Therapy Support Worker at University Hospitals Birmingham (Visa Sponsorship)
University Hospitals Birmingham is actively seeking a compassionate and motivated Therapy Support Worker to join their team. This is a highly rewarding role, and sponsorship opportunities are available for exceptional candidates.
About the Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading healthcare providers. Guided by the vision to Build Healthier Lives, the trust places a high value on its exceptional staff and their contributions to delivering outstanding care.
Why Join Us?
At University Hospitals Birmingham, we are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive workplace. Our priorities include:
– Health and Wellbeing: We invest in our staff’s physical and mental health, offering flexible working arrangements whenever possible.
– Professional Growth: With a wide range of training and development programs, we are dedicated to helping our staff achieve their personal and career aspirations.
Become part of an organization that values your skills, invests in your future, and empowers you to make a meaningful impact in healthcare.
Position: Therapy Support Worker
Salary: £22,071 to £25,674 per annum
Job Type: Full Time
Location: West Midlands, UK
About the Role
Are you looking for a challenge? We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and innovative band 3 generic therapy support worker to work within our therapy teams. This is a permanent post based at Good Hope Hospital. The post-holder will work alongside the established therapy teams within the acute setting. A band 3 generic therapy support worker will be expected to undertake several duties with supervision from a registered physiotherapist or occupational therapist and be responsible for an agreed specific caseload. The post holder will be competent to work with occupational therapy and physiotherapy and make referrals to different agencies as required.
Applicants should have an interest in Older People and Medicine and have experience in the therapy treatment of these patient groups. Along with good clinical skills, interpersonal skills and being able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
You will join our large proactive team of therapists who provide a therapy service within this teaching trust. We are committed to the continued professional and career development of all staff.
Applicants must be prepared to participate in our 7-day working service. Please note this is a full-time post however, part-time is negotiable.
The role of the Generic Therapy Support Worker (TSW) is to support the delivery of Therapy Services to patients. The role will support a range of therapy professions, covering predominately Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists working within the relevant clinical area. The TSW will work under the supervision of Registered Therapists and will be responsible for an agreed-specific caseload.
Main Duties
A small but not exhaustive list of duties:
- To be responsible for delegated aspects of clinical intervention, working without direct supervision and providing feedback to the Registered Therapist or Senior TSW regarding assessment of patient progress.
- With training and guidance, to complete a range of initial screening assessments and follow referral criteria.
- To independently conduct site visits to fit and deliver equipment and obtain necessary heights as requested by the qualified therapist.
- In negotiation with the registered therapist, to provide a range of therapeutic activities that instruct and guide the client to achieve personal goals e.g. activities of daily living, physical compensatory or rehabilitative activities, appropriate exercises, gait re-education and stairs assessments.
- To work alongside ward and therapy staff to support the Eat/Drink/ Dress and keep moving approach (EDDM).
- To be responsible for the safe use of equipment and aids for patients, observing a personal duty of care about all resources, equipment and assets encountered in the course of the work.
Qualifications
Essential
- Education to GCSE level or equivalent including English and maths
- Able to demonstrate competence in maths and written and spoken English
- Educated to A Level / NVQ 3/ BTEC or equivalent (e.g NVQ 2 or similar vocational qualification PLUS experience working in a care setting)
- Care certificate or be willing to work towards this
Experience (Essential)
- Relevant therapy/health / social care experience
- Experience in dealing with people
- Experience working in a team
- Can demonstrate a broad understanding of relevant areas of therapy, the effect of illness/critical conditions/disability on function and health and the basic aims of rehabilitation
- Good understanding of the role of the therapy support worker in the relevant area
- Understanding of confidentiality and data protection in healthcare
Additional Criteria (Essential)
- Able to work as part of an interdisciplinary team
- Ability to take responsibility under guidance
- Know your own limitations and role boundaries
- Able to seek support from others when required
- Able to deal with potentially upsetting clinical settings/situations
- Demonstrates empathy to a wide range of patients, carers, staff
- Demonstrates commitment to patient-centred care
- Reliable and trustworthy
- Able to work under pressure
- Demonstrates commitment to work flexibly to meet the challenging demands of the service
Benefits
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly CLICK HERE to learn more and apply
Application Status: Closed