Therapy Technician

Job overview

Do you enjoy using activities to support people in their independence as well as supporting them to make the transition to the community?

Do you like helping people achieve their own goals?

Do you want to develop your skills with the backing of a well-developed team of Allied Health Professionals?

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a Therapy Technician full time within the well-established Allied Health Professions team across the Forensic Low Secure Services in Dartford (covering the Allington Centre, Tarenfort Centre and Brookfields Centre).

We are keen to recruit an enthusiastic and innovative Therapy Technician to work within the service.

Main duties of the job

Therapy Technicians are recognised as essential, and valued members of the multi-disciplinary team.  As a Therapy Technician you will work alongside the Allied Health Professionals (Occupational Therapists, Speech & Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Dieticians etc.) supporting them in the implementation of assessments, as well as group and individual interventions.

Under the supervision of a registered Allied Health Professional and in consultation with professionally registered members of the Multidisciplinary Team the post holder will be expected to assist in the delivery of therapeutic interventions within the service by

• Using skills and experience to plan and provide flexible, service user centred, 1:1 or group activity based interventions that contribute to meeting the assessed needs of service users and treatment service as outlined within their care plan.
• In addition to personal and clinical development opportunities, we offer a number of additional opportunities including regular supervision, Personal Development Plans, and support for Continual Professional Development activities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Working alongside the multidisciplinary team to facilitate therapeutic interventions for service users and carers
• Undertaking clinically related administration, and to assist with non-clinical tasks to ensure the smooth running of a service, to service users and their carers, guided by an appropriate senior colleague.
• The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

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