Multi Therapy Assistant

BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, Wokingham

Multi Therapy Assistant

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BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, Wokingham

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 19 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: b3dd3279e7f34a228b237125286d1ae8

Full Job Description

  • Work closely as part of the Multi Disciplinary Team for the care of patients
  • Ensure that patients taken on through the service are managed in accordance with a clear care plan identifying their needs and ensuring appropriate actions are taken
  • Carry own caseload of patients, to implement prewritten treatment plans.
  • Assist the patient to recognise when their personal agreed goals have been achieved.
  • Discuss patients' progress while on the service and review with the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate
  • Contribute and participate in professional development meetings

    Are you an experienced Therapy Assistant looking for growth or development? Do you have experience working with Registered Physiotherapists or Occupational Therapists? Or have you got aspirations to be a qualified OT or Physio?
  • We have an exciting opportunity within our inpatient unit in Wokingham Community Hospital, for a Band 4, Senior Multi Therapy Assistant (SMTA), working within our therapy team, rotating between Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy. We are looking for enthusiastic staff with experience, with a warm personality and great people skills to be an integral member of the multi professional inpatient team who will support the patients through their rehabilitation and maintenance while an inpatient. Along side the therapy aspect you will have knowledge and understanding of the patient's pathway and assist in planning and implementing progressive treatment plans and discharge planning, working alongside external partners too. Our SMTA's may also have the opportunity for development through our apprenticeship programmes.

    Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish. Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
  • Caring for and about you is our top priority
  • Committed to providing good quality, safe services
  • Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

    Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
  • Flexible working options to support work-life balance
  • 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Excellent learning and career development opportunities
  • 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
  • Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
  • Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
  • Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
  • Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
  • Free parking across Trust sites