Band 4 - Therapy Assistant Practitioner, HWE Surgical Centre
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Do you want to be part of a team working in brand new, purpose-built theatres providing planned surgery for patients across Hertfordshire and west Essex? We are looking NOW for talented staff to form the core team that will be the beating heart of the Hertfordshire and West Essex Surgical Centre being built at St Albans City Hospital and set to open in Spring 2025. More than 4,000 patients will be seen at the hub each year for non-complex orthopaedic, hip and knee surgery as well as ear, nose and throat procedures and spinal injections. Being separated from emergency services will reduce the risk of short-notice cancellations. This is a fabulous opportunity to play a key role in a flagship collaborative project between the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Herts and West Essex Integrated Care Board. The Surgical Centre will focus on Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) standards and will be a highly efficient facility, achieving 85% theatre utilisation and operating sessions over an extended 10-hour day, four days a week, with shorter, 8-hour operating session taking place on Friday and Saturdays. Main duties of the job
To work as part of the therapy and multidisciplinary team providing seven-day delivery of the Orthopaedic Therapy Service at the Surgical Centre based at St Albans City Hospital. The post holder will manage their own routine caseload of patients and aim for timely discharge including same day discharge for non-complex surgical patients. The post holder will be part of a team that work across an 8am - 8pm, 7 day shift pattern, enabling same day discharge for orthopaedic patients. Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role. Person Specification
Education and qualifications:
Good general education up to GSCE or equivalent. NVQ level III in health-related subject or equivalent qualification. Evidence of recent study in field of health care and/or rehabilitation. Maths and English level II. Knowledge:
Understanding of the therapy assistant role within patient's therapy assessment and discharge planning. Knowledge of local services for onward referral. Experience:
Significant experience as a therapy or nursing assistant in the NHS. NHS experience, particularly in an Acute environment. Experience of managing and prioritising own caseload. Experience of outcome measures and common rehab techniques. Experience of working with orthopaedic patients. Experience of discharge planning from the acute setting. 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. West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust £27,857 to £30,570 a year pro rata inc HCA
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West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Do you want to be part of a team working in brand new, purpose-built theatres providing planned surgery for patients across Hertfordshire and west Essex? We are looking NOW for talented staff to form the core team that will be the beating heart of the Hertfordshire and West Essex Surgical Centre being built at St Albans City Hospital and set to open in Spring 2025. More than 4,000 patients will be seen at the hub each year for non-complex orthopaedic, hip and knee surgery as well as ear, nose and throat procedures and spinal injections. Being separated from emergency services will reduce the risk of short-notice cancellations. This is a fabulous opportunity to play a key role in a flagship collaborative project between the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Herts and West Essex Integrated Care Board. The Surgical Centre will focus on Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) standards and will be a highly efficient facility, achieving 85% theatre utilisation and operating sessions over an extended 10-hour day, four days a week, with shorter, 8-hour operating session taking place on Friday and Saturdays. Main duties of the job
To work as part of the therapy and multidisciplinary team providing seven-day delivery of the Orthopaedic Therapy Service at the Surgical Centre based at St Albans City Hospital. The post holder will manage their own routine caseload of patients and aim for timely discharge including same day discharge for non-complex surgical patients. The post holder will be part of a team that work across an 8am - 8pm, 7 day shift pattern, enabling same day discharge for orthopaedic patients. Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and details about the role. Person Specification
Education and qualifications:
Good general education up to GSCE or equivalent. NVQ level III in health-related subject or equivalent qualification. Evidence of recent study in field of health care and/or rehabilitation. Maths and English level II. Knowledge:
Understanding of the therapy assistant role within patient's therapy assessment and discharge planning. Knowledge of local services for onward referral. Experience:
Significant experience as a therapy or nursing assistant in the NHS. NHS experience, particularly in an Acute environment. Experience of managing and prioritising own caseload. Experience of outcome measures and common rehab techniques. Experience of working with orthopaedic patients. Experience of discharge planning from the acute setting. 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. West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust £27,857 to £30,570 a year pro rata inc HCA
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