Senior Therapy Assistant

Do you want to work at the North West's leading specialist orthopaedic hospital?

Do you want to help patients with their rehabilitation following surgery and assist them in achieving their goals?

We are looking for an enthusiastic Therapy Assistant who would like to work in a split post between our inpatient and our outpatient Orthopaedic therapy teams working at Wrightington Hospital. The post holder will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary team members to deliver high quality care throughout the out-patient therapy pathway.

You will be given the opportunity to learn and develop with support from highly qualified and experienced colleagues.

The post is for 37.5 hours per week. The role will involve weekend working.

The role may also involve supporting the Trauma Therapy team at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary.

Please note this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of suitable applications are received.

Tocarryoutaflexiblepatientcentredprogrammeoftherapeuticactivitiesunderthe direction of a Therapist. Toenablepatientstoachievetheirtreatment goal and keepaccuratewrittenrecordsandstatisticsasrequiredbythe service. Toassistwith departmental administration.

Choose Well – Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

• Tocontributetotheoverall Therapyprocessbycarryingoutroutineassessmentsand procedures within agreed competency levels
• To carry out information collection from patients/relatives as requested by Therapy staff
• Tofollowtreatmentplansasprescribedby Therapystaffandidentifyandselect activities that meet treatment goals
• Toworkindependentlyinaclinical settingwithanassignedroutinecaseload,underthe direction of a Therapist
• Toberesponsibleforpreparationofmaterialsandequipmentinordertocarryout treatment sessions
• Tocontributetotheday-to-dayorganisationofactivitieswithinthe teamwhich contribute to the smooth running of the service
• Toberesponsibleforspecificroutinetasksas delegated
• Toattendregularmeetingse.g.staff meetings,supportanddevelopment groups.

• Toworkasamemberofthe Therapyteamandcommunicaterelevantinformationto team members
• Tobeabletocommunicate effectivelyinavarietyofwayswith patients to gainco- operation and understanding of treatment programmes
• Tomaintaingoodworking relationships
• Toestablishtherapeuticrelationshipsusingnegotiatingskillsinordertocomplete treatment activities
• Toreportbackto Therapystaffonalltreatmentactivitieseitherverballyorinwritingas required
• Torespecttheindividuality,values,culturalandreligiousdiversityofclientsand contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs

• Toidentifydeficitsinresourcesrequiredtocarryoutthejobandbringtotheattentionof the Therapist
• Toberesponsibleforthemonitoringofmaterialsandequipmentandmaintain stocks.
• Tomaintaintimelystatisticsandotherrecordsasrequestedbythe Therapy Service and  the Trust

• Tomaintainportfolioofcompetenciesshowingevidenceoflifelong learning
• To participate in clinical supervision sessions highlighting development needs.
• Tocomplywithannual IPRandappraisal system.
• To contribute to the induction of new staff.

• Demonstrate a commitment to personal development
• Willingness to work flexibly over 7 days
• Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation.

• Demonstrat…