Therapy Assistant - InPatient Unit

Job overview

Are you looking for a new challenge?   Do you want to work in the first Community Trust to be awarded “Outstanding” in a recent CQC inspection? Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust are an integrated NHS and social care Trust offering opportunities for a band 3 Therapy Assistant.

We would welcome applicants with a “can do” attitude who reflect the values (compassion, creativity and community)  and behaviours of the organisation.

We are keen  to enable our patients to achieve optimum function and independence and quality of life.  You will play a key part in this along with your nursing and therapy colleagues.   To assist you with this you will receive support and development through in service training, regular appraisals, a personal development plan and clinical supervision.

You must be self-motivated, able to demonstrate sound clinical reasoning skills and have good communication skills.

If you wish to discuss any aspects of this post please contact Natasha Eagle, Clinical Lead Physiotherapist at [email protected]

Main duties of the job

The post will be based on Alder Ward in Norwich.  You will work as  a member of the therapy team on the ward where you will support the registered Physiotherapists/Occupational Therapists and Band 4 Assistant Practitioner.  Your main duties will involve reviewing mobility, transfers, personal activities of daily living and exercise programmes as appropriate.  You will be responsible for feeding back details of each patients progress to other members of the therapy team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Engage with mobile working
• Engage with SystmOne
• Engage with Discharge to assess processes
• To be aware of the demand and capacity model which will reflect workload needs at any given time
• Work in a flexible manner