Therapy Assistant | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times. We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services. Why work for us?

• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
As a member of the team you will have the opportunity to:
• Receive support from other therapy colleagues
• Receive clinical supervision from registered therapists
• Participate in the in-service learning programme
• Develop your practice, relevant to the team
• Participate in competency development through the Calderdale Framework
• Support development of other staff outside of your professional group
• Assist in shaping the future clinical practice of the Community Therapy team
The service is continually developing and improving to meet the needs of our patients and commissioners. Applicants should have experience of delivering care and/or rehabilitation to adults and older people with various needs. The post holders will be required to support service developments and show flexibility when adapting to change. The successful candidates will:
• Assist the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy staff in the treatment of specific patients
• Take patients' observations
• Have their own delegated patient caseload and clinical duties
• Supervise exercise programmes and practise activities of daily living under the guidance of a therapist
• Assess and treat patients according to protocols, monitoring their progression and making minor alterations to their treatment programmes as required
• Work without direct supervision, reporting back patient progress and informing the therapist of any problems
  
  The Community Therapy team are looking to recruit highly motivated and enthusiastic Band 3 Therapy Assistants to join our friendly, dedicated and dynamic team working in rehabilitation. We treat people with a wide range of conditions, working with patients in their own homes.
The service covers the west area of West Sussex, including Midhurst, Chichester, Witterings, Selsey, Arundel and Pulborough. The posts can be full time or part time and the service covers 8am-8pm, seven days a week. We are looking for candidates who like working with people and are reliable, flexible and adaptable in their work. Previous experience as a Therapy Technician, Assistant or similar is desirable. Our ideal candidates will enjoy problem solving, have excellent communication skills, and want to work in the community within a supportive multidisciplinary team, helping to implement timely and person-centred assessments and rehabilitation. Full driving licence and access to a car is essential.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.