Therapy Assistant

This role is to support the Specialist Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy team in providing a holistic and patient centred approach to patients with life limiting conditions including cancer, cardiac / respiratory conditions or long-term neurological conditions. The interventions range from one to one to groups and classes. As a Therapy Assistant at Myton, a typical day might include:

• Assisting the Therapists and other team members in carrying out joint interventions
• Assisting in organising and delivery of group exercises
• Undertaking clerical duties
• Working independently with patients after intitial assessment by the Therapists
• Attending home visits
• Ordering/monitoring equipment for patients and carrying out equipment safety checks
• Attending and contributing to handovers and multidisciplinary team meetings
  
  We are seeking a Therapy Assistant with:
• Basic English language and Maths
• Experience of working in a healthcare or community setting
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• UK driving licence and a vehicle for work
• The right to work in the UK (we cannot support with sponsorship)
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Healthcare Technician; Physiotherapy Assistant; Physiotherapy Support Worker; Occupational Therapy Support Worker. We will conduct an enhanced DBS check including barred lists. You must be able to drive to home visits and to our other hospices in your own vehicle.

At The Myton Hospices, we provide specialist care and support for people with life-limiting illnesses, and their loved ones, from the point of diagnosis to end of life. We are a much-loved and well supported charity, at the heart of our community. We have three hospices, a range of community services, and 25 charity shops in Coventry and Warwickshire.

Join our Therapy Services team and support our Specialist Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists with interventions for patients with life-limiting conditions. You will mostly work at our Warwick Hospice but you will also travel to our other sites in Coventry and Rugby, as well as to patients' homes. This is a part-time role (22.5 hours per week).
• We may close the advert early if we receive a high number of applications. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Benefits of working at Myton Myton is an amazing place to work, where the role every person plays has a positive impact for our patients, living with terminal illnesses, and their families. In recognition of this, we offer a wide range of benefits including:
• NHS pension
• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, increasing with long service
• Additional leave purchasing
• Free parking at our hospice sites
• Winter savings club
• Discount schemes including Blue Light Card
• Dedicated staff wellbeing team & mental health first aiders
• Colleague Support Service: confidential financial, legal & mental health support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free on-site flu jabs
• Free feminine hygiene products
• 24/7 GP access
• Free eye tests
• #DoingOurBit online fitness and wellbeing platform