Job Description
The Therapy Team at Kettering General Hospital are seeking a Band 3 Clinical Support Worker who will be expected to provide high quality, evidence-based care for our patients within the acute wards, out-patients and pulmonary rehabilitation settings. The role also involves administrative tasks i.e booking appointments and data inputting.
Your responsibilities will include supporting the therapy team with patient treatments, working independently with patients individually to practice their activities of daily living, mobility and exercises as well as supporting group classes. The role also includes clerical tasks such as appointment booking, sending letters, patient telephone calls and data inputting.
The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent interpersonal and team working skills, as well as effective communication skills.
You should be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the role applied for.
This is a 22.5 hours per week post and staff will be expected to work across 7 days.
If you are successful in your application for this position your commencement date will coincide with the Trust’s Induction programme held on a monthly basis. Attendance on the full induction programme is a mandatory requirement prior to starting in the work area. Therefore, if parts of this induction fall outside of the normal contracted hours of duty for this position, you will be requested to make arrangements to enable you to fully attend the Induction.
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values:
Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable
Please read through attached Job Description and Person Specification for a detailed overview of the role.