This is an exciting time to be working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 2 million people a year through our main hospitals: Royal Free, Barnet, Chase Farm and North Middlesex.
In therapy services we recognise the importance of therapy assistants and how important they are to the functioning of the team and to the wellbeing of our patients. As part of our workforce redesign we are recruiting more therapy assistants than ever before. If you are interested in a role supporting patients to achieve what matters to them by working with the therapy team then this role will be of interest to you. The therapy team includes physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and dietitians in our inpatient teams.
We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic person to join our Inpatient Neurosciences Team which has experience of working with people with varied and complex health and rehabilitation needs.
The successful candidate is required to demonstrate the Trust values, and meet the criteria for the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. Experience in healthcare as a healthcare assistant or therapy assistant would be advantageous.
To assist qualified Therapists in the delivery of the service to the patients within the designated clinical area.
§ To provide goal directed clinical intervention to patients who have been previously assessed by any of the following: Physiotherapist; Occupational Therapist: Speech and Language Therapist; Podiatrist or Dietician.
§ To progress treatment without the direct supervision of a therapist but under the direction of the relevant qualified therapists.
§ To record and report back the treatment provided and the patient’s response to treatment in the relevant records in line with national and local standards.
§ To undertake routine maintenance checks of clinical areas and equipment within designated clinical areas
§ To carry out administrative and clerical duties for the therapy team.
§ To participate in weekend duties
For full details please refer to Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is committed to fair and transparent recruitment and requires applicants to provide accurate information, as misleading details may affect their application or employment and may be verified in line with the Fraud Act 2006. For further information please visit https://royalfree.pagetiger.com/cuuomnr/1 .
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
