The Dorset County Hospital Therapy Team is looking for an enthusiastic, reliable team player to join the Therapies Department as a Senior Therapy Assistant.
The successful candidate will mainly work within our inpatient therapy teams. This may be in the following areas: Elderly Care, Orthopaedics, Stroke and Neuro, Respiratory, and may be on a static or a rotational basis. Experience in healthcare is essential, ideally as a therapy assistant. Basic IT and administrative skills are required. Car drivers only, as part of the role will be supporting home visits.
The successful applicant will assist in treating a wide variety of clinical conditions and work alongside both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, delivering rehabilitation and assisting in the safe and timely discharge of patients. We provide supervision within the team and have training provided for therapy assistants. You are encouraged to develop through appraisals and Continual Professional Development.
The Therapies service at Dorset County Hospital is an integrated Therapies Service working together to ensure that Therapies provision is the best that it can be, balancing quality and resourcing issues to provide and improve patient-centered services. The Therapies team is committed to the principle of seven-day working and is currently working towards it. Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a modern District General Hospital, offering an excellent working environment. Expert Band 7 therapy staff are available in all clinical areas. Your professional development is our priority with regular appraisals and objective setting to ensure your potential is achieved.
For further details or informal visits, contact: Name: Georgie Lee Job title: Respiratory Team Lead Email address: georgina.lee@dchft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01305 254692 Sandra Firth - Head of Physiotherapy:
sandra.firth@dchft.nhs.uk or contact the main therapy department on 01305 255241.
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The successful candidate will mainly work within our inpatient therapy teams. This may be in the following areas: Elderly Care, Orthopaedics, Stroke and Neuro, Respiratory, and may be on a static or a rotational basis. Experience in healthcare is essential, ideally as a therapy assistant. Basic IT and administrative skills are required. Car drivers only, as part of the role will be supporting home visits.
The successful applicant will assist in treating a wide variety of clinical conditions and work alongside both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, delivering rehabilitation and assisting in the safe and timely discharge of patients. We provide supervision within the team and have training provided for therapy assistants. You are encouraged to develop through appraisals and Continual Professional Development.
The Therapies service at Dorset County Hospital is an integrated Therapies Service working together to ensure that Therapies provision is the best that it can be, balancing quality and resourcing issues to provide and improve patient-centered services. The Therapies team is committed to the principle of seven-day working and is currently working towards it. Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a modern District General Hospital, offering an excellent working environment. Expert Band 7 therapy staff are available in all clinical areas. Your professional development is our priority with regular appraisals and objective setting to ensure your potential is achieved.
For further details or informal visits, contact: Name: Georgie Lee Job title: Respiratory Team Lead Email address: georgina.lee@dchft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01305 254692 Sandra Firth - Head of Physiotherapy:
sandra.firth@dchft.nhs.uk or contact the main therapy department on 01305 255241.
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