Therapy Support Worker - Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Therapy Support Worker - Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

You will be required to undertake therapy support work (for occupational therapy and physiotherapy) to provide treatment and rehabilitation to patients on the orthopaedic wards at the Lister Hospital and to support in the discharge planning of patients.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The Therapy Support Worker will undertake specific skilled Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy support work to aid the rehabilitation of patients within the orthopaedic Therapy service. You may also be required to assist other specialities within the Therapy Service at times.

You will be accepting patients being referred by a Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist and carry your own patient caseload.

The post holder will treat patients according to set protocols, monitoring patient progression and make minor alterations to patient treatment programmes as required in consultation with the qualified therapy team.

You'll also need to work without direct supervision within the Therapy Service undertaking tasks delegated by a qualified therapist.

The successful candidate will be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team to contribute to smooth and effective delivery of the Therapy service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.