Hand Therapy Assistant

To assist the provision of a high standard of therapy service to patients within the Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital Trust hand therapy department. To undertake duties to support the smooth functioning of the department and service. To assist the therapist to carry out delegated duties. To treat own delegated workload of patients and maintain associated patient records. To assist in the administration and clerical duties of the department.,

• To carry out and prioritise own caseload of patients with simple predictable conditions using set clinical protocols, when competency obtained. Ability to work with minimal or no immediate supervision - using initiative. To use own clinical judgement and knowledge in regards to progressing and/or adapting treatment programmes within agreed clinical protocols and parameters. To assist the therapist with individual and group treatments/exercise and/or clinics. To lead rehabilitation / education groups under guidance from therapists. To demonstrate an awareness and an ability to manage clinical risk. To comply with the Health and Safety Regulations. To attend mandatory annual training.

Management:

• To be responsible for competent use and maintenance of all equipment used, to report defects in equipment. To maintain stocks of equipment. To assist with non-clinical induction of assistants and students as required. Responsible for maintenance of accurate patient records using appropriate/current information systems

Communication:

• To be able to motivate and persuade patients through effective communication skills. Ability to communicate information where there may be barriers to communication and or understanding. To report regularly to clinical team lead. To liaise with members of the MDT (multi-disciplinary team) with regard to patient care. To liaise with managers, other administrative and support staff as necessary to ensure the smooth running of the department. To attend any meetings as appropriate.

Education:

• To participate in an annual PDR To attend and participate in monthly assistant-specific training To attend and participate in monthly supervision and competency training

Research and Audit:

• To participate in departmental audit

Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King's Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King's College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of 'good'. Our adult community services achieved a rating of 'outstanding'.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS., We are looking for a Band 3 Hand Therapy assistant to work within the Hand Therapy team at Guys and St Thomas' Hospital.
You will be part of a large hand therapy team working closely with the qualified occupational and physio-therapists and 2 additional hand therapy assistants.
The role involves leading rehabilitation 1:1 sessions and education groups with patients, independently managing a caseload of patients under guidance of a qualified hand therapist, You will support with administrative tasks including stock and equipment management. You will participate in monthly training, PDR and supervision. Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust therapies Directorate provides fully comprehensive range of therapy services. Our therapies Directorate is one of the largest in the United Kingdom employing over 600 staff across six clinical therapy departments; foot health, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, speech and language therapy and regional speciality rehabilitation., Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, and neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients