Therapy Assistant - London, United Kingdom - University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic band 3 therapy assistant to join the Trauma & Orthopaedics Physiotherapy Team at University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust.

The Trauma & Orthopaedic service at UCLH is a busy department, working over different sites; Trauma Orthopaedics in the UCLH main building and Elective Orthopaedics in the elective centre at Grafton Way Building.

The team is led by over 20 consultants who specialise in a range of elective and trauma work. Currently UCLH provides first-class acute and specialist services across 8 sites.

You will be part of the Orthopaedic therapy team, which provides services across a number of specialist areas

These include:
inpatient Trauma & Elective Orthopaedics, Day Surgery and Joint School. You role will be rotational, rotating between physiotherapy and occupational therapy services across inpatient elective and trauma orthopaedics.

The post holder will be responsible to the Orthopaedic Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Team Leads, and accountable to the Deputy Divisional Manager for Surgical Specialties.

A qualified therapist from within the orthopaedic therapy team will supervise the post holder.

The key working relationships will be with the orthopaedic therapy team and the orthopaedic multidisciplinary team, and the wider inpatient therapies department, as well as with health & social care professionals in the community in order to provide a patient centred treatment approach for patients and their significant others.

To provide both clinical and administrative support to qualified physiotherapists and occupational therapists

To work closely with therapy staff to develop and implement administrative support and systems to aid organisation of therapy team processes.

To be responsible for undertaking own personal and professional development.

To provide cover for other therapy assistants and instructors within the trauma and orthopaedic therapy team when required, including periods of leave or absence.

To support with therapeutic interventions throughout the week, and weekends as required

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population.

We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas.

Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work.

This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH.

We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

As part of the treatment and rehabilitation programme, the post holder works under the supervision of the qualified therapist, to perform specific tasks for an individual or group/class

Duties may include:

Assisting the patients with functional activities of daily living (e.g. personal care)
Working directly with the therapists to deliver rehabilitation
Assist in providing group/individual sessions as required.
Providing noncomplex interventions for complex patients.
Working alone on the ward as instructed by the therapists
Pre assessing elective total knee replacement patients
Assist qualified staff in the provision of adaptive equipment
Cleaning of reusable equipment as required per trust policies.
Reinforces the qualified therapist's advice and patient education.
Administrative tasks including sending referrals, contacting community providers, ordering of equipment.

The post-holder assists in the assessment of patients under the supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist, or will undertake some assessments independently with agreement and supervision of the qualified staff.

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