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Job summary

Main area
Therapy
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week (7-day working on rota)
Job ref
364-A-7033-B
Employer
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Margarets Hospital
Town
Epping
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 per annum pro rata for part time, plus 5% HCA
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Therapy Assistant

Band 3

About Us

EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:

  • We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
  • We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.

EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.

Our vision and values

Our Vision

“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.

Our Purpose

“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.

Our Values

  • We Care
  • We Learn
  • We Empower

Our strategic objectives

  • We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
  • We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
  • We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
  • We will help our communities to thrive.

Our services

  • Mental Health Services
  • Community Health Services
  • Learning Disabilities Services
  • Social Care

Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory. 

Job overview

We are currently looking for a Therapy Assistant to join our Specialised Stroke and Neuro Team at St Margaret's Hospital, which provides Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy to patients following a stroke or Neurological episode either on the ward or within our Early Stroke Discharge team in patient's homes across West Essex.

Main duties of the job

The Therapy Assistant will  work collaboratively with therapy, medical and nursing staff to support and facilitate rehabilitation of patients.   The post holder will work as part of the therapy team with training, supervision and ongoing support from therapists

Relevant experience of working in a healthcare setting as an assistant is required. You will need to demonstrate a flexible approach to your work, good time management and organisational skills and have the ability to work on your own initiative in a busy environment. It is essential that you possess a current driving licence and have access to a car for work purposes

 

Working for our organisation

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Open, Compassionate and Empowering. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

  • Season Ticket Loans
  • NHS discounts for staff
  • Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
  • Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
  • The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work

Informal queries and visits are welcome

Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- Working under the direction of qualified staff to facilitate rehabilitation and enablement of patients on both the Stroke and neuro rehabilitation ward (Beech) and in the community as part of the Stroke Early Supported Discharge Service.

- Assist in the planning, delivery and evaluation of activities within the rehabilitation programmes to meet the needs of the individual and offer a patient-centred service.

- Enabling the patient to achieve full potential according to patient-centred goals, aiming towards independence.

- To work within competencies under direct and indirect supervision of the therapy staff to implement and deliver specific tasks as part of goal directed treatment and rehabilitation programmes.

- To work under own initiative and within competencies with rehabilitation activities following directed programmes and adapting them to meet the needs of the individual with indirect support of the therapist (programmes will include physical, communication, cognitive, functional and swallowing rehabilitation)

 

 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience working in the NHS or other similar settings

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good general education including Maths and English A-C

Car access

Essential criteria
  • Access to car to travel between sites

Good IT skills

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge in basic IT programmes

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Essex Family Friendly Employers

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Joanne Wise
Job title
Service Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01992938404
Additional information

 

 

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