Therapy Assistant Practitioner
Job overview
There is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join the Outpatient Trauma Occupational Therapy Team at QMC and The Treatment Centre.
The Therapy Assistant Practitioner will be welcome addition to the trauma outpatient Occupational Therapy service. The post is part time, days to be agreed, with regular, rostered shifts on the weekend Trauma inpatient Occupational Therapy rota at QMC.
You will work closely with the Occupational Therapy team, assisting with splinting, bracing, scar care and functional upper limb rehabilitation on both the QMC and Treatment Centre Campuses. The team has strong links with the wider MDT in outpatient orthopaedics.You will be expected to support the team and Clinical Specialist with stock management, along with some administrative duties relating to clinical care.
Experience of supporting therapy and rehabilitation is expected, full training will be given. Whilst the OT team is smaller, you will be joining a wider pool of MSK based OT's and support workers at QMC, Treatment Centre and City Hospital. This provides opportunities for development in a range of areas clinical areas relating to traumatic injuries to the upper and lower limb.
Main duties of the job
Under the guidance of experienced senior clinicians you will:
Assess patients requiring simple splinting and bracing intervention. Gathering relevant information relating to the patient's background, injury and circumstances. Support with implementation of those interventions, including the management of devices they may require.
Deliver bespoke individual or group rehabilitation and education programmes to help people recover from acute hand / upper limb injury. Programmes can be adjusted and progressed within agreed parameters and competency level.
Support with the delivery of Occupational Therapy interventions relating to the Fracture Clinic service, including follow up care for more routine conditions.
Assist with holding limbs whilst clinicians fit splints and braces.Daily stock management for the clinical areas at QMC and Treatment Centre. Support advanced practitioner and therapy support worker with stock control.
Support with development of user surveys to assist with service development.
Complete appropriate clinic documentation and statistical information relating to patient care, including E-noting, registering referrals, outcomes and booking appointments.
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
Person specification
training and qualifications
Essential criteria- • GCSE (A-C) English/Maths or equivalent
- • NVQ/QCF level 3 in healthcare or equivalent relevant qualification
planning and organisation
Essential criteria- • To demonstrate self-management skills (e.g. time management, prioritising)
physical
Essential criteria- • To be able to undertake moving and handling procedures
- • To have experience of using Information Technology (e.g. basic word processing skills).
analytical and judgement
Essential criteria- • To be able to demonstrate a responsible attitude/professional behaviour
- To be able to seek help appropriately
- • To demonstrate problem solving skills and be able to work on own initative
- • To have experience completing a basic assessment and management plan
- • To be able to make independent decisions around ongoing treatment/rehabilitation plans for patient group
communication and relationship
Essential criteria- • To have effective written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
- • To have an ability to communicate with patients who have impaired communication abilities
- • To have the ability to empathise with and motivate others
- • To have effective rapport building and interpersonal skills with patients and multidisciplinary team
experience
Essential criteria- • Significant experience of working as a therapy support worker (band 2/3)
- • To understand the concepts of rehabilitation
- • To have an ability to deal with pressurised/unexpected situations
- • To have experience of working in a relevant healthcare setting
- • To have a knowledge of assistive equipment and minor adaptations
- • To have experience of effectively managing own caseload
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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 the 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.
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- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
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