Job overview

Band 4: Senior Therapy Assistant

Part-time (30 hours) - Monday to Friday including regular 1 in 5 weekend working and contribution to bank holiday service - working pattern to be agreed.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals are seeking to recruit  a Band 4 Senior Therapy Assistant to join our diverse team of allied health professionals and support staff who work across a range of clinical specialties within an acute care setting.

This post holder will work primary in the Medicine team within Hull Royal Infirmary but the successful recruit may be required to work anywhere within the HUTH therapy service dependent on service needs. 

Do you have enthusiasm, drive and want to take on change and new responsibilities? Then this could be the move you have been looking for.

This is a fantastic opportunity for career development for anyone who has relevant experience working as a Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy Assistant, which is essential for this post.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work in the Medicine team assisting in the delivery of effective and timely therapeutic interventions to a wide range of inpatients who present with a multitude of complex needs.

Tasks will include completion of ward-based therapy assessments and interventions, and some community-based visits to assess for equipment needs on discharge, hence a driver (or with the ability to move themselves independently around the community) preferred due to the nature of the requirement.

 As a Senior Assistant, you will be responsible for carrying your own triaged and supported caseload, and the supervision, coordination and delegation of tasks to staff of a lower grade. You will also provide support to Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists in both direct patient treatment and non-clinical duties associated with the running of the service.

 Applicants must possess a minimum of a level 5 qualification (equivalent to foundation degree level) in a relevant topic and be able to demonstrate evidence of OT and/or Physiotherapy assistant competencies, and extensive experience/knowledge of patient conditions and therapeutic interventions. In addition, you will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills.

Personal development is a high priority and we offer excellent in-service training backed up by documented service competencies and in return we will expect the successful candidates to be able to demonstrate a commitment to CPD.

Working for our organisation

Hull University Teaching Hospitals is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites, are Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH and Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLaG.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert