Therapy Practitioner Assistant - Derby, United Kingdom - University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

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Derby, United Kingdom

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To work as part of the Head Injury team providing rehabilitation to outpatients with a traumatic brain injury.

To carry an independent caseload alongside qualified Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy staff to assist in assessment and treatment of neurological rehabilitation and encourage patient selfmanagement.
To work as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide a prioritised service in response to workload, staffing difficulties and discharge pressures.
To work as part of the multidisciplinary team to deliver a holistic, patient centred approach to care. To be responsible to the therapists within the Head Injury team.

Interview date: 05 April 2023

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

A variety of flexible working options
Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
Ongoing support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust over 3,300 per week
An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day 6th largest in the country
Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day