Job Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and flexible therapy Support Worker to join the inpatient therapy team on the Acute Admissions Unit at The Royal London Hospital.
The successful Support Worker candidate will have excellent communication skills, plenty of initiative and good time management skills. Experience of working with patients or the public is essential and you will be required to demonstrate the Trust values at all times.
Support Worker Role
This Support Worker post involves close multidisciplinary team working with the Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists within the acute setting. The post is working on the Acute Admissions Unit with the opportunity to work on the Health care of the Elderly wards.
The Support Worker role involves a number of different duties, including accepting patients referred by the therapists for treatment, working unsupervised, reporting back regarding patient progress, informing the therapists of any problems and maintaining appropriate records. The post holder will also have to provide assistance to the therapists with patient assessments and treatment sessions, independently carry out interventions and treatment programmes, order equipment, manage stock supply, and complete organisational & administrative tasks.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Maths and English at C or above OR evidence of a good standard of written English, numeracy and IT skills
Desirable
- Relevant NVQ or equivalent in health related subject
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 2 years’ experience as rehab/therapy support worker, therapy support worker, fitness instructor or equivalent.
Desirable
- NHS experience
- Experience in teaching or education
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the impact of disability and ageing
- Knowledge of the needs of different ethnic minority groups
- Awareness of different cultures
- Knowledge of the local population of Tower Hamlets
Desirable
- Awareness of health inequalities and how this impacts on delivering care in hospital and beyond
Skills
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication
- Ability to organise self and others
- Ability to form good relationship with patients
Desirable
- Excellent presentation kills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 15 December 2024
