Therapy Support Worker

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Therapy Support Worker

The closing date is 31 October

The Kent and Canterbury Hospital Outpatient Therapy Service has an exciting opportunity for a motivated and caring individual to join its valued support workforce.

As a Therapy Assistant Practitioner in the Outpatient Therapy Service you will provide care across the professions of physiotherapy, occupational therapy and orthotics through delegation and supervision of a registered Health Care Professional.

You will work in a busy department providing care to both adults and children and young people across sub-specialities of musculoskeletal physiotherapy, hand therapy and rheumatology.

Main duties of the job

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.

About us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 695,000 people.

Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'.

Everything we do is guided by our values : 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'.

We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'.

It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day.

We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

If you are considering applying for any vacancy with East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust (EKHUFT) please ensure you are comfortable being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our hospital.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant.

If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process.

This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Job responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.

Person Specification

Experience

Experience of working in a caring profession.

To have worked in a therapeutic environment

Knowledge

Basic knowledge or interest of medical conditions and terminology, therapy techniques and interventions

To be aware of what OT and physio is

Qualifications

Basic literacy and numeracy skills

Skills

Ability to motivate, facilitate and lead patients

Good communicator - verbally and written - with patients and others

Good time management and organisational skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order)

• and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

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