Senior Therapy Assistant

Job overview

Band 3 Senior Therapy Assistant 1.0 – Orthopaedics

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Full time Band 3 Senior Therapy Assistant to join the Inpatient Therapy Orthopaedic Team.  The post will involve cross site working at both the Peterborough and Hinchingbrooke sites. The Orthopaedic team provides inpatient therapy services to trauma and elective orthopaedic patients at both Peterborough City and Hinchingbrooke Hospitals and is very dynamic and forward-thinking.

If you are enthusiastic and motivated with a passion for caring, this exciting role could be for you.  The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic, a kind and caring nature and a willingness to learn and develop. Experience of working as a therapy assistant or in a hospital/caring rehabilitation environment is essential.

For further information, contact Christie Devon, Support Worker Educator on [email protected].

Interviews for this role will be conducted in person to assess relevant skills effectively.

Main duties of the job

Role Summary:

• To support patients with mobility and transfer practice
• To support patients, their families and carers to maximise their participation in the attainment of their rehabilitation goals by following treatment programmes developed and provided by the Allied Health Professionals (AHP) involved
• Assisting the therapists and wider MDT with discharge planning
• Completing functional tasks delegated by the therapists to support the patient in returning to their previous level of function
• Assisting on visits to patients homes to assess their discharge needs
• To work as a supervised member of the multidisciplinary team, maintaining good communication with the AHPs, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team e.g. doctors, nurses and social workers to try to achieve the Predicted Date of Discharge (PDD).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more details regarding this role.