Integrated Therapy Assistant - Preston, United Kingdom - Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Preston, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Wouldn't you love to work somewhere where it feels like part of your extended family? If so, you are going to LOVE working with us in our fast-paced, award-winning Acute Frailty Team.

We are a friendly supportive environment where we promise not only a varied caseload, but also plenty of opportunities to learn & develop from your colleagues.

We our passionate about continuous development to ensure the best quality care and experience is provided to our most frail patients.

We don't shy away from trying new things, after all, Frailty is now nationally recognized as its own specialty due to the complexity & experience required in this field so we are all learning together too.

In fact, there's so many potential opportunities, we couldn't include them all, so we would love you to contact us to find out more & meet the team before applying.

You'll work primarily on our 10 bedded Acute Frailty Unit (including a rapid access assessment bed for ambulance services) & in the Emergency Department, supporting the therapy staff in assessment and management of frail patients.

You'll have the opportunity to contribute to the Comprehensive Geriatric assessment & management, along with supporting those patients on the Post Discharge Frailty Support Service.

We're also exploring the expansion, Home to assess, to assist in early discharge - so as you can see, there's lots to do & get involved in.

We'll support you all the way with relevant training, giving you the chance to learn directly from our experts across many specialties which should stand you in good stead wherever your career goes next.

We know you'll be passionate in your care of frail patients, supporting the team in developing the service and in the education of other.

To work within the Integrated Frailty Team based on the Acute Frailty Unit (AFU) at Royal Preston Hospital as part of an expert clinical team delivering quality care within the specialised area and under mínimal supervision from a qualified therapist.

To work in close liaison with the MDT/ patients/ NOK / carers and community colleagues, to ensure effective discharge management and a seamless transition of care, to reduce length of stay and maximise efficient use of AFU beds.

Our fab team, known as LIFT, although small, is strong, really supportive & we manage to retain our sense of humour despite some of the pressures we face together and this is mirrored in the wider teams in which we work.

Teamwork is everything

Although a relatively new unit - the acute Frailty ward has received extremely positive feedback.

Patients describe it as a warm, caring environment where staff make patients feel welcome and help put minds at ease when it comes to discharge.

This is where we find job satisfaction, knowing the difference we have made to their experience and lives.

We are sure that if you value patient experience, this ethos will drive you and bring you the rewards you deserve.

The patient turnover is very high so job satisfaction is high & days fly by, but this is an opportunity that will see you flourish.

We will invest in you and this is evident from previous team members who we have encouraged the progression of, with many achieving promotions within the Trust.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done.

You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

To communicate and collaborate with all Core Therapies Service stakeholders

To support personal and people development

To help to ensure the health, safety and security of users of the Acute Frailty Team, self and colleagues

To support service development and planning

To support the Clinical Governance and Quality agenda within Core Therapies

To support equality of opportunity and access within the Core Therapies for both staff and patients

To support financial and other resource management within the Core Therapies

To provide and use information to support admin processes and patient care

To directly support the delivery of therapy to patients