Job summary
- Main area
- Intermediate care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (The job will involve 7 day working , as required by the service. The job is a rotational post covering the IMC bed base units as well as DTA beds in community.)
- Job ref
- 241-437CS-25
- Employer
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Laburnum Lodge / Wilfred Geere / DTA beds
- Town
- Bolton
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Therapy Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic person to join the therapy team across the intermediate care and community bed based services.
We have a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing and training. If you are successful you will be supported to develop professionally as well as provided with regular supervision to support your development and well being.
The job will involve 7 day working depending on the needs of the service.
Main duties of the job
As a member of the wider MDT you will work alongside and support specialist therapy staff in transporting patients to and from destinations, providing support to therapists in rehabilitating the patients across the bed based units.
The purpose of this role is to support the therapist(s) to ensure the patients receive the best care possible.
Completing patient visits with the therapists and leading on visits , where it is appropriate as instructed by therapists.
Preparing the vehicle for use.
Undertaking administrative tasks related to the workload
Supporting with access.
Working for our organisation
The post offers the opportunity to develop skills in a supportive and educational environment alongside other existing therapy assistants.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE English & maths or equivalent
- NVQ or equivalent level of knowledge
Desirable criteria
- ECDL
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience within health care
- Previous experience working within AHP service
- Previous experience or working within an NHS trust/health care/education setting
- Team working
Desirable criteria
- experience in community services
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good written & verbal communication skills
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to work independently & as part of a team
- Abililty to cope with a busy worklaod
- Ability to use initiative
- Ability to plan & manage own time effectively
- Ability to follow instructions
- Ability to pay attention to details
- Ability to act as a role model
- Ability to make choices for pt care and in some cases determine the best course of action
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of how disability/impairment affects function
- Knowledge of data protection
- Knowledge of confidentiality
- Knowledge of health & safety
- Knowledge of how to respond to queries
- Knowledge of how to respond to unexpected events
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to work flexibly when required
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kavitha Santhamurthy
- Job title
- Therapy Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01204 335455
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