Job overview

The Rapid Response Team are looking to recruit a band 3 therapy assistant!  The senior therapy assistant’s role is to support qualified therapists in providing assessment and discharge planning for patient in the Emergency Department and admittance wards at Warrington Hospitals. Tasks may include supporting assessments in a busy Emergency Department, speaking with patients and family members about preadmission levels of function, managing equipment provision for the team and reviewing patients mobility in preparation for a timely discharge.  Therapy assistants interact with other professional team members of the Emergency Department and wards as well as patients and their families, this means our ideal candidate must be confident, enjoy working as a part of a multi-disciplinary team and be able to demonstrate a desire to actively participate in all aspects of this role.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will enjoy working in a team and supporting patients to return home in a safe and timely manner from the hospital.  Essential skills such as good verbal and written language as well as the ability to work in a fast-paced environment are required.  Alongside supporting patients in clinical areas, the job will entail some none clinical management of the teams equipment store and administration tasks.  Experience of working / caring for patients in an inpatient setting would be of benefit as the role is primarily patient focused.  The service hours of Rapid Response are 08:00 until 19:00 over 7 days. The successful candidate will be required every other weekend.

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.