neurologist Sutton Coldfield, England
Job description
Job summary
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit a Band 4 Therapy Support Worker to join our Early Supported Discharge team for Stroke and Neurological patients at Good Hope Hospital.
We are seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated person with excellent communication skills to enhance our multidisciplinary teamwork and provide an excellent service.
The Early Supported Discharge team provides therapy for stroke and neurological patients who are medically fit and ready for discharge from an acute inpatient setting but require further rehabilitation. ESD supports patients to improve their functional ability and gain better independence to improve quality of life. The stroke and neurology therapy team at Good Hope Hospital is strong and supportive and held in high regard in the hospital. We hope you would like to join an established and effective therapy team.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
The post is shared between two therapy disciplines (Occupational therapy and Physiotherapy) and includes assisting the therapists in assessing and treating stroke and neurological patients predominantly in patient homes. It is essential the post holder has a clean driving licence and own a car. The post also includes therapy documentation, reporting, data inputting to support the service, plus ordering equipment and site visits to facilitate discharge of patients.
The post holder must have excellent communication and IT skills, have an interest in stroke and neurological conditions, a willingness to learn and develop their therapeutic skills. We are committed to continued professional and career development of all staff. The Trust is committed to providing a 7-day therapy service and therefore this role is on a 7-day working rota.
We encourage informal conversation so please feel free to contact:
Caroline Graham, Clinical team Lead for Stroke and Neurology, Good Hope Hospital. Telephone: 0121 424-7440 or email: [email protected]
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 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 at grade C or above
- Able to demonstrate competence in maths and written and spoken English
- Educated to A Level / NVQ 4/ BTEC or equivalent (e.g. NVQ 3 or similar vocational qualification plus experience working in a care setting)
- Care certificate or be willing to work towards this.
Desirable
- Evidence of recent education / personal development related to Healthcare.
- Demonstrated has been proactive with continuing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive experience as a therapy support worker, supporting therapists in a relevant clinical setting.
- Comprehensive experience of delivering acute inpatient rehabilitation programmes across a variety of clinical settings with evidence of MDT collaboration and hospital discharge planning
- Can demonstrate an in depth understanding of relevant areas of therapy, the effect of illness/clinical conditions / disability on function and health and basic aims of rehabilitation
- Comprehensive understanding of the role of therapy support worker in the relevant area
- Understanding of confidentiality and data protection in healthcare
Desirable
- Experience of communicating with and motivating patients who may have communication difficulties
- Good understanding of working on Acute hospital wards
- Experience of working in an Acute Health Setting
- Good understanding of working environment -healthcare/NHS/UHB trust/acute care/community as applicable
Additional Criteria
Essential
Excellent written and verbal communication skills- Good clinical reasoning skills
- Confidence to feedback to the multi-disciplinary team in a formal setting and to communicate effectively with a wide variety of other professionals to represent therapies internally and externally
- Able to communicate information and instructions to patients/carers/relatives who have communication difficulties of English as a second language
- Evidence of being able to work effectively as part of a team / across teams
- Physical skills, fitness, dexterity and coordination needed for manual handling and treatment of patients
- Good IT and Keyboard skills
- Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
- Able to understand the priorities within team / service respond appropriately
- Able to solve problems and contribute own ideas seeking guidance if necessary
- Able to follow instructions
- Motivated to learn new skills
Driver's licence and own car.
- Able to work as part of an interdisciplinary team
- Enthusiasm to work as therapy support worker within team
- Ability to take responsibility under guidance
- Know own limitations and role boundaries
- Able to seek support from others when required
- Able to deal with potentially upsetting clinical settings/situations
- Demonstrates empathy to a wide range of patients, carers, staff
- Demonstrates commitment to patient centred care
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Able to work under pressure Demonstrates commitment to work flexibly to meet the challenging demands of the service
- Ability to contribute to weekend working.
Desirable
Able to demonstrate and teach practical skills to others, including safe use of equipment.- Willingness to participate and at times lead in departmental activities i.e. group supervision, course development, delivery of training
- Demonstrates a commitment to CPD.
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.
