Job Description

Therapies on Thames provides private home rehabilitation services in Berkshire. Established in 2012, we offer Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy to people in their homes, care homes or in hospitals.

We are looking for therapy assistant to join our team who can offer flexible hours to help us expand our 7 days a week service. If you are looking to flexible working then this is a good opportunity for you. We offer a very generous hourly rate (13 to 15hour) and pay for mileage costs.

We are looking for therapy assistants who can travel in the community, visiting patients in Egham and the surrounding areas including: Windsor, Virginia water, Ascot, and other areas in a 15 mile radius of Egham.

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in therapists supervision and care. To ensure a high standard of clinical practice for patients under your care.

Take responsibility for the implementation of treatment programmes for an identified caseload, with access to supervision from senior therapy staff.

To organise the identified workload efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.

Identify those customers who may require treatment or intervention by more senior staff or other services

Make limited decisions and judgements on straightforward clinical treatments and prioritise within agreed parameters, applying clinical reasoning skills.

Be able to judge when patient is unwell and deteriorating and call for appropriate assistance in a timely manner..

Under Therapy direction plan, treat, evaluate and progress customer care to maximise their treatment potential for an identified specific caseload.

To follow departmental procedures, policy, guidance and pathways where they exist eg lone working policy, manual handling, infection control.

To identify and manage clinical risk within own clinical caseload, and report to supervising Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist.

To have knowledge of a range of manual handling and mobility skills relevant to the management of patients, including safe use of transfer equipment.

To provide Occupational Therapy /physiotherapy to patients to progress their functional abilities.

To be aware of own safety and safety of others, assessing risk and reporting any adverse incidents or near misses.

To participate in CPD and develop knowledge and skills by attending relevant training and keeping mandatory training up to date.

Information Management

Under delegation of Therapists to make onward referrals to other community services

Under Therapists delegation to order and issue equipment to support independence

To maintain comprehensive, accurate and timely patient notes and records in accordance with department policy, and to ensure safekeeping and confidentiality of those records and records in current use by the team

To keep comprehensive records of activity in accordance with local, Rehabilitation team and national requirements and guidelines, using departmental IT software systems as required

To contribute to the completion of activity records to inform planning and service delivery within the Therapy service.

To use computer skills to support role, including EPR, e-mail

Job Types: Part-time, Freelance

Pay: 14.00-15.00 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension Flexitime On-site parking Work from home
Ability to commute/relocate:

Gloucester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

HCPC (preferred)
Work Location: In person