Detailed job description and main responsibilities

At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.  Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.  

We are looking for an enthusiastic and diligent person with a desire to work in an acute hospital environment, supporting qualified therapists with therapeutic interventions and rehabilitation of patients with a wide range of physical health conditions. You will be dealing with patients who are acutely unwell, helping with personal care, including toileting, walking and undertaking everyday tasks. 

In more detail:

• Involvement in treating, monitoring and making minor alterations to the treatment of patients.  This includes considering their physical, emotional, developmental, cognitive and social needs.
• Joint sessions with the therapy staff, plus managing an independent caseload both on the ward
• Building a good rapport with the patients and families to encourage participation.
• Working with patients with a wide range of presenting conditions
• Admin tasks, which includes using IT systems for ordering equipment, and data recording
• Wider departmental roles such as assisting with student education, peer supervision, participating in training programmes, and supporting B3 staff

Please ensure you fulfil all the essential criteria and have read the job description before applying.
You also need to be able to attend an interview in person.

For this specific role we need the following skills and/or experience:

Essential:

• Proven experience of working with people who have a variety of physical conditions
• Clear reasoning in application for wanting to work within UHS Therapy Services
• Knowledge of NHS working
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Basic IT skills for completion of data bases, electronic patient records
• Awareness of professional boundaries and limitation of job role
• Experience working in challenging and emotive situations with active coping strategies
• Able to manage working with bodily fluids and helping with personal care
  Desirable
• Previous employment in an acute NHS hospital setting

As we run a 7-day therapy service, flexibility is needed to work weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.

As you will be part of the wider Therapy services department, you will be supported to develop your skills through in-service training and UHS opportunities.

We actively encourage all potential applicants to contact us to ask any questions you may have.

PLEASE NOTE: 

• Interviews will be held in person on Mon 16th March, due to having a practical assessment, so please dress in smart and comfortable clothing for your interview.
• No virtual interviews will be offered, please do not apply if you cannot attend an interview in person in Southampton, England
• We do not accept CV applications

If this post is not for you and you are interested in finding out about other Therapy opportunities, please email [email protected]