Therapy Assistant

at  Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic, caring, and experienced Therapy Assistant to be part of their Community Neuro-Rehabilitation Service; facilitating the early supported discharge of stroke patients and providing rehabilitation to patients with a neurological condition.
Based in the community, the successful applicant will work within a comprehensive multidisciplinary team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, Therapy Assistants, Nurse and Admin.
The post holder will be a committed member of the coordinated and forward-thinking team delivering a service to facilitate patients’ successful transition from the acute Stroke Unit into the community setting and also work with patients with acute and long term neurological conditions to provide rehabilitation in the home environment within the Stockport area.
Support is provided through the opportunity to work directly with experienced and specialist clinicians across the team.
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
NHS pension scheme membership
Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
NHS Staff discounts
Cycle to work scheme
Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
The successful applicant will carry out rehabilitation programmes directed by the Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist and Nurse, with regular reviews of patient goals, and progression of rehabilitation programmes. Alongside direct patient care, the post holder with support the team with basis admin, service development and housekeeping activities.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13

Please refer the Job description for details