Senior Therapy Assistant - Peterborough, United Kingdom - North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
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Peterborough, United Kingdom

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An opportunity has arisen for a37.5 hour per week, 2 year fixed term Band 3 Senior Therapy Assistantto join the Orthopaedic Therapy Team at Peterborough Hospital.

If you are enthusiastic and motivated with a passion for caring, this role could be for you.

The role involves;

  • Supporting patients mobility and transfers
  • Assisting the therapists and wider MDT with discharge planning
  • Completing functional tasks delegated by the therapists to support the patient in returning to their previous level of function.
  • Assisting on visits to patients homes to assess their discharge needs.
  • To support patients, their families and carers to maximise their participation in the attainment of their rehabilitation goals by following treatment programmes developed and provided by the Allied Health Professionals (AHP) involved
  • To work as a supervised member of the multidisciplinary team, maintaining good communication with the AHPs, and other members of the multidisciplinary team e.g. doctors, nurses and social workers to try to achieve the Predicted Date of Discharge (PDD).


Our teams work hard to be flexible and promote a health work/home life balance and so, agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust.

Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:

  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
  • Relocation allowance in line with the Trust policy
  • Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
  • Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
  • Inhouse Physiotherapy Services
  • Career development and training opportunities
  • Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
  • Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
  • Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card


If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.


For more detailed information about the duties of this post, please refer to the job description attached to the advert.

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