Clinical Support Worker Higher Level - Therapy Assistant (Falls Team)inMiddlesbroughinMiddlesbroughPUBLISHED TUE 11 MAR 2025
In this rewarding role, you’ll work closely with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists to deliver personalised falls prevention programmes. With in-depth support and training, you’ll enhance your skills while making joint and independent home visits, guiding patients through exercise routines, and ensuring they have the right equipment to aid their mobility. Enjoy a fulfilling Monday to Friday schedule with no weekend shifts, allowing you to balance your professional and personal life seamlessly.
At South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, you’ll be part of one of the UK’s largest teaching hospital trusts, located near the beautiful North Yorkshire Moors. If you're ready to step into a role where you can truly change lives, apply today—because at the heart of care, it’s about making connections that matter.
Are you passionate about rehabilitation and helping patients to achieve their potential and improve their quality of life? If so, this could be the opportunity for you!
We have a Clinical Support Worker Higher Level, Therapy Assistant post, to work within the Specialist Falls Team to provide rehabilitation to patients in the local community.
This is a unique service which aims to support older people to be active and independent whilst minimising their own falls risk.
Support and in-service training will be provided to develop your skills, knowledge and understanding of the role. There are supervision structures in place to provide support and ensure that you continue to deliver the best possible service to the patients in our care.
Successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.
Working in the community, you will work alongside Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists to implement falls prevention programmes in patients' own homes and care homes, working closely with statutory and voluntary services to promote and maintain independence.
As well as completing joint visits with therapists the post holder will be expected to undertake independent visits to implement falls prevention plans including exercise programmes, complete mobility practice, provide, fit and check equipment as requested by the therapist.
At present the service is provided 5 days a week (Monday to Friday) with no requirement to work weekends or bank holidays. The post does require successful candidates to be able to travel independently within the local community to visit patients at home.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the country, close to the North Yorkshire Moors and within easy reach of Newcastle and Leeds. It comprises two acute hospitals, James Cook University Hospital and Friarage Hospital Northallerton and a number of community hospitals and community services. Therapy services at South Tees NHS trust are also part of the wider Integrated OT service.
Please note that this vacancy may close when we receive sufficient completed applications.
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