The Medicine Therapy service in the University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) have an exciting opportunity to work as a Therapy Support worker currently based at University Hospitals of Leicester at Ashton (UAA) in Hinckley.
The vacancies we have are working within the Therapy team who are currently based at UAA in Hinckley.
The post-holders will work alongside both the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists providing therapy interventions on the busy Reablement/Discharge to Assess Unit, supporting discharge from UHL and reducing deconditioning. You will be working with patients that have a variety of medical conditions.
The successful candidate needs to be able to work well alone and also as part of Team. They need to have good communication skills both verbally and non-verbally and have an understanding of Occupational Therapists and / or Physiotherapists roles. They need to be comfortable performing personal care tasks for patients.
The successful candidate will participate in local training to achieve all pertinent Support competencies within the first 6 months of employment into this role. We would expect the applicants to demonstrate understanding of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy interventions.
The candidate will be required to
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