Senior Therapy Assistant

Overview

Senior Therapy Assistant in our Therapy Team to support the hydrotherapy service. The post will primarily include work within the hydrotherapy pool area and Cherry Tree House, involving general housekeeping, pool side assistance and working through programmes with children and adults both jointly and independently under supervision of the Physiotherapists. Training and support will be available. The role also involves administrative duties including the use of the hospital data base system.

The successful candidate will have NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience in health care provision and will have a good understanding of working with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists and with children with neurological conditions. A desirable attribute would be knowledge of working in hydrotherapy and skills within use of Cerner or other NHS hospital database systems.

• To be responsible and accountable for the quality and standard and safety of own work and to achieve the levels of competency required by the role.
• To help patients to continue with their treatment programmes and therapeutic activities as delegated by a qualified Therapist.
• Have own delegated case load or take on a specific area of work eg hydrotherapy, exercise class, sensory rehab. Can progress patients under agreed parameters.
• To feedback to the Therapist regarding the patient’s progress, or any concerns.
• To ensure that all documentation relating to their clinical involvement with patients (electronic or paper) adheres to AHP and Trust standards.
• To manage their delegated workload effectively, with support and guidance from the Therapist.
• To contribute to the smooth running of the team/unit by carrying out a range of clerical and admin, household and departmental tasks.
• To be responsible for the safe use of equipment that they use during treatment.
• To at all times maintain the principles of confidentiality of patient information.

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience in health care provision, with a good understanding of working with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists and with children with neurological conditions.
• Desirable: knowledge of hydrotherapy and skills within use of Cerner or other NHS hospital database systems.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula with a wide range of acute care services and a large workforce serving a population across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

For further details or informal visits contact:
Name:
Jane Fieldhouse,

Job title:

Team Leader Paediatrics, Email: , Telephone: