Specialist Therapy Assistant

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity as a Band 4 Specialist Therapy Assistant within the Integrated Care Team at a leading NHS Trust. The role involves working alongside Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists to deliver patient-centred care, managing caseloads, and undertaking functional assessments in the community setting. The successful applicant will engage in professional development and support a robust team of Senior Therapy Assistants.

Benefits

Commitment to professional development

Excellent health and well-being support service

Qualifications

• Relevant experience working as a Therapy Assistant in the NHS community setting.
• Essential to hold a UK Drivers Licence and have a car.
• Experience in managing patient caseload.

Responsibilities

• Conduct functional assessments and manage therapy treatment programmes.
• Assist in the recruitment and training of Senior Therapy Assistants.
• Support day-to-day management within the Community Integrated Care Team.

Skills

Patient assessment

Therapeutic programme implementation

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

NVQ III in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Care

NVQ III in Health and Social Care

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Integrated Care Team -Therapy for a Band 4 Specialist Therapy Assistant. The team is based in the community. The Team assess and treat people referred from various sources: the Hospital, GPs, District Nurses, other Health and Social Care teams. ICT Therapy treat people from the age of 16 to older adults with a variety of conditions and therapy needs in their home environment.

Specialist Therapy Assistants work with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, to carry out assessments and manage their own patient caseload. They are supported by the team and have regular training and supervision.

The successful applicant will be expected to have relevant experience working as a Therapy Assistant (in the NHS Community Setting), have NVQ III in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Care or Health and Social Care (with Therapeutic Specific Units) or equivalent NHS experience. It is essential to hold a UK Drivers Licence and have a car.

To be an independent member of the interdisciplinary team in the provision of patient centred care.

Undertake functional assessments and assist in the management of patients within professional led protocols in the community setting.

Devise and implement therapy treatment programmes in the community and complete patient records.

To assist the Clinical Lead in the day to day management and co-ordination of the Senior Therapy Assistants within the Community Integrated Care Team-Therapy.

To assist in the recruitment, selection and training of the Senior Therapy Assistants to maintain a robust and competent workforce.

To assist in the supervision and assessment of competency of the Senior Therapy Assistants.

To assist in actively managing sickness absence of the Senior Therapy Assistants in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

Administration duties to support role/ teams as appropriate.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of its staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Harriet Wilson Job title: Clinical Lead Physiotherapist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07772 868430

Susan Steiner Gardner

Operational Lead

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