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Job summary

Main area
Family Health
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 36.75 hours per week (Across 7 days per week)
Job ref
264-6240702-FAM
Employer
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kettering General Hospital
Town
Kettering
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/05/2024 08:00

Employer heading

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Therapy Assistant Practitioner

Band 4

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Acute Inpatient Therapies Team at Kettering General Hospital

We are seeking a motivated and dynamic Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner. You should have excellent communication skills and a commitment to providing high quality, evidence-based care for our patients across the 7-day service.

  • Integrated therapies working on acute inpatient orthopaedic, respiratory and medical wards
  • Supporting the high exciting profile our therapies team hold within the acute trust
  • Support Workforce development forum
  • Established competency-based learning programme

Therapies will offer:

Regular training opportunities,  as identified as part of the appraisal process.

Regular Formal supervision

Formal Appraisals and Reviews

Therapy Professional Development Forum to support your development.

Band 3/4 Peer Meetings

As part of our Trust’s commitment to Improving Working Lives, we offer staff a range of facilities and family friendly policies.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

If you are successful in your application for this position your commencement date will coincide with the Trust’s Induction programme held on a monthly basis. Attendance on the full induction programme is a mandatory requirement prior to starting in the work area. Therefore, if parts of this induction fall outside of the normal contracted hours of duty for this position, you will be requested to make arrangements to enable you to fully attend the Induction.

Main duties of the job

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

You will manage and prioritise your own case load independently, assessing and treating patients with a wide variety of conditions.

You will also assist in assessing and carrying out specific rehabilitation programmes for clients with more complex needs, so improving their quality of life.

You should have the ability to work alone as well as within a team. Good written and verbal communication skills are essential.

This post is for 36.75 hour per week,  the postholder will be expected to work across 7 days.

WHY YOU SHOULD WORK FOR US:

  • Great learning and development opportunities to enable all staff to fulfil their potential
  • Salary sacrifice schemes
  • NHS agenda for change terms and conditions
  • A generous annual leave provision
  • NHS pension
  • Flexible working

We remain committed to your professional development to ensure we maintain high quality standards keeping our patients at the forefront of our service delivery.

 

 

 

 

Working for our organisation

WHO WE ARE:

  • Our Acute Hospital Therapy Team is a rapidly developing, innovative team providing high-quality assessment and treatment, beginning in A&E, MAU and Urgent Care areas, following patients through to the Medical wards, Trauma and Orthopaedic wards and Surgical wards.
  • You will work as a Therapy Assistant Practitioner and report to the , Head of Therapies.

WHERE WE ARE:

  • Kettering offers great access to all the beautiful Northamptonshire countryside. It has excellent road and rail network links to and from London, the East Midlands and Birmingham and the hospital is just off the A14 giving easy access to the M1.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Full Job Description and Personal Specification for details of this post.

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Minimum NVQ level III or equivalent relevant to Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy
Desirable criteria
  • Associate member of the CSP or RCOT
  • Foundation level degree or equivalent – subject must be relevant to physiotherapy/occupational therapy
  • Qualification in Anatomy & Physiology

Knowledge/Experience

Essential criteria
  • Good working experience within ward-based healthcare gathered over a reasonable period of time.
  • Experience of working with a broad range of ages
  • Evidence of appropriate competencies at Assistant or Assistant Practitioner level within Therapy or healthcare.
  • Working knowledge of Excel & Word Computer programmes
  • Ability to work across a 7-day service
  • In-Depth knowledge and understanding of the Therapy role within the In-Patient Team
Desirable criteria
  • Previous NHS experience
  • Work within a community based setting
  • Previous manual handling experience
  • Past responsibility for training/supervising other support staff.
  • Evidence of responsibility for work processes e.g. Health & Safety checks.
  • Recent working experience, preferably as a Therapy Assistant level within an in-patient setting.
  • Knowledge of local discharge pathways.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate established motivational skills.
  • Able to produce a Therapeutic treatment plan for a limited field of conditions.
  • Well-developed communication skills, including interpersonal skills, liaison, influencing and negotiation.
  • Ability to problem solve.
  • Ability to work on own without immediate support.
  • Ability to organise own workload.
  • Good observation skills.
  • Numerate.
  • Need for good customer care skills.
  • Equal opportunities
  • Principles of confidentiality
  • Able to use own initiative
  • Team Player
  • Punctual/good timekeeper
  • Good understanding of confidentiality
  • Flexible/adaptable
  • Ability to travel between venues
  • Ability to present a professional image
  • Non-judgemental, diplomatic approach
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to carry out moderate physical effort throughout the day
  • Responsible for data entry, text processing or storage of data utilising paper or computer based data entry systems.
Desirable criteria
  • Role of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
  • Importance of continuous education
  • IT Literacy

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.

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
Jenni Harris
Job title
Deputy Head of Therapies
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01536 492388
Additional information

Jenni Harris 01536 491159

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