Therapy Assistant Practitioner-Frailty/ Rehab

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bradfield Green; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the acute wards at Leighton Hospital is seeking a motivated therapy assistant practitioner to support qualified therapists and contribute to assessments.

You will carry out treatment plans, input data and produce monthly reports, with at least 12 months experience as a Band 3 therapy assistant and NHS experience on acute wards.

Qualifications

• Excellent clinical and communication skills.
• Must have 12 months NHS experience, especially on acute wards.
• At least 12 months experience as a band 3 therapy assistant.

Responsibilities

• Support qualified therapists in treatment of patients on acute wards.
• Contribute to assessments and carry out treatment plans agreed by the qualified therapist.
• Input data and produce monthly reports.

Job description

We are looking for a motivated therapy assistant practitioner with excellent clinical and communication skills to work alongside and support qualified therapists in the treatment of patients on the acute wards at Leighton Hospital. The post holder will be expected to contribute to assessments and carry out treatment plans agreed by the qualified therapist for allocated patients. They will contribute to the inputting of data and produce monthly reports.
Are you interested in working in a hospital setting, and have a passionfor working withcare of the elderly,or patients who have frailty? Do youwant to work in a friendly welcoming team?This may be the job for you.An excellent and exciting opportunity has arisen for a generic Therapy Assistant Practitioner(Band 4).
Thispost it to work alongside Occupational therapists and physiotherapists, to support the team on the wards. The wards covered are care of the elderly/frailty. The expectation is that the candidate has at least 12 months experience of working as a band 3 therapy assistant. We also ask that they have 12 months NHS experience, especially working on acute wards, as this will be helpful to the candidate.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.
The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.