Therapy Assistant - Crawley, United Kingdom - Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

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Crawley, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

This post is full time, 37.5 hours a week and is based in Crawley Hospital.

The service covers two Intermediate Care Units (ICUs); in Horsham Hospital and Crawley Hospitals, and the post holder will occasionally be expected to work flexibly to cover at the other site.

The service currently covers five days a week but there will be the introduction of 7 day working in the future.

As a member of the team, you will have the opportunity to receive support from other therapy colleagues, receive clinical supervision from registered therapists, participate in the in-service learning programme, develop your practice relevant to the team, participate in competency development with the team and more formally complete the Therapy Assistant Foundation Training.

You will assist in supporting service development and shaping the future clinical practice of the therapy team.

We are looking for someone who likes working with people and is reliable, flexible and adaptable in their work.

Previous experience as a Therapy Assistant or similar is desirable, and applicants should have experience of delivering care and/or rehabilitation to older people with various needs.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex.

Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.

We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.

Why work for us?

Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support

Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county

Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Research opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton

Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks

Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces

Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)

Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast

Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff