[ref. a36077720] NHS - Therapeutic Care Support Worker: ‘Hospital to Home’ Team
Job overview
We are offering an exciting opportunity to join the UHP Hospital to Home Team. This service has been developed to support early discharge from hospital and provide therapy reablement in the community to frail and vulnerable Adults across Plymouth.
For further information please contact: [email protected]
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
Main duties of the job
The Hospital to Home team is an integrated service working in partnership with our health and social care colleagues to help reduce the need for people to remain in hospital and to help to re-build independence in their own home.
On discharge, the therapeutic care support workers will be providing therapeutic interventions and exercise to service users to maximize their potential and achieve independence to remain living in their own home. This will include intimate personal care, continence care, Moving and Handling to continuously work towards the service user’s independence.
You will receive professional ongoing training, comprehensive induction and teaching from a variety of therapy specialists to ensure you can deliver a fully holistic therapeutic package.
You will be expected to work on a rolling roster, including weekend shifts. Service hours are between 07:00-22:00, 365 days of the year.
Ability to travel between sites, as you will need to travel across the area, and you will be paid travel from your office base.
Working for our organisation
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care.The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY.
If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles.
Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams.
It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- NVQ / diploma in healthcare or equivalent level 3 or equivalent demonstrable experience working in a therapeutic care role involving physically impaired and vulnerable people.
- Attendance of additional professional courses, relevant to the role.
- A relevant foundation degree or higher education qualification, such as, but not limited to: Sports therapy, Sports science, Healthcare sciences.
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Proven evidence of understanding of principles of providing therapeutic care and or exercise.
- Broad range healthcare demonstrable experience.
- Proven knowledge and demonstrable experience of exercise prescription / rehabilitation for a wide variety of clients.
- Previous demonstrable experience of conducting community-based exercise groups or programmes with older or disabled people.
Aptitude/Abilities
Essential criteria- Effective Interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills, ability to manage own time, prioritise and plan timed activities
- Committed to participating in service improvement initiates
- Evidence of personal leadership
- Healthcare values based education and training.
- Ability to prioritise a caseload for the team, through own knowledge and discussion with the wider Inter disciplinary team
Disposition/Motivation/Attitude
Essential criteria- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Proven evidence of working practice in line with current UHP values.
- Ability to recognise own limitations.
- Self-motivated.
- Proven evidence of flexible approach.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY INCLUDING YOUR JUNK FOLDER.
If you need support with the online application process or require reasonable adjustments with the application and/or interview process please contact the Recruiting Manager for this post.
We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants about less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. We recommend contacting the manager of the role prior to applying and we commit to giving requests full consideration.
We welcome and encourage applicants who identify with all protected characteristics to apply for our roles. We believe that diversity strengthens our teams and improves our patients' experience. At UHP we aim to create an inclusive workplace and hospital where everyone feels they belong and included.
It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Providing false information is an offence & could result in the application being rejected or summary dismissal/police action if an applicant is successful.
Please note that if you are successful in your application & accept the position you agree that the Staff Health and Wellbeing Department can access your health records from your current/previous employer in order to check the status of your inoculations & screening tests.This is an automated process & the information will only be used for these purposes prior to your taking up the position with us.
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Unsolicited CVs and Candidate Profiles/Details
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