Therapy Support Worker

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated band 2 Therapy Support Worker to join our in patient medical team  (Team MERRIT) at The Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust.

The role is based at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with occupational therapists, physiotherapists and other support staff  on the in patient  medical , respiratory and renal wards.

The role includes direct contact with  patients to establish how they coped at home prior to admission to hospital. After patients have been assessed by qualified therapists the therapy support worker will be involved in mobilising  patients,  carrying out functional tasks such as self care,  kitchen activities and issuing and ordering equipment for patients.

The post holder needs to be flexible, have good time management skills, confident IT skills and work well in a team as well as independently.

We offer a weekend service, working one weekend day every 4 - 6 weeks  and the post holder would be a part of this rota.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.