Senior Therapy Assistant | Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

This is an exciting opportunity for a keen and dynamic Therapy Assistant to join the Orthopaedic Therapy Service. The post holder will assist the qualified therapists in their administrative duties and the functioning of the orthopaedic therapy service. They will be responsible for managing their own delegated clinical caseload as well as completing housekeeping tasks, undertaking treatments as required by the HCPC registered therapists and maintaining accurate records. The post holder will contribute to all aspects of the orthopaedic therapy team including the ward, outliers, Fracture clinic, HomeFirst and Outreach visits. The Orthopaedic service spans across both Southport and Ormskirk Hospital sites; whilst the successful post-holder will be primarily based at Southport District General Hospital, there will be at times, the requirement to provide cross site support to the wider orthopaedic service To establish a therapeutic relationship with patients under the direction of the registered therapists. To report back to supervising staff regarding the individual needs/abilities of patients. To liaise with members of the MDT and external agencies to ensure the effective management of patients care To accept responsibility for delegated workload and manage own time effectively. Undertake environmental visits, HomeFirst and Outreach visits within the community as instructed by the registered therapist, providing and fitting equipment as required. To assist patients functionally with their mobility and personal care under the direction of senior staff. To issue therapy equipment as directed. To record and report findings accurately and in a timely manner according to standard procedure. To participate in 7 day service.

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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our Services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme