Community Therapy Support Worker

Job overview

We are looking to recruit new Community Therapy Support Worker to join our friendly Therapy team in Amber Valley.

We have part time hours available (3-4 days per week), giving opportunity to work within a variety of our different workstreams to include Rapid Response, Higher Priority and Routine core.

You will be required to see patients in the Community which will give you the opportunity to adopt agile working between your own home and our various bases within Amber Valley. This offers great flexibility and independence for diary management day to day.

The Community Therapy team comprises of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists with band 4 and band 3 support workers. We are part of a large Integrated Community Team which include Community Nursing, Care Co-ordinators and the Community Response Team.

You will be required to work weekends as part of a shared rota. This will give you the opportunity to see urgent patients as part of a wider team. You will receive enhanced weekend pay and days off in the week as a result. (Approx 1 in 6 weekends)

You will be joining an established team with a wealth of experience. If you have the necessary knowledge, skills and experience, please get in touch.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to follow treatment plans within the patient record and under the direction of the qualified Therapists, deliver Therapy intervention to patients in the Community setting.

You will have a set diary structure for patient visits (approx. 6 per day) and you will be expected to manage your diary accordingly. You will also be expected to attend and engage in daily morning capacity meetings and weekly MDT meetings.

We like to view Community as a speciality in it's own right and you will be exposed to a range of conditions and scenarios which include Falls, MSK, Neurology, Respiratory, manual handling and equipment provision. This gives you the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills across a wide area with an underlying focus on Frailty.

You will be required to do an array of mandatory training related to your role and we will identify any gaps in your knowledge and skills and support you to close these to gain your competencies as a Community Therapy Support Worker.

We really want to hear from you! Please get in touch to discuss anything or arrange a visit to come and meet the team.

Working for our organisation

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.

During the pandemic response we have led the implementation of public vaccination centres in collaboration with partners across health and social care.

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa’s and Immigration.

After carefully reviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

• NVQ Level III in care / BTEC Health & Social Care or equivalent

• Additional training in:- Rehabilitation, Palliative Care, Care of the Older person

Experience and Knowledge Required

• Previous experience of team working in a health/social care setting
• Understanding of factors that influence health and wellbeing
• Understanding of the implications for, and responsibilities of the post for Risk Management and Safeguarding

Other

• Able to work flexibly to meet service demands
• Access to and ability to use transport as travel between and across care settings will be required
• Able to work across daytime shifts and work weekends and bank holidays

• Current Driving Licence

Skills

• Basic IT skills
• Good verbal communication skills
• Able to keep accurate records
• Well-developed inter-personal skills