
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job Summary
Looking to diversify your skills? The role of the therapy assistant is to assist the Multidisciplinary team in the delivery of care and rehabilitation to patients within the ITU setting. The clinical duties will include skills and competencies of Physio, OT, SALT and Dietetic professions.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will work within the following clinical areas: Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics and Physiotherapy. Flexibilty is key as the post holder will need to be able to manage their own time and caseload.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work without direct supervision but under the direction of the AHP (Physio, OT, SALT, Dietetic) to perform specific tasks for patients as part of their treatment and rehabilitation programmes.
- To provide initial assessments and follow-up treatments to patients, identify patient needs, develop treatment plans and review progress regularly. Ensure patient centred goals are agreed and documented in their goal booklet.
- Communicate with the MDT any patient issues, progress and changes in the patient condition.
- To organise, prioritise and adjust own workload in relation to demand and time constraints.
- The ability to make changes to own practice, offer suggestions for improving services and engage with research and audit
- Be responsible for maintaining stock levels including feed and nutritional supplements.
- Be responsible for ordering, maintaining and cleaning of equipment
- You will be expected to work your contracted hours over 7 days.
- Provide Post ICU support: follow up reviews, monitoring, highlight any on-going rehab, nutrition , swallow or speech issues.
Closing Date: 20 March 2025
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