Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Therapy Assistant (fixed term post) to the Palliative Care Therapy Team based at Salisbury Hospice. We are a small but busy team, with many opportunities for development.



The post will initially be for a period of 12 months. 18 hours a week, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 09:30 - 16:00

Duties will include:

Supporting the occupational therapist and physiotherapist in the assessment and rehabilitation of inpatients at the hospice on the ward, working with Day Patients, Out-Patients and accompanying therapists on their community visits. There is an expectation that the post holder may be asked to work with patients alone in the community



Assisting in the provision of groupwork such as exercise or horticulture groups



Maintenance of therapy equipment stores and supplies



Use of computer skills to order and monitor equipment deliveries, record patient intervention and other administrative tasks such as compliance with MLE



This post will require the post holder to be able to drive and have access to a car and deliver equipment when required



A flexible working approach is essential



Only applicants with previous experience as a therapy assistant, and/or palliative care experience will be considered



To assist the therapists in providing a high standard of care to patients.



To treat patients referred by a therapist, according to set treatment goals, monitoring patient progress and adapting treatment as necessary. This could involve working in a variety of locations (including the community setting), reporting patient's progress and informing therapists of any problems.



The therapy assistant is expected to undertake therapy tasks independently, following written or verbal instructions from a qualified therapist. Access to advice and support from a qualified therapist is available. To undertake routine administrative and departmental tasks to ensure the smooth running of the department.



Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.



We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.



We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.



Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk



Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.