Therapy Assistant

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Swineshead; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent mental health trust in England is seeking a passionate Therapy Assistant to support individuals through their recovery. The role involves delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions, managing a personal caseload, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of professionals. This position is perfect for someone driven and motivated to make a significant impact on patients' lives. The Trust offers flexible working options and a supportive environment for career development.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Wide range of training opportunities

Supportive staff networks

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills with individuals and teams.
• Ability to manage a personal caseload under supervision.
• Experience with evidence-based therapeutic interventions.

Responsibilities

• Manage a personal caseload under the supervision of a qualified clinician.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions in both individual and group-based scenarios.
• Document patients’ activity securely and accurately.

Job description

Are you passionate about supporting people through their recovery and really making a difference to their day? If so, this Therapy Assistant role is perfect for you. We are looking for an individual who is driven, motivated and confident in communicating with others to join the Therapy team on Brant Ward, our 18-bed acute assessment ward for older adults experiencing complex mental health problems. The role of Therapy Assistant will provide effective evidence-based therapeutic interventions for older people referred to inpatient services under the direction of qualified Allied Health Professionals. Therapy Assistants will work in close collaboration with AHPs and the wider multidisciplinary team, delivering therapy care plans that maintain and improve skills in activities of daily living, support communication and promote independence and choice at all times. Therapy Assistants will assist in organising and delivering individual and group clinical programmes as agreed with supervising AHPs in line with clinical governance and professional standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage a personal caseload under the supervision of a qualified clinician.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions in both individual and group-based scenarios.
• Contribute to the development of evidence-based practice within the service.
• Be responsible for maintaining a stock of therapy equipment/materials if appropriate and its safe administration in the treatment of service users in your care.
• Support other staff in facilitating and the delivery of activity programs.
• Input accurate written and/or electronic clinical records in line with the Data Protection Act, Mental Health Act, other legislation, professional standards, local service standards and Trust standards.
• Document confidential details of patients’ activity and provide information which will contribute to the formulation of care plans/reports.
• Work closely with individuals, carers, families, Therapy team and the wider MDT to achieve the best outcomes for individuals in their care.
• Work closely with qualified AHPs such as Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy to deliver evidence-based interventions.

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do. You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of “outstanding” for well-led and “good” overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this! We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.

Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.