Band 4 Therapy Assistant AGM

• To work as a member of the Therapy Service team
• To assist the therapist with a range of duties including patient-facing and administration.
• Plan and provide programmes of therapeutic activity for patients, within the framework laid down by the therapists.
• Implement and evaluate basic therapy interventions for patients in activities relating to their treatment programme
• To record patient information including in electronic notes.
• To maintain rehab equipment in the department.
• To input patient data onto the IT system.
• To support the ward active recovery support workers and therapy assistants informally.

Communication and relationship skills

• To participate in regular meetings with other members of the Therapy teamand Multidisciplinary team
• To provide and receive routine information to staff, patients, and carers.
• To communicate factual information to patients.
• To persuade patients to co-operate in their rehabilitation programme usingencouragement, reassurance, tact and sensitivity; overcome barriers tounderstanding with patients whose understanding is impaired.
• To be able to maintain records and documentation required by work settings in accordance with local policies and Therapy specifications.
• On an informal bases, to promote the profile of Therapies in the Trust.
• To be able to work flexibly under pressure at a fast pace.

Service management and development

• To work with therapists to implement policies within the team and thedepartment.
• To assist the therapists to actively participate in the fieldwork education oftherapy students seconded to the service.
• To participate actively in sharing and receiving in-service training anddevelopment to ensure continuous professional development, as appropriate to grade and experience.
• To be aware of and promote cross-site links.
• To work with other therapy staff to adhere to policies/protocols for the service,as appropriate.
• To provide general support for less experienced staff.
• To follow policies (Trust and Departmental) in own role.
• Active involvement in audits and quality initiative projects under guidance oftherapists.
• To help collect data for informal and formal clinical research activities,underpinned by appropriate methodology and documentation
• To be willing to take on extra responsibilities to develop the service e.g. BackCare Facilitator, First Aider, Fire Monitor.
• To assist therapists with inducting new staff to the department.
• To assist therapist with training new therapy assistant to the department.

Clinical skills

• To implement treatment plans established by therapists.
• To assess and formulate treatment plans for routine patients as guided bytherapists.
• To assist therapist to carry out identified home assessments in accordancewith the Occupational Therapy Service guidelines.
• To assess patients mobility and issue appropriate equipment under guidanceof therapists.
• To provide advice to patients/carers on safe use and care of prescribedequipment.
• To assess patients stamina/understanding during treatment sessions.
• To update patients goals appropriately and in a timely manner.
• To ensure appropriate liaison and follow-up at community level prior topatients discharge including family members.
• Cleaning, storage and maintenance of therapies-owned equipment andequipment for loaning
• Assist in the transporting and re-stocking of therapies equipment stores
• Arrange for ongoing servicing of chairs as appropriate.
• To have a holistic understanding of patient and their condition as well aspsychosocial dynamics as they impact the patients function.
• To plan and provide programmes of therapeutic activity within frameworkestablished by therapists.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Essential: - Good General Education (to GCSE standard); - Previous relevant clinical work in a health-care setting; - Understand the role of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy within general medicine in a hospital setting; - Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team; - Effective communication skills; - Ability to manage own time effectively and efficiently; - Ability to show initiativewith a proactive approach; - Ability to learn new skills; - Professional interest in speciality of frailty, older age rehabilitation, and general medicine

Desirable: - Previous Therapy Assistant experience.