Health Care Support Worker inRotherham inRotherham PUBLISHED 13 NOV 2024
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust rS5xmd1i
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The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic individual to the Band 3 Therapy Support Worker role within the Inpatient Therapy Team at Rotherham Hospital. As a therapy support worker you will be part of a large well-established team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners and Therapy Support Workers. The team work generically, providing high quality care through effective team work in a fast paced environment. You will work alongside the multi-disciplinary team under the direction of the therapists providing early assessment, identifying therapy needs, delivering therapeutic health care (including manual handling, mobilisation, delivering exercises and supporting activities of daily living) and working towards early discharge from hospital. A positive and organised approach to rehabilitation and MDT working is essential as well as good communication skills and a commitment to team working within a safe, empathetic and supportive environment. If you have a passion for helping people, or youre a health care assistant who is seeking a new challenge, or you have a background in health and social care and can offer the skills required for this role, we look forward to hearing from you!
The successful candidate will be expected to work full time hours (37.5 hours), Tuesday to Saturday between 08:30 and 16:30, be suitably qualified and be able to demonstrate their experience relevant to the role. The role involves working part of the MDT offering therapy interventions under the direction of therapists over 7 days to support with assessment, intervention and timely discharge planning of adult patients across the inpatient therapy wards within Rotherham Hospital. Part of the role also includes appropriate identification of onward therapy needs and timely referrals to community services. The patient caseload will present with a wide variety of conditions which may include cardiology, respiratory, general surgery, general medicine, frailty/care of the elderly, endocrinology/haematology and so on. We do not cover the specialities of stroke and orthopaedics. If you possess the above skills and experiences, enjoy working in a fast paced therapeutic environment and can offer flexibility and a passion for patient-centred care, then this role is for you!
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The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic individual to the Band 3 Therapy Support Worker role within the Inpatient Therapy Team at Rotherham Hospital. As a therapy support worker you will be part of a large well-established team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners and Therapy Support Workers. The team work generically, providing high quality care through effective team work in a fast paced environment. You will work alongside the multi-disciplinary team under the direction of the therapists providing early assessment, identifying therapy needs, delivering therapeutic health care (including manual handling, mobilisation, delivering exercises and supporting activities of daily living) and working towards early discharge from hospital. A positive and organised approach to rehabilitation and MDT working is essential as well as good communication skills and a commitment to team working within a safe, empathetic and supportive environment. If you have a passion for helping people, or youre a health care assistant who is seeking a new challenge, or you have a background in health and social care and can offer the skills required for this role, we look forward to hearing from you!
The successful candidate will be expected to work full time hours (37.5 hours), Tuesday to Saturday between 08:30 and 16:30, be suitably qualified and be able to demonstrate their experience relevant to the role. The role involves working part of the MDT offering therapy interventions under the direction of therapists over 7 days to support with assessment, intervention and timely discharge planning of adult patients across the inpatient therapy wards within Rotherham Hospital. Part of the role also includes appropriate identification of onward therapy needs and timely referrals to community services. The patient caseload will present with a wide variety of conditions which may include cardiology, respiratory, general surgery, general medicine, frailty/care of the elderly, endocrinology/haematology and so on. We do not cover the specialities of stroke and orthopaedics. If you possess the above skills and experiences, enjoy working in a fast paced therapeutic environment and can offer flexibility and a passion for patient-centred care, then this role is for you!
About us
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities
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