Therapy Assistant - Ipswich, United Kingdom - East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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Ipswich, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Are you in the first 2 years of studying Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy at university?

ESNEFT is keen to provide work experience whenever possible for students.

This year, we have a full-time opportunity from June-August 2023 to work with our acute therapy teams, aiding reablement of patients and assist therapy staff.

We will provide individuals with hands on opportunity, working with experienced staff in the therapy environment.

We hope this will develop enthusiasm for a career in therapy post-graduation.


Under the direction of a qualified Therapist, to have delegated responsibility for an agreed caseload of patients with non-complex needs.


Contribute to formal therapy assessments, under the guidance of a registered therapist and provide feedback on patients' functioning in delegated assessment and treatment sessions.

To obtain relevant information from patients' case notes and provide feedback to registered therapist as required.

Assist and inform the registered therapist in the planning, implementation, evaluation and modification of therapy and team interventions.


Under the guidance of a registered therapist provide a range of interventions / programme of interventions, instructing and guiding patients / carers to support them in achieving identified therapy goals, using specific skills and knowledge of health conditions and patients daily living tasks developed in the post and beyond, and relevant to the clinical area.

To use regular observational skills and role specific knowledge to monitor and report patients' progress to a qualified therapist.


One of the largest Trust's in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area.

We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients' own homes. You will be joining a team of over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.


Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts.

Our Staff Health & Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone.

Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.


To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship.

All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.


If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
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