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

    University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Band 3 Therapy Assistant in inpatient Trauma & OrthopaedicsPart time ( WTE) - 15 hours per weekFixed Term contract until 31/03/2025

    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 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.

    Main duties of the job

    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:o Assisting the patients with functional activities of daily living ( personal care)o Working directly with the therapists to deliver rehabilitation, including use of patient handling Assist in providing group/individual sessions as Providing non-complex interventions for complex Working alone on the ward as instructed by the therapistso Pre assessing elective total knee replacement patientso Assist qualified staff in the provision of adaptive equipmento Cleaning of re-usable equipment as required per trust Reinforces the qualified therapist's advice and patient Administrative tasks including sending referrals, contacting community providers, ordering of Visits patients' homes on home assessments and measures for and fits aids under the direction of the Occupational Therapist

    Respects the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of each patient and contributes to the provision of a therapy service sensitive to the patient's needs.

    About us

    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.

    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.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

    Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

    UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    *In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.

    UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

    Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

    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.

    Person Specification

    Knowledge and Qualifications

    Essential

  • Broad general education
  • Knowledge of Physiotherapy and/ or Occupational Therapy

    • Desirable

  • NVQ or equivalent in Health and/or Social Care
  • Associate member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) or British Association of Occupational Therapy

    • Experience

    Essential

  • Has worked within an NHS/Social Care/caring setting
  • Has worked within a team
  • Has worked with older people or in an inpatient rehabilitation setting
  • Has experience in use of equipment to aid mobility and/or activities of daily living

    • Desirable

  • Has worked as a therapy assistant
  • Has worked with patients who have long term conditions
  • Has worked in community care

    • Skills and Abilities

    Essential

  • Ability to prioritise and organise own work
  • Ability to work as a member of a team
  • Good numeracy skills
  • Competent IT skills, including use of keyboard and basic computer systems.
  • Ability to work flexibly

    • Communication

    Essential

  • Ability to follow oral and written instructions
  • A good command of both written and spoken English

    • Desirable

  • Evidence of an understanding of the skills required to ensure effective communication

    • Personal and People Development

    Essential

  • Demonstrates interest in developing new knowledge and skills

    • Desirable

  • Evidence of maintaining own professional development
  • Able to motivate self, colleagues and patients

    • Other Requirements

    Essential

  • Personal Qualities : Conducts self in a professional, confident and approachable manner
  • Personal Qualities : Demonstrates a flexible approach to service delivery needs
  • Work Pattern : Able to participate in service delivery on a rota basis, including weekend and public holiday working, as required.
  • Physical Effort : Post holder will need to be passed as fit to perform full duties of the post through occupational health, with any reasonable aids and adaptations necessary, and should be able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines
  • Physical Effort : Able to exert moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day.
  • Physical Effort : Able to frequently cope with working in a stressful environment and with intense concentration for frequent periods throughout the day.
  • Physical Effort : Able to cope with exposure to highly unpleasant work conditions ( fluids, sputum)
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