Therapy Assistant – Specialist Palliative Care

To be responsible for own caseload.

To assist the qualified Therapists with providing ward and home-based assessments and treatments to patients with complex and highly complex needs with cancer and other life threatening illnesses of limited prognosis.

To provide administrative support to the Therapists to obtain resources and maintain information on resources.

To undertake appropriate training as indicated by the Therapist.

To perform any other reasonable duty as directed by the Therapist.

Assist the Therapists to assess patients with complex palliative care needs in hospital and their own home including the fitting of appropriate items of equipment.

Carry out assessments and other tasks that have either a) been screened by an OT or physiotherapist or b) where the work boundaries are clearly defined (excluding complex assessments) with direct and indirect supervision of a registered Therapist.

Undertake appropriate training specific to client group

Assist qualified staff in administrative tasks including requisitioning resources and maintaining updated resource information

Liaise and feedback to other members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).

Review and reflect on your own practice and performance through regular participation in supervision and appraisal.

Assist in the development of Therapy service provision in palliative care.

Participate in quality improvement projects as allocated by the Therapist or Operational Management Team.

As part of a team, incorporate up to date techniques and ideas of positive practice into your interventions.

To participate in team audit projects and evaluation activities as agreed with supervisor.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Qualifications

Essential: - oNVQ Level lll or equivalent experience; - oEducation to GCSE level or equivalent; - oWillingness to participate in in-service training.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential: - oPrevious experience working in an adult health or social care setting

Desirable: - oSome experience of working within an Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy Team

Other Requirements