Therapy Support Worker - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Nottingham, United Kingdom

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Description
Band 4


Main area

  • Therapy services

Grade

  • Band 4

Contract

  • Permanent: Participation in weekend service required on a rostered basis

Hours

  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (May be required to work later on Wednesdays to support post-ICU rehab class)


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Site

  • City Hospital

Town

  • Nottingham

Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 £21,892-£24,157 per annum


Salary period

  • Yearly

Closing

  • 30/07/2023 23:59
Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic and experienced support worker, with a special interest in patient's surgical journey?


Following the commencement of the Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) initiative in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICS we have the opportunity for a dynamic and innovative support worker to join our team at NUH.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated and caring individual to join our team.


You will be responsible for the delivery of rehabilitation programmes, using both occupational and physiotherapy skills to patients on the thoracic surgery unit, overseen by registered physiotherapists and occupational therapists.

An understanding of rehabilitation, including after surgery or within cancer pathways, would be an advantage.


This role includes the use of exercise, cognitive assessments and functional activities, early physical interventions, breathless management, pacing and relaxation techniques.

Determining rehabilitation goals and co-ordinating rehabilitation with the multi-disciplinary team and family members will also be an important part of this role.

You will have NVQ 3 or equivalent qualifications. Recent experience working as a Band 3 OT/Physiotherapy or generic support worker is highly desirable.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the job description for full details of the role.

Duties will include but may not be limited to the information below:


You will work collaboratively with both Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists to provide rehabilitation and routine holistic discharge planning to thoracic surgery patients.

You will therefore be able to work well as part of a team and demonstrate good communication and prioritisation skills.

You must be organised, flexible, adaptable and able to problem solve effectively.

You must also have good IT skills and be able to manage and prioritise a case load as delegated by the registered therapists.

You will be able to use their own initiate and work creatively with patients to encourage participation in therapies whilst also seeking support from others when required.


You will support the wider inpatient therapy teams at NUH in the management of and participation of out of hours work.

Working for our organisation


With over 17,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population.

We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH.

We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve.

With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career


Our team is part of the Therapies and Rehabilitation Services pathway, which is one of the pathways that together make up the Clinical Support Division at NUH.

We are a diverse pathway of AHPs and support staff, employing over 600 staff, who works together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to.

Our HCPC registered AHP professionals comprise of physiotherapists, dietitians, occupational therapists, orthotists, prosthetists and speech and language therapists.

We have a Chief AHP to lead us on our strategic direction, and many of the pathway leadership team have pathway AHP backgrounds to support our staff.

There are also Practice Development Therapists to support career development for all.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please familiarise yourself with the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for detail specific to this post

Core hours are worked Monday to Friday

Additional duties will include participation in weekend working. Weekends are rostered with expected frequency of 1:4 dependent on service need and staffing levels

Person specification

Training and qualifications

Essential criteria

  • GCSE (A-C) English/Maths or equivalent
  • NVQ/QCF level 3 in healthcare or equivalent relevant qualification
Experience

Essential criteria

  • Significant experience of working as a therapy support worker (band 3)
  • Understands the concepts of rehabilitation
  • Able to deal with pressurised/unexpected situations
  • Has experience of working in a relevant healthcare setting
Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria

  • Effective written, verbal and nonverbal communication skills
  • Able to communicate with patients who have impaired communicati
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