Apprentice Therapy Assistant

at  Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

OUR FOUR TEAMS ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO PODS:

Stroke and Acute Medicine
Elderly Care and Surgery
This vacancy is within the Stroke Team.
Are you motivated to work with people to maximise their recovery and independence following a Stroke or other illnesses? Are you a team player who enjoys working with a range range of health care professionals to ensure excellent patient care and rehabilitation?
The post holder will be working with patients when they come into hospital, working with them on the wards, in the gym, therapy kitchen and at times in their homes.
Therapy Assistants work closely with occupational therapists, physiotherapists and nursing staff to help patients regain the ability to carry out everyday tasks such as walking, climbing stairs and getting dressed.
Patients may require support and encouragement to undertake these tasks, especially when they have a disability or have lost their confidence. You will need to work flexibly with a range of adults, to enable them to achieve their previous independence or adjust to a new level of function and participation. This will require clear communication skills and a proactive problem-solving approach. You will also need to be organised as you will take on a variety of administrative and departmental duties within the team.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
A Therapy Assistant’s typical working day will 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 practise putting on their shoes or do some exercises.
A large amount of the day is often timetabled around patient and ward routines, assistants will need to be able to take responsibility for their timekeeping so that the day runs smoothly.
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.
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.
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