Senior Therapy Assistant

Job overview

The Dorset County Hospital Therapy Team is looking for an enthusiastic, reliable team player to join the Therapies Department as a Senior Therapy Assistant.

The successful candidate will mainly work within our inpatient therapy teams. This may be in the following areas; Elderly Care, Orthopaedics, Stroke and Neuro, Respiratory and may be on a static or a rotational basis.  Experience in healthcare essential, ideally as a therapy assistant. Basic IT and administrative skills required.  Car drivers only as part of role will be supporting home visits.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will assist in treating a wide variety of clinical conditions and work alongside both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, delivering rehabilitation and assisting in the safe and timely discharge of patients.  We provide supervision within the team and have training provided for therapy assistants. You are encouraged to develop through appraisals and Continual Professional Development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.

Please contact us at [email protected] if you are unable to view or download the attachment.

For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.