Therapy Assistant – Children and Young Adults Therapies Team
| Posting date: | 15 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,948 - £29,468 Per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 June 2024 |
| Location: | London, NW1 2BU |
| Company: | University College London Hospital |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6306301/309-UCLH-4397 |
Summary
A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 3 Therapy Assistant to join our innovative and award winning Inpatient Paediatric & Teenage therapy team. Ideal candidates will be hard working and flexible with excellent communication and organisational skills. Previous experience of working with children and young people or within a therapy service is desired but not essential. We are seeking individuals who are willing to learn and positively contribute to the service.
A successful candidate will work with qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists to deliver therapy programmes to children and young people admitted to hospital, the majority will be undergoing cancer treatment. Therapy Assistants also provide essential non-clinical and administrative support to the team.
Cancer care is one of the top three strategic priorities for UCLH. As a unified cancer centre together with Great Ormond Street Hospital, UCLH collectively form the largest paediatric & adolescent oncology centre in Europe & our Teenage Cancer Trust inpatient ward is the UK’s first & largest TCT unit.
The team is friendly, supportive and welcoming and an excellent place to develop clinical and non-clinical skills.
· The post holder will provide both clinical and administrative support to the therapy staff within the team
· The post holder will show initiative, motivation and excellent organisational ability working closely with therapy staff to develop administrative support and systems for the therapy team
· The post-holder is flexible and innovative in their approach to work and provides cover for other Therapy assistants and instructors across the service in periods of leave or absences
· The post-holder will be expected, after appropriate training, to perform manual handling tasks
· They will be required to demonstrate time management & prioritisation skills
· They will be required to work with their team on service development and quality assurance projects
· The post holder may be asked to rotate between roles within cancer therapies.
· To participate in 7-day services rota where appropriate.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological,gastrointestinaland oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclearmedicineand pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
The Therapy Service at UCLH is a dynamic, innovative and forward-thinking department where everyone is enthusiastic and passionate about providing high quality care to patients. Our staff are committed to service development - continuously improving patient experience through quality improvement projects, research and patient engagement. We are proud of what we achieve and celebrate this through staff recognition events and awards.
Clinically the department is made up of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Support Staff, who are divided into small specialty therapy teams who join with similar specialties for education, training and service development. There are extensive opportunities for training through internal and external courses and staff are supported to showcase work at conferences.
Creating an inclusive and welcoming environment is key for us. The department aspires to be a warm, friendly and supportive place to work, enabling all staff to maximise their potential. We encourage staff to contribute through staff groups championing equality, diversity and inclusion, sustainability, staff wellbeing and patient and staff experience.
Staff feedback consistently highlights the approachability of the leadership in the department. People feel they are always treated as individuals, given time, listened to and supported.
The Therapy Service aims to live the UCLH trust values and we welcome applications from people who embody these in their working life.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
This advert closes on Wednesday 22 May 2024
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 3 Therapy Assistant to join our innovative and award winning Inpatient Paediatric & Teenage therapy team. Ideal candidates will be hard working and flexible with excellent communication and organisational skills. Previous experience of working with children and young people or within a therapy service is desired but not essential. We are seeking individuals who are willing to learn and positively contribute to the service.
A successful candidate will work with qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists to deliver therapy programmes to children and young people admitted to hospital, the majority will be undergoing cancer treatment. Therapy Assistants also provide essential non-clinical and administrative support to the team.
Cancer care is one of the top three strategic priorities for UCLH. As a unified cancer centre together with Great Ormond Street Hospital, UCLH collectively form the largest paediatric & adolescent oncology centre in Europe & our Teenage Cancer Trust inpatient ward is the UK’s first & largest TCT unit.
The team is friendly, supportive and welcoming and an excellent place to develop clinical and non-clinical skills.
· The post holder will provide both clinical and administrative support to the therapy staff within the team
· The post holder will show initiative, motivation and excellent organisational ability working closely with therapy staff to develop administrative support and systems for the therapy team
· The post-holder is flexible and innovative in their approach to work and provides cover for other Therapy assistants and instructors across the service in periods of leave or absences
· The post-holder will be expected, after appropriate training, to perform manual handling tasks
· They will be required to demonstrate time management & prioritisation skills
· They will be required to work with their team on service development and quality assurance projects
· The post holder may be asked to rotate between roles within cancer therapies.
· To participate in 7-day services rota where appropriate.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological,gastrointestinaland oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclearmedicineand pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
The Therapy Service at UCLH is a dynamic, innovative and forward-thinking department where everyone is enthusiastic and passionate about providing high quality care to patients. Our staff are committed to service development - continuously improving patient experience through quality improvement projects, research and patient engagement. We are proud of what we achieve and celebrate this through staff recognition events and awards.
Clinically the department is made up of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Support Staff, who are divided into small specialty therapy teams who join with similar specialties for education, training and service development. There are extensive opportunities for training through internal and external courses and staff are supported to showcase work at conferences.
Creating an inclusive and welcoming environment is key for us. The department aspires to be a warm, friendly and supportive place to work, enabling all staff to maximise their potential. We encourage staff to contribute through staff groups championing equality, diversity and inclusion, sustainability, staff wellbeing and patient and staff experience.
Staff feedback consistently highlights the approachability of the leadership in the department. People feel they are always treated as individuals, given time, listened to and supported.
The Therapy Service aims to live the UCLH trust values and we welcome applications from people who embody these in their working life.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
This advert closes on Wednesday 22 May 2024
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