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Senior General Therapy Assistant

Royal Berkshire Nhs Foundation Trust, Reading

Senior General Therapy Assistant

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Royal Berkshire Nhs Foundation Trust, Reading

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

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job Ref: 81e65e638ae94641bc1d18de109a7920

Full Job Description

Supporting assessment and treatment of patients, enabling them to return home safely, supporting the progression of treatment and personal care, including assistance with mobility, transfers, toileting, dressing and meal preparation. The post holder will work alongside therapists, assistants, carers and students, assisting the Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists with the delivery of care including recording patient information. The post holder will also order therapeutic related supplies and equipment as required under direction of a Therapist and will work in patient's own homes, supporting the transfer of care from hospital to home.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled General Therapy Assistant to work on a rotational basis across the inpatient wards here at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, largely between our Medicine and Elderly Care units.

The Therapy team provide rehabilitation, assessment and discharge planning support to inpatients within the Royal Berkshire Hospital. The successful candidate will have relevant therapy experience (either in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy) and ability to work in a fast pace environment. The role will be supported by qualified therapists but there will be opportunity to work more independently as a band 4.

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.

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