Therapy Assistant - Neighbourhood Rehabilitation Service

We are looking to appoint a motivated & forward-thinking Therapy Assistant to join the Neighbourhood Rehabilitation Service (NRS) which encompasses the Intermediate Care team & Long-Term Condition Pathway working across Barnsley Community

The team provides rehabilitation to patients in their own home & residential care

The service provides specialist community therapy assessment & treatment to improve health & independence. In addition, the service offers rehabilitation to enable earlier discharge from hospital or to prevent hospital admission

The successful applicant will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team alongside Physiotherapists & Occupational therapists across our Neighbourhood Teams

Following initial assessment by a registered health care professional, you will exercise initiative & judgement in contributing to enabling service users to reach their potential & develop knowledge to promote holistic care. You will also be responsible for co-ordinating the duty rota, distributing shifts & daily visits to support workers within the team.

At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. We look forward to receiving your application.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients., As Therapy Assistant you will:

Work in close liaison with wider MDT, excellent communication & time management skills are essential

Provide high standards of safe & compassionate care to people that maximises their rehabilitation potential

Participate in training, education, & clinical supervision to develop skills & knowledge & apply continuous reflection on own practice

Possess high levels of communication skills & excellent interpersonal skills

Be committed to teamwork & delivering high quality patient care

Exercise a degree of independence, under supervision, using your initiative & judgment when delivering tasks

Develop & maintain meaningful therapeutic relationships with people & ensure the care experienced is positive & service user safety is maintained

Support & motivate patients to participate in their rehabilitation

The use of a vehicle to undertake any necessary travel in connection with the duties of the post is essential

Hours of work will include weekends & bank holidays

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.