Therapy Assistant - Middlesbrough, United Kingdom - South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2 weeks ago
Description
Are you passionate about rehabilitation and helping patients to achieve their potential and improve their quality of life? If so, this could be the opportunity for you
We have 1 Therapy Assistant posts, 18.75 hours per week to work within the Middlesbrough community Therapy team to provide rehabilitation to patients in the local community.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the country, close to the North Yorkshire Moors and within easy reach of Newcastle and Leeds.
It comprises two acute hospitals, James Cook University Hospital and Friarage Hospital Northallerton and a number of community hospitals and community services.
Therapy services at South Tees NHS trust are also part of the wider Integrated OT service.This is a unique partnership between Health and Social care in South Tees with a commitment to working together, improving the quality of our services and getting rid of existing barriers between health and social services.
Support and in-service training will be provided to develop your skills, knowledge and understanding of the role.There are supervision structures in place to provide support and ensure that you continue to deliver the best possible service to the patients in our care.
Working in the community, you will work alongside Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists to implement rehabilitation programmes in patients' own homes and group settings, working closely with statutory and voluntary services to promote and maintain independence.
As well as completing joint visits with therapists the post holder will be expected to undertake independent visits to implement exercise programmes, complete mobility practice, self-care practice, provide, fit and check equipment as requested by the therapist.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills.
You will be expected to attend the New and Aspiring leaders programme, and the Foundation Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers.
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
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