Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic therapy assistant to join our acute teams at Homerton Healthcare Teaching Hospital.
This post would be suited to non registered person and experienced to gain experience within a diverse and friendly team across health and social care service providers in City and Hackney.
This is a static post based in our acute inpatient therapy team, however there may opportunity to work in other areas. :
A Therapy Assistant’s typical working day may include helping to run exercise and activity groups, working with therapists to assist them in sessions with individual patients and carrying out activities with allocated patients e.g. supervising a patient whilst they practice putting on their shoes or do some exercises.
Assistant staff will also contribute to other departmental activities which include general clerical, administrative and housekeeping jobs e.g. monitoring the stock of wheelchairs and keeping them clean, putting statistical data onto the computer, sending out and filing letters to patients.
***Closing date is indicative only and this vacancy may close early without notice when sufficient applications have been received.***
Main duties include:
- Work with patients who may have complex and varying physical and psychological presentations
- Work with therapists to provide goal-directed clinical intervention to patients on the ward
- Work on your own carrying out activities with patients, as prescribed by a therapist e.g., doing some exercises, or helping patients to dress or wash
- Help run exercise sessions or activity groups
- Give assistance on home visits with therapists
- Teach people to walk with different walking aids e.g., a frame or crutches
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of Outstanding from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.