Therapy Support Worker

Job overview

To apply for this post please use the Microsoft Forms- here

Please note applications not processed through the above Microsoft Forms will not be taken forward. Full and Part time hours available.

As a Therapy Support Worker, you will be part of a multidisciplinary inpatient team, working closely with colleagues from health and social care to provide high-quality, person-centred support.

Working under the guidance of registered professionals, you will receive training to develop skills across a range of areas, including therapy interventions, nursing care, and medicines support. You will use these skills to help meet the individual needs of service users and support them in achieving their recovery goals.

You will observe and report any changes in a service user's wellbeing or progress and work with the wider team to review and update care plans as required.

Main duties of the job

• To carry out duties delegated and supervised by registered professionals.
• To assist in the delivery of high standards of health care and support patients within the community inpatient setting.
• Providing care to patients with deterioration in their health or function
• To implement therapy interventions and treatment plans, such as exercise programmes (group or individual), provision of mobility aid, measuring and fitting adaptive equipment, minor adaptions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• Apply competency based treatment techniques/care to patients with a range of conditions under the supervision of a registered practitioner, following a prescribed treatment/care plan.
• To carry out delegated initial assessments and report back to a registered professional
• To adhere to risk assessments and health and safety assessments, including making an evaluation of a patient conditions and reporting any changes. Newly identified risks.
• To adhere to risk assessments and health and safety assessments, including making an evaluation of a patient conditions and reporting any changes/newly identified risks.
• To provide a high standard of care.
• To plan and provide own delegated workload.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently and in a timely manner across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to meet Strict deadlines.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.