Band 4 Senior Therapy Assistant

Essential

• *Education to GCSE level or equivalent including English and maths at grade C or above
• *Able to demonstrate competence in maths and written and spoken English
• *Educated to A Level / NVQ 4/ BTEC or equivalent (e.g. NVQ 3 or similar vocational qualification PLUS substantive experience working in a care setting)
• *Care certificate or be willing to work towards this

Essential

• *Comprehensive experience supporting therapists in a relevant clinical setting
• *Comprehensive experience of delivering acute inpatient rehabilitation programmes across a variety of clinical settings with evidence of MDT collaboration and hospital discharge planning
• *Can demonstrate an in depth understanding of relevant areas of therapy, the effect of illness/clinical conditions / disability on function and health and basic aims of rehabilitation
• *Comprehensive experience as a therapy support worker
• *Understanding of confidentiality and data protection in healthcare

Desirable

• *Experience of communicating with and motivating patients who may have communication difficulties
• *Experience of working in Acute Hospital Setting
• *Good understanding of working environment --healthcare/NHS/UHB trust/acute care/community as applicable

Essential

• *Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• *Good clinical reasoning skills
• *Confidence to feedback to the multidisciplinary team in a formal setting and to communicate effectively with a wide variety of other professionals to represent therapies internally and externally
• *Able to communicate information and instructions to patients/carers/relatives who have communication difficulties of English as a second language
• *Evidence of being able to work effectively as part of a team / across teams
• *Physical skills, fitness, dexterity and coordination needed for manual handling and treatment of patients
• *Good IT and Keyboard skills
• *Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
• *Able to understand the priorities within team / service respond appropriately
• *Able to solve problems and contribute own ideas seeking guidance if necessary
• *Able to follow instructions
• *Motivated to learn new skills
• *Able to work as part of an interdisciplinary team
• *Enthusiasm to work as therapy support worker within team
• *Ability to take responsibility under guidance
• *Know own limitations and role boundaries
• *Able to seek support from others when required
• *Able to deal with potentially upsetting clinical settings/situations
• *Demonstrates empathy to a wide range of patients, carers, staff
• *Demonstrates commitment to patient centred care

Desirable

• *Able to demonstrate and teach practical skills to others, including safe use of equipment.
• *Willingness to participate and at times lead in departmental activities i.e. group supervision, course development, delivery of training
• *Demonstrates a commitment to CPD