Therapy Assistant - Medicine & Surgery

A Vacancy at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity for a keen and dynamic Therapy Assistant to join the Discharge to Assess Therapy Team.

The post holder will assist the qualified therapists in rehabilitation and returning safely home.

They will be responsible for managing their own delegated clinical caseload as well as completing housekeeping tasks, undertaking treatments as required by the HCPC registered therapists and maintaining accurate records.

The successful candidate will have opportunity to work within our new discharge to assess initiative within a community bed base to promote the Home First pathway.

This is an exciting position that contributes to excellent patient care and outcomes in a dynamic team that offers many training and development opportunities.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Due to current service demands, we are only able to consider applicants who have relevant UK experience. Candidates must also be available to commence employment immediately or within a very short timeframe. We regret that we cannot progress applications that do not meet these essential requirements.

Interviews will take place week commencing 7th September

• To establish a therapeutic relationship with patients under the direction of the registered therapists.
• To report back to supervising staff regarding the individual needs/abilities of patients.
• To liaise with members of the MDT and external agencies to ensure the effective management of patients care
• To accept responsibility for delegated workload and manage own time effectively.
• Undertake environmental visits, Home First and Outreach visits within the community as instructed by the registered therapist, providing and fitting equipment as required.
• To assist patients functionally with their mobility and personal care under the direction of senior staff.
• To issue therapy equipment as directed.
• To record and report findings accurately and in a timely manner according to standard procedure.
• To participate in 7 day service.

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.