy provision to children and young people across the Wirral.

You should have excellent communication skills and be able to work independently. This post is a community post and a car driver is essential to this post.

You will have professional support for your CPD from your supervisor.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible and accountable for the quality and standard and safety of ownwork and to achieve the levels of competency required by the role.
• To help patients to continue with their treatment programmes and therapeutic activitiesas delegated by a qualified Therapist.
• Have own delegated case load or take on a specific area of work eg hydrotherapy, exercise class,sensory rehab. Can progress patients under agreed parameters.
• To feedback to the Therapist regarding the patient’s progress, or any concerns.
• To ensure that all documentation relating to their clinical involvement with patients(electronic or paper) adheres to AHP and Trust standards.
• To manage their delegated workload effectively, with support and guidance from theTherapist.
• To contribute to the smooth running of the team/unit by carrying out a range of clericaland admin, household and departmental tasks.
• To be responsible for the safe use of equipment that they use during treatment.
• To at all times maintain the principles of confidentiality of patient information.

Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Senior Therapy Assistant position available with WUTH.

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

• Must have a relevant level 3 NVQ or an equivalent level of experiential knowledge and experience in an appropriate area.
• A minimum of 2 years recent experience in a related health care setting

Knowledge and Skills

• To be computer literate, able to use hospital computer systems and to be able to use data bases for audit following appropriate training
• To have the ability to show initiative and manage own workload, but to seek advice when appropriate

Safeguarding

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all unborn babies, children and adults and is signed up to both the Wirral Safeguarding Children’s Partnership and the Wirral Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board associated policies and procedures. All Trust staff must be familiar with, and adhere to these procedures. It is the post holders responsibility to attended the Trusts mandatory training Protecting Vulnerable People training, and to follow the relevant Trusts polices and practice guidance.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

If the post you are applying for requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, please note that, in line with Trust policy, the cost of submitting and processing the DBS application for successful applicants will be met by the individual.

For substantive employees, the DBS costs are recovered through salary deductions following commencement in post in 3 equal instalments.

For bank workers and individuals appointed to honorary positions that require a DBS check, the cost must be paid in advance via the Trusts payment link before a start date can be confirmed.

Please note that DBS fees and any associated administration charges are subject to periodic review and may change from time to time.

The cost of the DBS check would vary depending on the level required for the role:

The Trust would encourage all post holders who require a DBS for their role to registered with the DBS Update Service. You can find out more information and guidance on how to do this at DBS Update Service - GOV.UK

Please note that it is the responsibility of applicants to assess their own eligibility for apprenticeship opportunities in relation to the role they are applying for. Eligibility is determined by specific residency requirements set by government funding rules and is assessed on a case-by-case basis. Our organisation cannot guarantee eligibility for all applicants.

UK nationals or individuals with the right of abode typically meet the residency requirement if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK, the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least three years prior to the start date of the apprenticeship.

Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified during the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have the right to work in the UK before commencing employment or meet the Home Office criteria for visa sponsorship. Please note that it is the responsibility of applicants to assess their own eligibility for visa sponsorship in relation to the role they are applying for. Our organisation cannot guarantee sponsorship for all roles, and eligibility is determined by the UK Home Office’s points-based immigration system on a case-by-case basis. For further information please see: Skilled Worker Visa Eligible Occupations and Codes .

For further details on skilled worker sponsorship, please consult the UK Home Office guidance: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK. Additionally, the New guidance for overseas applicants | NHS Employers provides helpful information on the recruitment process for candidates applying for roles in the UK.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to check that they meet the current English language requirements before submitting an application for a role where they would require a visa application. Full details are available here Skilled Worker visa: Knowledge of English - GOV.UK

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