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Therapy Assistant | Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 30 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,071 - £25,674 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 September 2024 |
| Location: | Prescot, L35 5DR |
| Company: | St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6607798/409-6504317 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the therapy team within the Intermediate Care team at Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust.
You will be based within the Intermediate Care team at Newton Community Hospital & Duffy Suite, St Helens Hospital so therefore should be flexible and able to travel across sites. The successful candidate will be motivated, caring & outgoing to fall in line with the attributes of the team. You will need to be adaptable and have excellent communication skills to provide the highest level of care.
The post holder will work alongside the therapy team to lead on the implementation of a new group/1:1 activities program that will aim to support patient’s social, emotional, and physical wellbeing during their admission. In this Therapy Assistant role you will coordinate the ongoing activities to keep patient’s stimulated and occupied. Evidence has shown that when patients are occupied it can improve their wellbeing, may shorten their time in hospital and reduce their need for pain relief. The successful candidate will be committed to delivering these outcomes.
A typical day may likely include patient contact e.g. group/1:1, MDT interactions, documentation, data collection, maintaining relevant resources, and relevant onward planning. This will be a new and developing role within the wider therapy team, therefore self-motivation and self-direction is essential.
Our philosophy is to keep the patient at the heart of everything we do. We look for people who are willing to go the extra mile, not because they are asked to, but because they are committed to being part of a healthcare team that delivers an excellent caring service to our patients.
We are seeking a person who can be flexible to an ever-changing environment and work effectively as part of a team. You will be an active member of therapy team and strive to treat patients and colleagues with compassion, kindness, and respect.
In return for your hard work and dedicationwe can offer a friendly and welcoming team. We encourage ongoing continuing professional development and enable regular peer support and In Service Training. Service development, Clinical Governance, Research, and audit activities are key and you will have a number of opportunities to contribute to our ever developing and expanding service. We have a diverse team of AHP’s with an excellent staff supervision system. Becoming a member of our Intermediate Care Team you will be committed to developing both our service and as an individual.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
KEY DUTIES
• To assist in/support the identification of health needs and participate in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of individual care interventions under the direct/indirect supervision of a registered Practitioner depending upon competency/complexity of work.
• To provide advice to clients and carers in relation to any needs and the wider public health remit of the Health and Social Care organisation under the direct/indirect supervision of a registered practitioner.
• To maintain accurate, clear, concise, and contemporaneous records as per trust policy and communicate information to members of the Team as necessary.
• To be aware of the role limitations of practice and when to seek further advice from a supervising Registered Practitioner.
• Provide concise handover and information updates to other members of the Team as required.
• To demonstrate a knowledge of external agencies who could be involved in patient care and work in partnership with these agencies under the direct/indirect supervision of a registered practitioner with regards to follow up and provide feedback to Registered Practitioners as appropriate.
CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
• Communicate routine service user information effectively and in accordance with local guidance with other health and social care professionals for the benefit of the service user.
• To demonstrate skills in adapting personal communication to overcome barriers to communication and understanding.
• Utilise Information Technology and Clinical Assessment Systems as required in the execution of your duties.
• Maintain confidentiality within national and local guidelines.
• Ensure organisational and professional codes of conduct are always adhered to when representing the Integrated Health and Social Care organisation.
• Work collaboratively across teams, agencies, and organisational boundaries to ensure the delivery of an integrated service through effective communication.
• Identify and use opportunities to promote healthy lifestyles e.g. nutrition, physical activity, individuals, and groups.
• To carry out a range of diagnostic/assessment techniques to identify and respond to clients’ needs in a range of settings under the direct/indirect supervision of a registered practitioner.
• To deliver a range of intervention techniques and skills to meet clients’ needs in a range of settings under the direct/indirect supervision of a registered practitioner.
• To evaluate and feedback clients’ responses to interventions in discussion with registered practitioners and modify under the direct/indirect supervision of a registered practitioner.
• Communicate sensitive service user information appropriately and in accordance with local guidance with other health and social care professionals for the benefit of the service user.
• Adapt personal communication skills to overcome barriers to communication and understanding.
• Utilise Information Technology and Clinical Assessment Systems as required in the execution of your duties.
• Maintain confidentiality within national and local guidelines.
• Ensure organisational and professional codes of conduct are always adhered to when representing the Integrated Health and Social Care organisation.
• Work collaboratively across teams, agencies, and organisational boundaries to ensure the delivery of an integrated service through effective communication.
• Staff will be trained to a leave appropriate to their responsibilities in this respect in line with current KSF post outline and the on-going PDR process.
• To establish, maintain and develop professional working relationships with colleagues.
• To personally contribute to the Trust health promotion strategies both internally and externally.
• To be aware of, and responsible to, the changing nature of the Trust and adopt a flexible and pro-active approach to work.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
• To maintain accurate, comprehensive, and up to date documentation, in line with legal and local requirements, and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters.
• To undertake as directed the collection of appropriate data and statistics for the use of the department.
• To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) to ensure delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service. This will include participating in a variety of MDT, internal and external agency meetings, and forums plus other forms of verbal/written communication as necessary including report writing and referrals to other agencies.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES
- Evaluate the effectiveness of learning opportunities and alerts others to benefits and problems
- Maintain a personal development plan and competency portfolio, in line with requirements for the job role.
- Participate in individual and group supervision in line with organisational policy.
- Participate in an individual performance review on an annual basis and be proactive in Continuous Professional Development.
- Utilise informal and formal learning opportunities both independently and with others.
- Participate in the delivery of Learning and Development opportunities to all bands of staff.
- To personally contribute to the Trust health promotion strategies both internally and externally.
LINEMANAGEMENT RESPONSABILITIES
• To demonstrate leadership by means of:
- Effecting change within own sphere of practice when and where indicated.
- Making recommendations to improve services.
- Influencing, motivating, supporting, and enabling others to contribute towards the effectiveness and success of the Trust.
• To attend, contribute and represent at relevant meetings, including briefings.
• To demonstrate an understanding of policies relevant to the role including the application of clinical governance and risk management.
• To plan and prioritise own and others designated duties, with tact and diplomacy, in line with clinical and non- clinical responsibilities taking account of priorities and responding to additional delegated tasks as appropriate.
• To support Band’s 1-3 in all areas of their clinical duties, within own scope of competence.
RESEARCH & AUDIT
• Works within the limits of own competence and levels of responsibility and accountability in the work team and organisation.
• Ensure identified risks are reported and acted upon in line with organisational policy.
• To complete and maintain all Trust mandatory training requirements.
• To be responsible for one’s own safety and security through the understanding and application of organisational and departmental policies and procedures.
• To participate in and support research, audit, and practice development activity within the Team.
This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Sep 2024
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