Job Description

Intermediate care is a multidisciplinary service that helps people to be as independent as possible. It provides support and rehabilitation to people at risk of hospital admission or who have been in hospital. It aims to ensure people transfer from hospital to the community in a timely way and to prevent unnecessary admissions to hospitals and residential care.



Reading Intermediate Care is a team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, a nurse, and senior therapy assistants, who treat people in their own homes to rehabilitate them to as high a level of independence as possible. This supportive multidisciplinary teamwork with patients across Reading in close communication with social services, voluntary agencies and GPs. The team also support the hospital discharges / 2 day pathway/ falls / community physiotherapy pathways and providing support to patients at risk of hospital admission due to lack of equipment or care support.



The Senior Therapy Assistant will work with and support the clinicians by working with the patients to achieve their goals. They will also receive and process referrals, collect relevant data information and share information with the relevant services.



The post holder will support and teach practical skills to junior therapeutic and care assistants, students, patients their relatives and/or carers



To undertake initial safe assessments when a referral is received through the Lead Referral Co-ordinators from general practitioners in the reading locality or from the community/acute hospital. To ensure that patients are taken on through the appropriate service and have a clear care plan identifying their needs and ensure appropriate actions are taken. To discuss patients, progress while on the service and review with the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate . To assist the patient in identifying their goals and to recognise when these have been achieved. To holistically support the patient throughout the re- ablement process and to fulfil the needs of those who are unable to recover from ill health. To have a patient centred approach. To liaise with Registered Nurses, Registered Occupational Therapists, Registred Physiotherapists and Care Managers/Social Workers to communicate changes in patients'



condition and to keep accurate and concise reports. To be the first point of contact for junior staff and escalate accordingly. To contribute and participate in professional development meetings. To receive and process referrals, collect relevant information and share information with the relevant services. To collect information for triage of referrals and assess the patients' needs from the information collated and to pursue the most appropriate action in a timely manner on behalf of the referrer or patient.



Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

Caring for and about you is our top priority



Committed to providing good quality, safe services



Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions



Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:



Flexible working options to support work-life balance



27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell



Generous NHS pension scheme



Excellent learning and career development opportunities



'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles



Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services



Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants



Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality



Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave



Free parking across Trust sites



FOR SECONDMENT ROLES ONLY - If the secondment role becomes permanent, the successful candidate may be offered the permanent position.

The "must haves" for you to be considered for this role:

Have excellent communication skills



Car driver with ability and readiness to travel to multiple sites



Willingness to work alone and effectively manage co-morbidities under the rehabilitation umbrella



For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.



We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.



We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.



Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible