Therapy Clinical Support Worker - Home First inAylesbury inAylesbury PUBLISHED
THU 5 DEC 2024
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust rC5juByv
Additionally, the role involves performing non-clinical tasks and contributing to the weekend Home First service. Ideal candidates should be motivated individuals eager to help shape the burgeoning service, emphasizing the importance of maximizing patient independence after hospital discharge.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Home First Therapy team in Buckinghamshire.
The team is still in its infancy of becoming a substantive service and this provides team members with the opportunity to influence and contribute to growing and shaping the service.
We are looking for motivated and skilled individuals to join the team, which supports patients that have recently been discharged from hospital, to regain their independence and remain in their own homes.
The ideal candidate will be able to take a holistic and person centred approach to supporting patients to recover from their recent hospital admission, and to achieve their short term goals, maximising independence.
The role will include visiting patients in their home, providing therapeutic treatment of patients, under the guidance and supervision of qualified therapists within the team.
To be an integral member of the Home First Therapy team, providing prompt assessment and delivery of therapeutic treatments to patients in liaison with senior Therapy staff.
To take responsibility for designated elements of the patient treatment protocols and delivery of such treatments in patients own home.
To act as a technical resource to the Home First Service, in relation to the provision of mobility equipment.
To document, evaluate and liaise with qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists following interventions.
To be responsible for the completion and potential delegation of non-clinical tasks within Home First therapy team.
To work as part of the weekend Home First Service
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For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
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