[ref. t72423722] Multi Therapy Assistant | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
PART TIME ROLE 22.5 HOURS
Intermediate care is a multidisciplinary service that helps people to be as independent as possible. It provides support and rehabilitation to people at risk of hospital admission or who have been in hospital. It aims to ensure people transfer from hospital to the community in a timelyway and to prevent unnecessary admissions to hospitals and residential care.
Reading Intermediate Care is a team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, a nurse, and senior therapy assistants, who treat people in their own homes to rehabilitate them to as high a level of independence as possible. This supportive multidisciplinary team work with patients across Reading in close communication with social services, voluntaryagenciesand GPs.The team also support the Rapid Response Service, providing support to patients at risk of hospital admission due to lack of equipment or care support.
The Senior Therapy Assistant will work with and support the clinicians by working with the patients to achieve their goals. They will also receive and process referrals, collect relevant data information and share information with the relevant services.
The post holder will support and teach practical skills to junior therapeutic and care assistants, students, patients their relatives and/or carers.- To undertake initial safe assessments when a referral isreceived intothe intermediate care service.
- To ensure that patients are taken on through theappropriatepathwayand have a clear care planidentifyingtheir needs and ensureappropriate actionsare taken.
- To discuss patients, progress while on the service and review with the multi-disciplinary team asappropriate.
- Toassistthe patient inidentifyingtheir goals and to recognise when these have been achieved.
- To holistically support the patient throughout the re-ablementprocess and to fulfil the needs of those who are unable to recover from ill health.
- To have a patient centred approach.
- To liaise with Registered Nurses, Registered Occupational Therapists, RegisteredPhysiotherapists and Care Managers/Social Workers to communicate changes in patients’ condition and to keepaccurateand concise reports.
- To bethe first point of contact forjunior staff and escalate accordingly.
- To contribute andparticipatein professional development meetings.
- To receive and process referrals, collect relevantinformationand share information with the relevant services.
- To collect information for triage of referrals and assess the patients’ needs from the information collated and to pursue the mostappropriate actionin a timely manneron behalf of the referrer or patient.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.
The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
- Have excellent communication skills
- Car driver with ability and readiness to travel to multiple sites
- Willingness to work alone and effectively manage co-morbidities under the rehabilitation umbrella
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award.Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
Please don’t hesitate to call or email: Simon Amirtharaj on 07795 494471, simon.amirtharj@berkshire.nhs.uk or Caroline Salvini email on caroline.salvini@berkshire.nhs.uk, who will be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Tuesday 8 Oct 2024