Job summary

Band 4 Therapy Technical Instructor

Are you an experienced therapy assistant with an interest in inpatient rehabilitation? Consider joining our friendly and forward thinking team where you will be supported by experienced physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and the wider multidisciplinary team to develop/ enhance a range of generic rehabilitation skills and competencies to assist with the treatment of our adult inpatients.

This post is for Capetown & Canterbury wards on the Chase Farm Hospital site and there is potential for rotation to our sister unit - Magnolia just a short distance away on the St Michael's site.

Capetown ward provides inpatient rehabilitation and short term health stepdown for adults and older people presenting with a variety of clinical conditions including after Orthopaedic surgery, decreased mobility after a fall, exacerbation of a long-term condition, recovery from acute medical problems and deconditioning following an extended hospital stay. Many of our patients have multiple pathologies and complex needs that require comprehensive assessment and close working with the multi-disciplinary team to support recovery and discharge planning.

Our therapy services are supported by senior therapy clinician as well as an Integrated Therapy Lead . This is an exciting time to join us as we integrate rehabilitation services across our wards to develop a streamlined patient pathway including offering a 7 day service.
Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an integral member of the Inpatient rehabilitation team & MDT.

This service provides short term Inpatient nursing and therapy services to patients admitted for rehabilitation, reablement and recovery promoting independence and encouraging integration back to the community. The post holder will provide therapy assessments and interventions within the remit of their role to inpatients under the supervision of the senior therapy clinicians within the team.

The post holder will be required to support the delivery of rehabilitation and recovery programmes including individualised and group based therapeutic sessions and education / enabling programmes and also to visit patients in their own homes to carry out prescribed treatment and assess for and provide appropriate mobility aids and equipment directly or by prescription.

The post holder will work alone with access to a qualified therapy team member for support and supervision as required.

The post holder may be required to work at various sites as part of the role to support Inpatient services , including out in the community in people's homes and also be part of a 7-day therapy service as directed by the Integrated Therapies Lead.
About us

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Date posted

19 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£31,081 to £33,665 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

393-NMUH-1663

Job locations

Capetown & Canterbury wards

Highlands Wing , Chase Farm Hospital , The Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

To undertake clinical work delegated by the qualified therapy staff including Physiotherapist, Occupational therapist and at times by a Speech & Language therapist.

To be responsible for a designated caseload of patients.

To work effectively as a member of a team in providing a programme of ward based therapeutic activities- individual & group based.

To contribute to all stages of the therapeutic process including: -

o Information gathering through liaison with clients, their informal carers, and colleagues from health and other agencies.

o Completing simple assessments, through interview and observation of functional tasks.

o Provision of aids and equipment

o Identifying needs and forming goals and plans for interventions.

o Completing a wide range of interventions including: - giving therapeutic advice; mobility, transfers , functional , ADL based rehabilitation programmes, enabling self-management of conditions through patient and carer education, home assessments and home based therapy programmes, equipment assessment, prescription and safe use within the ward based as well as home environment.

o Evaluating patient progress through regular re-assessment and ensuring continuous progression by graded activity through a 1:1 or groups based approach.

o Contribute to formal therapy assessments and provide feedback.

o Review of patients after completion of minor adaptations to home environment.

o Discharge planning including completion of appropriate referrals and reports, home visits and follow up visits as directed by the qualified therapy staff.

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Job description
Job responsibilities

To undertake clinical work delegated by the qualified therapy staff including Physiotherapist, Occupational therapist and at times by a Speech & Language therapist.

To be responsible for a designated caseload of patients.

To work effectively as a member of a team in providing a programme of ward based therapeutic activities- individual & group based.

To contribute to all stages of the therapeutic process including: -

o Information gathering through liaison with clients, their informal carers, and colleagues from health and other agencies.

o Completing simple assessments, through interview and observation of functional tasks.

o Provision of aids and equipment

o Identifying needs and forming goals and plans for interventions.

o Completing a wide range of interventions including: - giving therapeutic advice; mobility, transfers , functional , ADL based rehabilitation programmes, enabling self-management of conditions through patient and carer education, home assessments and home based therapy programmes, equipment assessment, prescription and safe use within the ward based as well as home environment.

o Evaluating patient progress through regular re-assessment and ensuring continuous progression by graded activity through a 1:1 or groups based approach.

o Contribute to formal therapy assessments and provide feedback.

o Review of patients after completion of minor adaptations to home environment.

o Discharge planning including completion of appropriate referrals and reports, home visits and follow up visits as directed by the qualified therapy staff.

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Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential
• Relevant qualification e.g. Health & Social Care NVQ 3 or equivalent.
• Training courses relevant to care group Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy , Inpatient, ward based.
• English qualification at GSCE or equivalent level

Desirable
• Speech and Language Therapy related training
• work based training courses - Communication and patient safety

Experience & Knowledge

Essential
• Experience working within a rehabilitation setting, delivering care to patients with physical or mental problems
• Evidence of working with and caring for adults either in an acute / intermediate care wards or community NHS setting
• Understanding of therapy outcome measures and assessment tools
• Knowledge of the ranges of equipment relevant to clinical area

Desirable
• Knowledge of electronic patient records software - use of Careflow/ EPR/ RIO
• Experience of working in a team

Skills and Abilities

Essential
• Ability to work autonomously & set own priorities
• Therapy rehabilitation skills- Physiotherapy , Occupational therapy
• Ability to organise & respond effectively to complex information
• Negotiation skills - with a range of people including patients and colleagues
• Word processing and PC skills
• Ability to recognise and work with diversity
• Reflect & critically approve own performance

Desirable
• Speech & Language therapy related skills

Personal qualities

Essential
• Ability to build effective working relationships
• Organisational skills , effective time management
• Willingness to undertake further training and develop clinical skills and competency relevant to the role.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate a positive attitude to change

Other Requirements

Essential
• A full UK driving licence
• Car owner/driver and able to use vehicle for work purposes
• Be part of the 7 day therapy service working weekends

Person Specification
Education & Qualifications

Essential
• Relevant qualification e.g. Health & Social Care NVQ 3 or equivalent.
• Training courses relevant to care group Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy , Inpatient, ward based.
• English qualification at GSCE or equivalent level

Desirable
• Speech and Language Therapy related training
• work based training courses - Communication and patient safety

Experience & Knowledge

Essential
• Experience working within a rehabilitation setting, delivering care to patients with physical or mental problems
• Evidence of working with and caring for adults either in an acute / intermediate care wards or community NHS setting
• Understanding of therapy outcome measures and assessment tools
• Knowledge of the ranges of equipment relevant to clinical area

Desirable
• Knowledge of electronic patient records software - use of Careflow/ EPR/ RIO
• Experience of working in a team

Skills and Abilities

Essential
• Ability to work autonomously & set own priorities
• Therapy rehabilitation skills- Physiotherapy , Occupational therapy
• Ability to organise & respond effectively to complex information
• Negotiation skills - with a range of people including patients and colleagues
• Word processing and PC skills
• Ability to recognise and work with diversity
• Reflect & critically approve own performance

Desirable
• Speech & Language therapy related skills

Personal qualities

Essential
• Ability to build effective working relationships
• Organisational skills , effective time management
• Willingness to undertake further training and develop clinical skills and competency relevant to the role.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate a positive attitude to change

Other Requirements

Essential
• A full UK driving licence
• Car owner/driver and able to use vehicle for work purposes
• Be part of the 7 day therapy service working weekends

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Capetown & Canterbury wards

Highlands Wing , Chase Farm Hospital , The Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL

Employer's website

https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Capetown & Canterbury wards

Highlands Wing , Chase Farm Hospital , The Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL

Employer's website

https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)