Therapy Assistant (Maternity Cover)

Elysium Healthcare; St. Neots; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in St. Neots is seeking a Therapy Assistant to provide care and support for individuals with neurological and mental health conditions. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, assist in therapeutic interventions, and contribute to the recovery journey of service users. This role offers a competitive salary, comprehensive annual leave, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Annual salary of £26,326

33 days annual leave including bank holidays

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Qualifications

• Experience working in a care or therapy environment.
• Demonstrated ability to complete training programs.
• Effective oral/written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support service users in therapeutic activities.
• Report changes in service user condition.
• Maintain clinical confidentiality.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Ability to follow instructions

Understanding of confidentiality

Education

GNVQ Level 3 or willingness to undergo training

Job description

Overview

Join the team at St. Neots Neurological Centre in St Neots and enjoy a rewarding career as you provide care, therapeutic and rehabilitation pathways for those affected by a neurological or mental health condition for which challenging behaviour may be the leading impairment.

You will work alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, SALT and Dietitians to assist and deliver planned therapy programmes, which aim to support, develop and/or restore service users level of functioning, including mobility, self-care, productivity, leisure, and day-to-day activities.

Reporting to qualified Therapists, you will support service users as they embark on the recovery journey to work towards their goals. You will prepare and assist individual and group therapeutic activities.

You will be responsible for carrying out therapeutic interventions within a one-to-one and group setting. This will see you create one-to-one rapports to increase engagement, promote recovery and encourage independence as you support service users with prescribed practices that are tailored to their needs.

As a Therapy Assistant, you will be responsible for participation in the evaluation of service provisions and activities and will ensure all sessions are observed, reported and recorded. Under supervision, you will make necessary adjustments to service users plans according to their changing needs and abilities.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking basic procedures as instructed by a qualified therapist respecting the clients privacy, dignity, religious and cultural beliefs.
• Reporting any change in service user condition, circumstances or response to treatment appropriately and immediately.
• Maintaining effective communication within the team and between clients, visitors and colleagues.
• Ensuring written/computerised documentation is accurate and complete.
• Handling and exchanging information with care and sensitivity maintaining clinical confidentiality at all times.
• Attending in service training and development to learn techniques required to support the senior colleagues.
• Assisting with ensuring a safe environment.
• Committed to helping individuals regain their maximum independence.
• Compliance with legislative procedures. Health and Safety, COSHH, Fire and Manual Handling.
• Compliance with Elysium policies and procedures.

To be successful in this role

• GNVQ 3 or evidence of willingness to undergo training.
• Experience working in a care and or therapy environment.
• Demonstrate ability to successfully complete in service training and development programme to learn techniques required to support therapists in providing high quality resident care.
• Able to understand and follow instructions accurately and to learn new skills quickly.
• Effective oral/written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to work effectively as part of a team.
• Understand the importance of maintaining confidentiality and implication of non- compliance.

Location

Location: Howitts Lane, Eynesbury, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, PE19 2JA

What you will get

• Annual salary of £26,326
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) - plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.