Band 4 Therapy Support Worker

The Solihull Community Intermediate Care cover sites across Solihull as well as the patient's home.

We provide therapy to those who are placed in discharge to assess beds / discharged home requiring further assessment and rehabilitation following a period of hospital admission as well as complex discharge planning.

The role of a therapy support worker is to support the delivery of therapy services to patients within the intermediate care service. This involves working in a multi-disciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, and other Therapy Support Workers. You will work autonomously under the supervision of the qualified therapists as well supporting junior staff, new starters and students.

If you are interested in applying, please include as part of your personal statement, your experiences of how you have applied the trust values in your day to day practice.

The trust and team are committed to providing a 7-day therapy service. The service covers 7-6 with shifts mixture of 7-3, 8-4 and 10 -6. This role includes participation in a weekend cover rota and bank holidays.

It is essential to meet the travel requirements of the post as community-based role; a valid UK driving license and access to a car with business insurance is essential., We provide therapy to those who are placed in discharge to assess beds / discharged home requiring further assessment and rehabilitation following a period of hospital admission as well as complex discharge planning needs.

The role of a therapy support worker is to support the delivery of therapy services to patients within the intermediate care service. This involves working in a multi-disciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, and other Therapy Support Workers. The Therapy Support Worker will work autonomously under the supervision of the qualified therapists. You will be required to support junior staff, new starters and students.

The trust and team are committed to providing a 7-day therapy service. The service covers 7-6 with shifts mixture of 7-3, 8-4 and 10 -6. This role includes participation in a weekend cover rota and bank holidays.

It is essential to meet the travel requirements of the post as community-based role; a valid UK driving license and access to a car with business insurance is essential.

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