physical therapy aide Oldham, England
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Therapy Assistant to join our forward thinking and dynamic integrated Therapy Team, within the speciality of Acute Medicine at the The Royal Oldham hospital.
You will work within an integrated model of care to provide timely assessments, rehabilitation, and support with discharge planning for our patients.
You will gain experience of working in a busy and pro-active environment where evidence-based practice is embedded and joint working, service development and CDP is encouraged.
We are looking for individuals who work well as part of a team and can contribute to innovative ideas on clinical pathways and can help drive forward excellence.
You must be adaptable to working with a range of patients and working environments with a flexible approach to the delivery of care. This must include a willingness to adopt working patterns that include weekends and public/bank holidays which may form part of your contracted hours or may include working additional hours.
Achievement of national Care Certificate / L2 Health related vocational qualification, or willingness to work towards is required for this role.
Within this role you will work as part of the Integrated Therapy team , in the speciality of Acute medicine .
You will provide assessments and interventions, for a delegated caseload of patients, with support and supervision of a qualified therapist, undertaking administrative and stock control duties as requested to support the Integrated therapy services
Oldham Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. The place where the world’s first IVF baby was delivered, Oldham is a town of pioneering firsts. Today, Oldham is responsible for delivering a range of acute and community health services across the local area and at The Royal Oldham Hospital. As a designated major trauma unit for Greater Manchester and one of only three vascular centres in Greater Manchester, Oldham is a specialist hospital for acute surgery and provides state-of-the-art onsite pathology services to the North West.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership.
