Senior Therapy Assistant

Within the Paediatric Occupational Therapy team, the post holder will work primarily with specialist equipment provision. The candidate will carry out work alongside, and under the guidance of, occupational therapists and technical instructor. They will assist with the provision, monitoring and maintenance of equipment, to support and enable a child's function and independence. This includes minor and complex specialist seating, moving and handling equipment and aids to support activities of daily living. Within the Paediatric Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Team, the postholder will support the team with the delivery of therapy treatments, hydrotherapy and group sessions. Across both teams, there will be an element of clinical administrative duties. The candidate will have an agreed level of autonomy and responsibility for their agreed workload. Motivation to assist and support service development is essential. Excellent time management skills are required to manage your own work plan.

We are seeking to appoint a motivated individual with excellent communication and organisational skills to join the Paediatric Occupational Therapy and Paediatric Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy teams at Bolton NHS foundation trust. The successful candidate will be integral to the continued delivery of a high quality and patient focused service whilst demonstrating our trust values of:

• VISION
• OPENNESS
• INTEGRITY
• COMPASSION
• EXCELLENCE
  
  Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.
Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity and children's services, with new central delivery suite, special care, neonatal intensive care and children's unit. This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit staff who share the organisation's values and beliefs. Bolton Foundation Trust aims to ensure the wellbeing and development of all our staff team and are committed to the continuous improvement of staff engagement initiatives. Bolton itself is a culturally diverse university town within easy motorway access of Manchester and surrounding areas.