Job Description
Norfolk and Norwich Hospital is a leading teaching hospital with world-class facilities, and physiotherapy is playing an instrumental role in exciting developments in the Trust. Our patients rate us highly on quality of care and having friendly, approachable staff and we are looking for like-minded individuals to join us on this journey.
It is an exciting time to join our service as the Trust is committed to becoming a designated major trauma centre over the next 5 years and investment is also being made in elective care provision and transformation including a new dedicated on-site elective Orthopaedic surgery facility.
We are seeking a Therapy assistant to join our team working in the acute care of musculoskeletal trauma + elective orthopaedic surgery. You will be crucial to developing and transforming our services and care pathways to ensure provision of excellent patient care.
As a member of our team you will have the opportunity to work in 3 main clinical areas – elective surgery, trauma, and management of fragility fractures. You will work with and learn from staff who are experts in their field along with junior staff, other support workers and students.
You will receive supervision and annual appraisal and take an active role within your own personal development using our competency framework.
Close for applications: 10th July 2022
Interview date: 21st July 2022
Job Purpose
Working under supervision to undertake a variety of clinical tasks to support the delivery of physiotherapy and occupational therapy to patients.
Working under direction to undertake a variety of non-clinical tasks to support the physiotherapy or occupational therapy.
To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Dedication, Integrity and Excellence.
- We deliver services from 8:00 – 20:00 in some clinical areas and staff may be required to be flexible to work early, late or long day shifts
- Post holders will be included in the Orthopaedic in-patient weekend roster to fulfil 7day working commitments required for this post.
- Post holder will be required to commit to 7 day working pattern.
- A roster is in place for weekend and bank holiday shifts.
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
- With support and supervision, to manage an allocated workload efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
- To collect relevant patient information from a variety of sources to assist with clinical prioritisation and patient management e.g. ward handovers, observation charts, medical and nursing records.
- To use good communication to gain valid informed consent prior to undertaking any clinical tasks. With support, to work within the legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
- To work under direct/indirect supervision and direction of qualified physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, and Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy (Assistant Practitioners/Senior Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy Assistants in the performance of specific tasks for individuals or groups of patients as part of treatment and rehabilitation programmes.
- To assist in the moving, handling and treatment of heavily dependent patients who require the use of hoists and patient handling equipment. This includes supporting and stabilising patients as part of their rehabilitation programme.
- To assist with holistic patient care, e.g. bed making, patient comfort/ nutrition/hydration.
- To promote and encourage independence and restoration of function.
- To provide a high standard of clinical care and encourage others to do likewise.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.