Senior Therapy Assistant

Job summary
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Therapy Assistant to join our dynamic A&E Therapy team, working closely with both acute and community therapy services.

The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to provide high quality, functional, holistic assessments to patients to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and facilitate safe, effective discharge to the most appropriate environment under the 'Home first' model.

The post holder will be expected to work mainly in the A&E department, but during times of pressure and/or demand the post holder will be expected to support in other teams within the Division or site to ensure safe staffing and patient safety.

They will work in line with the agreed strategic objectives of Oldham Care Organisation and AHP services.

We are looking for individuals who work well as part of a team and can contribute to innovative ideas on clinical pathways and can help drive forward excellence.

You must be adaptable to working with a range of patients and working environments with a flexible approach to the delivery of care. This must include a willingness to adopt working patterns that include weekends and public/bank holidays which form part of your contracted hours and may include working additional hours.

Main duties of the job
Support will be provided by the Therapy Team and wider MDT who will take a proactive and innovative approach to continuous professional development, evidence based practice and service development.

In addition, you will carry out a range of non-clinical duties related to the role.

Ability to work over 7 days, you will be expected to be flexible in terms of working patterns including weekends, bank holidays and extra hours if necessary.

About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)

Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:

Qualifications

• Foundation degree Health and Social Care, or equivalent level 5 qualification; plus, A-levels and GCSEs or equivalent(s), including Functional Skills (level 2) Or - as a level 5 apprenticeship, such as the Assistant Practitioner apprenticeship Care Certificate
• Care Certificate

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• Substantial experience in health, therapeutic rehabilitation and/or working in the urgent care setting
• Understanding of evidence-based practice and up to date knowledge of relevant literature
• Evidence of therapy skills competencies
• Evidence of clinical skills competency

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively with people of all ages and abilities
• Effective organisational skills
• Ability to demonstrate empathy, to motivate and enable and to be sensitive to diverse individual needs
• Ability to manage own caseload and work without direct supervision
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently using own initiative
• Good time management
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing needs of clients, team and service
• Ability to work safely and reliably in all settings
• Ability to carry out treatment programmes and follow senior staff/registered practitioner instructions
• Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

Desirable

• Car driver

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).