Therapy Assistant

NHS Jobs; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a therapy assistant to contribute to care pathways for patients with long-term conditions and palliative rehabilitation, aiming to improve quality of life and independence. The role spans hospice inpatient units, Wellbeing centres, or patient homes in the community.

You will work under supervision, applying treatment plans, communicating with patients and carers, and coordinating with the MDT to ensure safe, person-centred care and appropriate safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering patient-centred care and applying treatment plans within competency
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and MDT

Responsibilities

• Undertake clinical duties and procedures outlined in treatment plans under supervision
• Order and supply therapeutic equipment and provide instruction on use
• Communicate patient health needs and education to patients and carers
• Plan visits, document on SystmOne and coordinate with community teams

Job description

Job Purpose and Role As a therapy assistant you will contribute to the delivery of care pathways for patients with long term conditions and palliative care rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible. Effectively and efficiently undertake all aspects of clinical duties and procedure required and identified in an individual treatment plan recognising own competencies and the scope of own role. This may be done within the hospice setting inpatient unit or Wellbeing centre or in the community in the patients own home.

Main Duties and key result areas

General duties Effectively and efficiently undertake all the aspects of clinical duties and procedures required and identified in a patients treatment plan, recognizing own competencies and scope of practice Assess patients needs within the limits of your skills and competence Apply competency-based treatment techniques/care to patients under supervision of a qualified practitioner following a prescribed treatment plan, including implementing activities/exercise programmes Ordering and supplying therapeutic equipment/aids, providing instruction and supervision/evaluation of the use of equipment Communicate information to patients and carers regarding their health needs and associated treatment plans as well as provide education through programmes such as BIC (Be In Charge, breathlessness and anxiety) Plan and prioritise own visits in accordance with therapy guidelines and ensure these are documented on SystmOne Establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and carers, incorporating motivation, encouragement and confidence building to enable patients to engage in their treatment/care and management plan. Effective communication skills using all formats/methods of communication, considering communication barriers, such as hearing impairment. Mental capacity impairment. Make all necessary reasonable adjustments to enable all service users to achieve desired clinical outcomes Provide information as required to the team, patient, carer and/or relative Work closely with the wider MDT and liaise with community teams as required to ensure that identified care needs are met and care is co-ordinated properly Report and take appropriate action regarding any change in patients condition or circumstance, and communicate information to the relevant team members, ensuring this information is clearly documented on SystmOne. Actively contribute to protecting people at risk by assessing and monitoring the care environment, acting upon and following safeguarding policies and procedures. Respect dignity of patients obtaining consent, ensuring care is person centred, involving patient, cars, family in shared decision making.