Therapy Assistant

at  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Band 3 Therapy Assistant
Ambulatory Specialist Palliative Care Team – Woodlands Hospice
37.5 hours per week
We are seeking an enthusiastic therapy assistant with specialist palliative care experience or transferable skills to join our expanding therapy team based at Woodlands Hospice. The team consists of a Therapy Services Manager, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and a Band 3 Therapy Assistant. You will also work closely with the wider Specialist Palliative care teams.
Under the new IMPACT Model the clinical aspect of your role will involve Inpatient and Outpatient work within the Hospice, Community outreach work, and input with palliative patients in the acute trust when necessary.
Ordering of equipment, data collection and use of patient booking systems will also be integral to this role.
For further information, please contact Jennie Moran Band 7 OT or Helen Cunliffe Band 7 Physiotherapist on:
0151 529 2637
To work closely with the occupational therapists and physiotherapists to assist them in their treatment of patients either in conjunction with the therapists or independently following their initial guidance
To optimise the quality of life for palliative patients and help them achieve their goals through a caring, timely and appropriate interventions.
Order equipment for patients, ensure it is clean and fit for purpose and fit and check this equipment in the patient’s home when appropriate.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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