Job summary
Employer heading
Therapy Assistant
Band 2
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, experienced and enthusiastic individual to join and experience working within a team of Therapy Assistants in the Therapy Services Department. The Therapy Assistant will support a wide range of therapists in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy. The role involves face to face contact with patients, monitoring patient progression, working unsupervised, housekeeping tasks, maintenance of equipment, clerical and support tasks. The post holder will also supervise more junior assistants and volunteers. The successful applicant will rotate primarily in Physiotherapy across Orthopaedics, Acute Respiratory & Neuro Rehabilitation on a 6 month cycle to build and grow knowledge, skills and experience as we are passionate about growing staff to full potential to become our future Senior Assistants, Assistant Practitioners and Therapists.
Clinical experience of working with children and adolescents is not essential but a passion for working with this age group is a definite!
Main duties of the job
The departments provide a service to both in and out-patients and there may be some off-site working. There is a regular in-service training programme. This post is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, however the candidate may be required to work flexibly to accommodate the needs of the developing service which may include weekend working. The service aims to be a family flexible department and therefore hours are negotiable to fit with childcare and other care needs as services allow.
Please refer to the job description and person specification for more information.
If you would like to discuss this post or if you have any queries, please contact Richard OConnell, Therapy Support Team Leader on 0121 333 9480.
Please note that the post may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Interviews dates to be confirmed following shortlisting with at least 10 days notice
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- General education level to GCSE or equivalent
- Evidence of Literacy and Numeracy to Level 2 qualification
Desirable criteria
- Level 3 qualification in Healthcare related subject or equivalent training or experience
- Experience working as a Therapy Assistant within NHS or similar role
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with children
- Ability to work with others in a team
- Evidence of ability to organise self and others
- Able to take and follow instructions
- Ability to observe and report changes
- Self-motivation
- Problem-solving skills
- Manual handling skills
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working as a Therapy Assistant in Paediatrics
- Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to use initiative and work independently
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in MDT
- Good IT skills and previous experience of using of patient Information systems or similar in addition to Microsoft Office/Excel software.
Desirable criteria
- Varied work experience of working with children and young people
- Specialist knowledge of therapy assessment and interventions and a desire to increase knowledge and its application to physiotherapy and occupational therapy.
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Good teamwork skills
- Ability to demonstrate the Trust Values (Ambitious, Brave, Compassionate)
- Professional manner
- Positive and helpful
- Able to organise own caseload, Methodical, Initiative, Adaptability
- Able to deal with stressful situations
- Friendly, polite and approachable.
- Able to follow/give instructions.
- Attention to detail.
- Time management/prioritisation skills
- Excellent communication skills
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Richard O'Connell
- Job title
- Therapy Support Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 333 9499
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