Community Senior Therapy Assistant - Sale, United Kingdom - Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

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Sale, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Are you passionate about the care you are able offer to patients in the comfort of their own home to avoid hospital admissions? Then this is the role for you.

You will be part of a wider multidisciplinary team which includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses and Pharmacy.

We will support you with specialist and bespoke training to reach your potential and excel in your chosen career path.

You will receive one to one clinical support, professional development, and guidance.

The Discharge to Assess service will be a seven day service working between the hours of 8am-6pm on a rota basis.

We promote flexibility and are happy to support different working patterns.

In the role as Therapy Assistant, you will provide vital support to the wider Community Therapy Team on the implementation, delivery and evaluation of therapeutic interventions and rehabilitation programmes, being responsible for your own caseload.

This will include working under the supervision of the Registered Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.

Working without direct supervision you will be responsible for delivering defined therapy input for patients in their own home. Immediate access to a qualified staff member for advice and direction on care will be needed as required.

You will be required to travel across the Trafford community locality, a full driving license with access to a vehicle is required

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts.

We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.

We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes.

What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

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We're looking forward to hearing from you