Therapy Assistant - Orthopaedics | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 30 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £30,039 - £31,088 Per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 30 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, NW1 2BU |
| Cwmni: | University College London Hospital |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7309237/309-UCLH-6520 |
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic band 3 therapy assistant to join the Trauma & Orthopaedics Physiotherapy Team at University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust.
The Trauma & Orthopaedic service at UCLH is a busy department, working over different sites; Trauma Orthopaedics in the UCLH main building and Elective Orthopaedics in the elective centre at Grafton Way Building.
The team is led by over 20 consultants who specialise in a range of elective and trauma work. Currently UCLH provides first-class acute and specialist services across 8 sites.
You will be part of the Orthopaedic therapy team, which provides services across a number of specialist areas. These include: inpatient Trauma & Elective Orthopaedics, Day Surgery and Joint School. You role will be rotational, rotating between physiotherapy and occupational therapy services across inpatient elective and trauma orthopaedics. This role involves weekend working.
As part of the treatment and rehabilitation programme, the post holder works under the supervision of the qualified therapist, to perform specific tasks for an individual or group/class. Duties may include:
o Assisting the patients with functional activities of daily living (e.g. personal care)
o Working directly with the therapists to deliver rehabilitation, including use of patient handling equipment.
o Assist in providing group/individual sessions as required.
o Providing non-complex interventions for complex patients.
o Working alone on the ward as instructed by the therapists
o Pre assessing elective total knee replacement patients
o Assist qualified staff in the provision of adaptive equipment
o Cleaning of re-usable equipment as required per trust policies.
o Reinforces the qualified therapist's advice and patient education.
o Administrative tasks including sending referrals, contacting community providers, ordering of equipment.
o Visits patients’ homes on home assessments and measures for and fits aids under the direction of the Occupational Therapist
Respects the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of each patient and contributes to the provision of a therapy service sensitive to the patient's needs.
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.
For the full Person Specification and more informationregardingthe main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and bea 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 recentNHS staff surveyUCLH 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 yearrunning!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 Monday 7 Jul 2025
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