Role Summary
Are you keen to make a difference to patients? Are you enthusiastic, a motivator and keen to help patients achieve their goals after a neurological diagnosis? If so, this might be the post for you. We offer fantastic opportunities to work in a like-minded rehab team, providing personalised care to patients whilst making the most of the training and development opportunities available to you.
About the Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
Working in a Therapy Support Worker role is an ideal starting point for a career at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the NHS.
Guided by senior members of the Therapy Team you’ll progress along your career pathway with the help of our learning and development opportunities. Within the Therapy department we nurture a workforce of home-grown talent and are proud of our many staff who began their careers in Therapy Support Worker roles and have progressed into other more specialist or registrant roles.
The post is based in the Neurorehab Service . The Team work across in patient, community (Early Supported Discharge ESD) and out-patient settings to provide specialist, evidence based Neurorehab to patients following stoke or other Neurological diagnosis. This post is rotational across community and in patients enabling you to gain experience of the patient’s rehab journey. You will also be supported to acquire knowledge and skills within each setting that will give you a sound core competency in Stroke care and Neurorehab.
The in-patient team are an integrated physiotherapy and occupational therapy team working on a 24 bedded ward at North Devon District Hospital. They work closely with the broader MDT including the Nursing staff, Doctors, Speech and Language Therapists, Dieticians and Psychologists. The team is specialist in providing acute therapy post stroke and neurological diagnosis. They assess patient’s physical and cognitive abilities as well as functional ability with things like walking, washing and dressing and activities in the kitchen. They consider the patient’s previous abilities, home and lifestyle to plan goals and formulate a treatment plan. The team work closely with patients and families to support them with what has happened and plan for the future.
The community ESD team visit patients in their homes as soon as patients are able to be discharged from hospital, and provide intensive, specialist Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy. The team work with patients to understand what is important to them, and set realistic and achievable goals. Community rehab sessions are varied from supporting exercise programmes, assisting patients to learn to walk, practicing tasks using an affected arm, assessing for adaptations and equipment and outdoor mobility practice to name but a few. There are lots of opportunities for joint working and discussion with senior therapists. The team are excellent at problem solving and communicating well with other agencies involved in the patient’s care such as care agencies, social workers and district nurses. The ESD team also run in reach sessions to see patients in the local community hospital gym settings and run a VISTA stroke exercise and education class.
Why join the therapies team?
We are a friendly and dedicated team. By joining the department, you will be joining a group of likeminded professionals who aim to rehabilitate patients, avoid admissions, and promote health, well-being and independence.
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 8am -4pm. One weekend shift (8am - 4pm) in every 6 weeks.
Interview Date: To be confirmed
For further information please contact: Catherine Sandbach, Neurorehabilitation Service Lead on 01271 322 375 or catherine.sandbach@nhs.net
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
