Therapy Support Worker

HCRG Care Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Band 3 salary with pension access

Free tea, coffee and milk at base

My Reward Hub membership

Wellbeing support access

CPD and career development through The

Ringfenced innovation funding

Job summary

The HCRG Care Group is seeking a Therapy Support Worker to deliver patient-centred community care within integrated neighbourhood teams. You will follow a written care plan, support patients daily, and feed back progress to a multidisciplinary team.

A full driving licence and access to a car during working hours are required. Roles offer both full-time and part-time hours as part of the drive to broaden community health coverage.

Qualifications

• Care Certificate or willingness to achieve it.
• Experience of working under supervision.
• Experience of supporting other workers.
• Experience in providing care or delivering rehabilitation or exercise.

Responsibilities

• Deliver treatment and care in the community under a written care plan, under the guidance of a registered practitioner.
• Keep the patient at the centre of their care, involving patients and carers in decisions.
• Support the day-to-day care of patients, including monitoring.
• Communicate with individuals about routine daily activities, overcoming difficulties such as hearing or language barriers.
• Work within a multi-professional team, feeding back service user progress and liaising with colleagues, families, carers and other agencies.
• Assist registered and unregistered staff, referring to registered staff when necessary.
• Work within integrated neighbourhood and multidisciplinary teams to deliver patient-centred care.

Skills

Teamwork

Patient-focused care

Data entry

Lifting & transfer

Time management

Education

General education

Care Certificate

Job description

A Therapy Support Worker post with HCRG Care Group, based at The Orbital and working within its integrated neighbourhood teams. The work is delivering community care under a written care plan, supporting patients day to day and feeding back on their progress to a multidisciplinary team. Full-time and part-time hours are both offered, as part of a wider move towards integrated neighbourhood health. Candidates need a full driving licence and use of a car during working hours.

What the job involves

• Deliver treatment and care in the community under a written care plan, under the guidance of a registered practitioner
• Keep the patient at the centre of their care, involving patients and carers in decisions
• Support the day-to-day care of patients, including monitoring
• Communicate with individuals about routine daily activities, overcoming difficulties such as hearing or language barriers
• Work within a multi-professional team, feeding back service user progress and liaising with colleagues, families, carers and other agencies
• Assist registered and unregistered staff, referring to registered staff when necessary
• Work within integrated neighbourhood and multidisciplinary teams to deliver patient-centred care

What’s required

Qualifications

• Good general education
• Care Certificate or willingness to achieve it

Experience

• Experience of working under supervision
• Experience of supporting other workers
• Experience in providing care or delivering rehabilitation or exercise

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to work as a team member
• Delivering patient-focused care
• Ability to recognise own limitations
• Typing and data inputting skills
• Physical ability to manually handle patients and use lifting aids
• Good time management

Checks & eligibility

• Current full driving licence and use of a car during working hours
• Disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks

Other

• Driven to achieve
• Self-motivated

Nice to have

• Experience of community working
• Experience of the NHS
• Experience of work in an acute or urgent healthcare setting
• Experience of working in rehabilitation
• Basic wound care knowledge and skills
• Experience in venepuncture or taking bloods

What’s offered

• Band 3 salary with access to a group pension
• Free tea, coffee and milk at base location
• My Reward Hub membership with discounts, cashback and vouchers
• Access to earned wages as they are earned
• Online and face-to-face wellbeing support, including counselling, legal, debt and career coaching
• eLearning, career pathways and continuing professional development through The Learning Enterprise
• Open culture encouraging ideas, backed by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year