Therapy Support Worker: Parkinson's Therapy MDT

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 3 Therapy Support Worker to join our Parkinson's Therapy MDT team at NUH NHS Trust on a permanent, part time basis.

The role will be 22.5 hours Monday to Friday. Cover on a Wednesday will be required until 8pm to support group work in an off site location within Nottingham. The successful candidate will also be required to join a rota system to cover weekend and bank holidays. .

You will work under the supervision and guidance of registered therapists within the multidisciplinary team to provide therapy assessment and rehabilitation to patients with Parkinson's disease in an OP setting. This will be a mixture of individual appointments and group sessions and will support the work of the registered staff in the team across Physio, OT and SLT.

The majority of the work takes place at city campus but you will be expected to be able to work at both sites and potentially in community settings to meet service needs as required.

Main duties of the job

You will mostly work alongside a registered therapist in an OP setting providing an integrated rehabilitation approach which includes exercise therapy, mobility intervention, functional transfers , falls prevention, equipment provision, mental health work including anxiety management, being able to promote safety, wellbeing and independence within essential activities of daily living as well as gathering information from patients, relatives and carers. You will also be required to provide speech and language rehabilitation and support. There are numerous groups occurring during the week that will require support worker attendance.

You will need excellent communication skills to work with our patients, their relatives and carers and with the wider MDT.

You will have non-clinical responsibilities such as data collection, equipment management and stock levels as well as other admin and housekeeping duties.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We Particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached full Job Description and Personal Specification for further details about the post

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see the attached full Job Description and Personal Specification for further details about the post

Person Specification

Training and qualifications

Essential

• GCSE (A-C) English and maths or equivalent
• Working towards or achieved NVQ level 3 or equivalent in health related subject.

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience as a therapy or rehab assistant
• Previous experience of working in the NHS or a care setting

Communication & relationship skills

Essential

• Effective written, verbal and listening communications skills.
• The ability to communicate with patients who have communication difficulties.

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
• Awareness of professional behaviour and issues of confidentiality/data protection.

Planning and Organisational skills

Essential

• Organisational and time management skills
• Skills in prioritizing work tasks

Physical Skills

Essential

• Physical ability to undertake manual and therapeutic handling of patients and/or equipment on a daily basis in a variety of environments
• Basic computer skills
• Flexible working schedules including participation in weekend rosters where required

Person Specification
Training and qualifications

Essential

• GCSE (A-C) English and maths or equivalent
• Working towards or achieved NVQ level 3 or equivalent in health related subject.

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience as a therapy or rehab assistant
• Previous experience of working in the NHS or a care setting

Communication & relationship skills

Essential

• Effective written, verbal and listening communications skills.
• The ability to communicate with patients who have communication difficulties.

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
• Awareness of professional behaviour and issues of confidentiality/data protection.

Planning and Organisational skills

Essential

• Organisational and time management skills
• Skills in prioritizing work tasks

Physical Skills

Essential

• Physical ability to undertake manual and therapeutic handling of patients and/or equipment on a daily basis in a variety of environments
• Basic computer skills
• Flexible working schedules including participation in weekend rosters where required

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address

QMC and City campus

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH

United Kingdom

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