Therapy Assistant Salford, North West England, England
Job description
Job overview
We currently have several exciting opportunities to join our highly acclaimed and well-established Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Department, based at Salford Royal Hospital on a full-time basis. The opportunities are within either one of our inpatient or outpatient therapy teams and will involve working as part of the multidisciplinary workforce to support patient care and the day-to-day running of the service. These are incredible opportunities for somebody who wants to make a difference by supporting an individual’s recovery from illness or injury, and to be part of a dynamic and friendly team. Successful candidates will have a clear competency framework to work to and a robust period of induction when joining the team, with an ongoing structure for supervision and development. The roles include some weekend working, but no more than one weekend shift per month unless desired. We welcome interested people to contact us with any questions.
Main duties of the job
You will support and assist with the work of the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists in providing assessment, planning and delivering treatment programmes to patients with multiple needs.
You will also take responsibility for basic administration tasks to ensure the department and team’s needs are met.
You should have evidence of a good standard of education including GSCE’s or equivalent in English and Math's with a NVQ Level 3 qualification, or equivalent, and be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the role of a Therapy Assistant.
You will have good communication skills, the ability to use your own initiative, good time management skills and the ability to problem solve.
Experience of working within a team is also required and, if this has not been in a health care setting, we would expect the successful candidate to be able to demonstrate and evidence the relevant transferable skills.
Working for our organisation
Salford Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place with an outstanding reputation. Salford is the place which is taking bold, pioneering steps towards delivering a world class, fully integrated care system for adults.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
Person specification
Qualifications & Registration
Essential criteria
- Evidence of a good general education ie a minimum of 2 GCSE’s or equivalent in English and Maths
- NVQ Lvl 3 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Health related qualification
Experience, Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a team
- Evidence of previous experience of working in the NHS and/or a care setting
- Evidence of the skills the candidate will bring
- Evidence of having worked with the public
- Effective written communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Admin/Computer/IT Skills
- Explanation why the candidate wants this role
Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Understanding of Trust Values and Behaviours and personal examples of all 4
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/covid-19-vaccination-programme where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.
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The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from everyone. We value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge, and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of our local community. If you are disabled and require reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team to discuss.
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