Bank Therapies Assistant, Band 3 - Chertsey, United Kingdom - Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Chertsey, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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We are looking for Therapy Assistants to join our pool of Bank staff to work on an adhoc basis as demand dictates.

We have opportunities to work with our Medical Therapy Teams working on the inpatient wards at both Ashford and St Peters sites.

We are looking for motivated individuals who enjoy teamwork and have an interest in supporting the health and care professions of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians and speech and language therapists with their patient treatment sessions and non-clinical duties.

Our Bank Therapy Assistants work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

They undertake non-clinical duties relating to the treatment and management of patients, such as administration, recording patient contacts, arranging referrals to other agencies and note writing.

There will be the opportunity to undertake basic observational skills assist with personal care needs, including washing and dressing of patients if required.

Ashford and St.

Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country.

There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing.

We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

As a Therapy Assistant, you will be dealing with a varied caseload of patients.

You will be part of the ward therapy team and implement specific treatment programmes or interventions delegated to you by qualified therapy staff.

You will work in close liaison with the qualified staff on the ward (Physiotherapists, Dietitians, Occupational therapists and Speech and Language Therapists) to assist them with their duties.

You will also liaise closely with the nursing team and other colleagues.

You will assist with rehabilitation as determined by patients needs, and undertake non-clinical duties related to the treatment and management of patients.

See job description in supporting documents for further details.