Frailty Senior Support Worker, Band 4

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Frailty Assessment team as band 4 Senior Therapy Support Worker. The role involves working alongside senior frailty therapists and the frailty multidisciplinary team to provide a rapid assessment of older adults, initiating services where required to safely avoid unnecessary hospitalisation and deconditioning.
The post holder would contribute to comprehensive geriatric assessment for individuals attending the Emergency Department, Frailty Assessment Unit and Frailty Same Day Emergency Care to achieve a positive outcome for the patients.
This post would suit an experienced therapy support worker or senior therapy support worker with an interest in working with frail older adults.
Additional working pattern details: Expected working pattern 8am-6pm 4 days per week - this can include weekends depending on shift pattern
The proposed interview date is 4th February, Contribute to service delivery by independently managing a caseload of delegated clinical and non-clinical tasks under the guidance of a qualified therapist.
To work as a proactive member of the Frailty team, contributing to comprehensive geriatric assessments by assessing, implementing and monitoring treatment plans of patients, performing specific clinical duties within levels of competency deemed appropriate for this post.
Demonstrate an excellent awareness of community pathways and referral processes to enable timely, safe discharges from the acute trust.
Support the learning and development of new starters and students.
Develop and maintain communication with a wide range of patients, carers, health care professionals and other departments as appropriate.
Perform administrative duties as required supporting the Frailty Therapy team and wider Frailty team.
Ensure equipment is available for treatment and responsible for checking it is safe for use prior to issue., Demonstrate knowledge of and undertake assessments of patients with non-complex needs e.g., Activities of daily living, mobility and transfers, using therapeutic techniques and principles of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy. Using these skills and knowledge develop a plan for discharge using clinical skills within scope of practice., Maintain accurate, comprehensive and timely clinical records of all care, advice and support delivered with clear reasoning for interventions in accordance with trust and national guidance.
- Plan and prioritise own workload in accordance with therapy standards and in conjunction with the responsible therapist.
- Monitor, assess and analyse progress and report back to qualified staff at regular intervals, participating in daily huddles.
- Demonstrate ability to work alone in domiciliary settings when required, assessing and managing risk - this includes driving trust vehicles where required.
The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.
Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.

The Frailty team are always motivated, resilient, strong and strive to deliver best care for everyone every time. We are encouraging of staff development and foster a positive culture., Encourage patients to engage in assessments and encourage maintaining independence where appropriate in order to reduce deconditioning in hospital environment.
-Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to effectively use, assess for and provide appropriate equipment.
-Demonstrate an excellent knowledge of manual handling techniques and risk assessment.
- Have knowledge and experience of general medical conditions and or clinical interventions pertinent to a caseload of frail older adults.
- Effectively communicate with patients, carers and relatives verbally (face to face or telephone), in written form and non-verbally.
-Ability to take into account and recognise situations that are distressing or emotional and respond accordingly.
- Communicate effectively and as an advocate where the patient's ability to communicate is compromised. Using effective interpersonal skills to communicate with patients and relatives to provide patient centred care.
- Maintain effective communication links with all levels of nursing and other health care professionals.
- Awareness of barriers to communication (e.g., perceptual, cognitive, physical) and employ strategies to overcome these.
- Ensure confidentiality and dignity is respected and maintained at all times.

Band 4
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.

It is expected that all employees uphold the values of the organisation as our values underpin everything we do and describe the way we expect our staff to behave towards our patients, families and carers and between each other. We have the following three values:
1. Caring
Patients said: "Show me that you care about me as an individual. Talk to me, not about me. Look at me when you talk to me."
2. Listening
Patients said: "Please acknowledge me, even if you can't help me right now. Show me that you know that I'm here."
3. Excelling
Patients said: "Don't just do what you have to, take the next step and go the extra mile."
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. As well as generous annual leave allowance, access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.