Therapy Technician | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 11 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 May 2024 |
| Location: | Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4TQ |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6221704/387-DT-5034-TJ |
Summary
Adult Therapy Services
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston
Band 3 Therapy Technician – Medical Therapy Team Weston.
Full time (37.5 hours per week) Fixed term end date 07/06/2025.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Medical Therapy team based at Weston Hospital.
Therapy Technicians work alongside Occupational Therapists & Physiotherapists to support the delivery of effective assessment, treatment and rehabilitation plans to enable patients to recover from illness and injury, to be safely discharged from hospital.
Working as part of an integrated Therapy team this role involves working with patients with a range of problems and conditions in an acute hospital setting. This includes working with patients with complex frailty, dementia/delirium, and those who have fallen. There will also be some administrative tasks as part of the role.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, experience of working as part of a team, and great time management skills. Understanding the roles of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy in an acute setting should be demonstrated in your application form and experience of working in a healthcare setting is essential.
Access to transport will be required as the role includes visiting patients at their home.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Thursday 25 Apr 2024
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