Therapy Assistant - Neighbourhood Rehabilitation

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Barnsley is looking for a dynamic Therapy Assistant to join their Neighbourhood Rehabilitation Service. The role involves providing support to enable patients to reach their potential, working closely with a multi-disciplinary team. Excellent communication skills and the ability to coordinate shifts are essential, with weekend and bank holiday hours required.

Qualifications

• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and demonstrate effective time management.
• Commitment to teamwork and high-quality patient care.
• Vehicle use for work-related travel is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide the highest standards of safe and compassionate care.
• Participate in training, education, and clinical supervision.
• Develop and maintain meaningful therapeutic relationships.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Teamwork

Initiative and judgment

Job description

Overview

We are looking to appoint a dynamic, motivated, enthusiastic & forward-thinking Therapy Assistant to work within our Neighbourhood Rehabilitation Service. The service provides assessment, treatment & support within patients' own homes & spot-purchased nursing care homes, based on patient need & dependency levels. The successful applicant will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team alongside Physiotherapists & Occupational Therapists across our Neighbourhood Teams. Following initial assessment by a registered health care professional, you will exercise initiative & judgement in contributing to enabling service users to reach their potential & develop knowledge to promote holistic care. You will also be responsible for co-ordinating the duty rota, distributing shifts & daily visits to support workers within the team. You will have excellent communication skills to support & motivate patients to participate in their rehabilitation. Hours of work will include weekends and bank holidays.

Responsibilities

• Work in close liaison with the wider MDT; therefore excellent communication & time management skills are essential.
• Provide the highest standards of safe & compassionate care to people that maximises their rehabilitation potential.
• Participate in training, education, & clinical supervision to develop skills & knowledge & apply continuous reflection on own practice.
• Possess high levels of communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Be committed to teamwork and delivering high quality patient care.
• Exercise a degree of independence, under supervision, using your initiative and judgment when delivering tasks.
• Develop and maintain meaningful therapeutic relationships with people and ensure the care experienced is positive and service user safety is maintained.
• The use of a vehicle to undertake any necessary travel in connection with the duties of the post is essential.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and demonstrate effective time management.
• Commitment to teamwork and high-quality patient care.
• Ability to exercise initiative and judgment under supervision.
• Vehicle use for work-related travel is essential.

Additional Information

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.

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We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative. Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers. We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means we’re accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we’re run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust. Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

Visa sponsorship under the Health and Care Worker visa route can only be considered if the prorated salary meets the minimum threshold of £25,000, as required by the UK Visas and Immigration. For Band 3 roles, only full-time positions at the top of the pay scale meet this threshold. Therefore, sponsorship may not be possible depending on salary increment placement and working hours.