Therapy Assistant

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Therapy Assistant to join the North Community Recovery Therapy Team. You will deliver high quality, caring and compassionate patient care under indirect supervision of a registered professional.

The post holder will assess, implement and evaluate patient care needs for a defined group of patients, working with the team to meet long-term conditions and improving overall care delivery.

Responsibilities

• Undertake assessment of patient needs and contribute to care planning.
• Implement and evaluate patient care under indirect supervision of a registered professional.
• Coordinate patient care activities and liaise with the Community team leader.
• Travel within North Warwickshire area to support sites across Coleshill, Tamworth, Nuneaton and surrounding areas.
• Provide supervision to junior staff and adhere to practice policies and procedures.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the North Community Recovery Therapy Team.

The role of the Therapy Assistant is to deliver high quality, caring and compassionate patient care.

The post holder will be responsible for undertaking assessment, implementation and evaluation of patient care needs for a defined group of patients under the indirect supervision of a registered professional in their specialist area.

The post holders are required to work as part of a team committed to delivering and improving a high standard of care within North Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.

This role covers vast amounts of area's such as Coleshill, Tamworth, Nuneaton and other North area's. Therefore, you should expect to travel distances.

You will be required to come into the Hartshill base regular to support the team and assist with patient co-ordination., The post holder to undertake roles and duties delegated by the Community team leader or suitably qualified and regulated professional. Working within the boundaries set out by the regulated professional, the scope of the role enables the post holder to make a noncomplex assessment of the patient according to level of competence and act on the assessment. They will work collaboratively with the team to meet the needs of patients with specified long term conditions by providing quality evidence based care. The post holder will follow practice policy and procedures and provide supervision to more junior staff.

Must have a driving licence and have permanent access to a vehicle to fulfil the role.

Can be paid at Band 3 and is willing to work towards a Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or equivalent higher apprenticeship in order to gain a B4

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the North of the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.