Senior Therapy Assistant - Chelmsford, United Kingdom - Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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Senior Therapy Assistant - band - Full time and part time


Therapy Services, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford We have vacancies for Senior Therapy Assistants, both full or part time.


Directed and supervised by qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists you will be working with patients on the wards in a busy acute hospital.


This role involves working hands-on with patients during their hospital admission to assess and improve their skills in mobility and self care.

Many patients are frail and very elderly, or recovering from surgery or illness, and initially need full physical assistance with all basic care tasks.

Our aim is to improve their mobility and independence and get them back home with equipment and care support. There are also administrative tasks, equipment cleaning and record keeping.

This is a physically demanding job that requires good communication and interpersonal skills in addition to basic computer skills.

You are required to write directly into the Medical notes and so a good standard of written work is essential.

It is a busy but friendly working environment so you will need to be resilient, flexible and organised.

You will be required to work one weekend a month and some public holidays as part of a rostered service.


Ideally you will have previous experience of working in a therapy, hospital, or care environment, however no professional qualifications are required and appropriate instruction and support will be provided.

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