Therapy Assistant

The post holder will predominantly work independently in the community setting with adults referred to the team who present with a range of physical dysfunction/or disabilities resulting from injury, illness, surgery or chronic disease, within a range of community settings.

On an on-going basis the post holder will support short term therapy goals set by the Physiotherapists, Occupational therapists and Associate Practitioners.

The post holder will also support on joint visits and hospital based clinics such as the amputee clinic.

The nominal base will be Chester Le Street Hospital but you will be expected to independently travel across the whole North Durham locality including the Shotley Bridge Hospital site and surrounding area depending on the needs of the service.

The successful candidate will be expected to complete documentation at point of care and be able to use a lone worker system in compliance with Health and Safety.

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust are one of the largest integrated organisations in the country, providing hospital and community services to a population of over 650,000. We are an ambitious and innovative organisation with a talented workforce of over 7,000 colleagues. Our Vision is to be Right First Time, Every Time and our mission is to provide safe, compassionate and joined-up care to the populations of County Durham and Darlington.

Do you have the enthusiasm and motivation to take on a new challenge within our forward thinking trust?

Are you an excellent team worker but also have the drive to lead and influence change?

Do you strive or aspire to provide seamless holistic patient centred care within a progressive Multi Disciplinary Team?

We are looking for a dynamic individual to join the Community Therapy North Team at Chester Le Street Community Hospital working alongside Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Associate Practitioners . The team is part of the North Durham Community Rehabilitation Team which works across Durham, Chester le Street and Derwentside. This post will include independent and joint working in the community setting., If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

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