Hospital at Home Therapy Assistant inManchester inManchester PUBLISHED 1 JUN 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic band 4 Therapy Assistant to join the hospital at home team in South Manchester.

The hospital at home team enables patients to receive safe, acute care, monitoring and treatment in their own homes,

We are an enthusiastic, motivated multi-disciplinary team working in a dynamic, exciting environment, providing an assessment, discharge and hospital avoidance service. Embracing these models, we will support the Emergency departments, AMU and Clinical decision units and work closely with our frailty teams.

Underpinning the purpose of hospital at home our established “Home First” approach supports patient’s personal choices, strengths, and ensures inclusion in every stage of their care. We adopt early mobilization which aims to reduce acquired hospital deconditioning, enabling a person to maintain as much of their independence as possible. We are passionate about continually developing our services to provide gold standard care for older people.

In the role as Therapy Assistant, you will provide vital support to the wider Hospital at Home Team on the implementation, delivery and evaluation of therapeutic interventions and rehabilitation programmes, being responsible for your own caseload. This will include working under the supervision of the Registered Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.

Working without direct supervision you will be responsible for delivering defined therapy input for patients in their own home. Immediate access to a qualified staff member for advice and direction on care will be needed as required.

You will be required to travel across the South Manchester community locality, a full driving license with access to a vehicle is required

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Wendie Jackson Job title: Operational Lead for South Manchester Email address: Telephone number:

Diane Charnley

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