Band 3 Therapy Support Worker Birmingham
Job description
Job summary
We are looking for a motivated and dynamic team member to join our UHB Pulmonary Rehabilitation Team. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the rehabilitation of patients that are limited by breathlessness due to their respiratory condition.
The team provide Pulmonary Rehabilitation in hospital and community venues across North East Birmingham and Solihull.
As a therapy support worker within the team, your role would involve assessing patients for classes and supporting patients through their Pulmonary Rehabilitation journey. The role would also involve supporting qualified team members including, Registered Nurses, Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists. In this role you would work under the supervision of and carry out therapy tasks delegated by qualified team members.
There will also be opportunity for you to take the initiative to be involved in other projects within the team and support the service in the process of becoming accredited.
The trust is committed to providing a 7 day service and therefore, should the service provision expand, the post holder will be expected to support the extended hours
Main duties, tasks & skills required
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About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
Job description
*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
Education to GCSE level or equivalent including English and maths
Able to demonstrate competence in maths and written and spoken English
Educated to A Level / NVQ 3/ BTEC or equivalent (e.g NVQ 2 or similar vocational qualification PLUS experience working in a care setting)
Care certificate or be willing to work towards this
Experience
Essential
Relevant therapy / health / social care experience
Experience of dealing with people
Experience of working in a team
Can demonstrate a broad understanding of relevant areas of therapy, the effect of illness/critical conditions / disability on function and health and basic aims of rehabilitation
Good understanding of the role of therapy support worker in the relevant area
Understanding of confidentiality and data protection in healthcare
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
