Therapy Healthcare Assistant - In-Patient Unit

Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to work in the first Community Trust to be awarded "Outstanding" in a recent CQC inspection? Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust are an integrated NHS and social care Trust offering opportunities for a Band 3 Therapy Assistant to work on the In-patient unit at North Walsham hospital.

We would welcome applicants with a "can do" attitude who reflect the values (compassion, creativity and community) and behaviours of the organisation. You will work as part of the therapy team on the In-patient unit.

We are keen to enable our patients to achieve optimum function and independence and quality of life. You will play a key part in this along with your nursing and therapy colleagues. To assist you with this you will receive support and development through in service training, regular appraisals, a personal development plan and clinical supervision., You will be part of the Therapy team on the ward and will support registered Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Band 4 Assistant Practitioners.

Your main duties will be to review mobility, transfers, personal activities of daily living and exercise programmes, as appropriate. You will report patient progressions to the team.

You must be self-motivated, able to demonstrate sound clinical reasoning skills and have good communication skills. Applicants should have a positive enthusiastic approach to working in an in-patient setting.

NCHC have electronic patient records and there is an expectation that you will use a computer to enable you to work with your patients and record their care during the clinical consultation where appropriate. You will receive support and training to enable you to use this functionality.