Therapy Technician - Inpatient rehabilitation

This role is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic candidate who wishes to work with the adult patient group in a friendly and motivated multi-disciplinary team at magnolia Unit based at St Michael's Primary Care Unit in Enfield.

This service provides short term Inpatient nursing and therapy services to patients admitted for rehabilitation, reablement and recovery promoting independence and encouraging integration back to the community. The post holder will provide therapy assessments and interventions within the remit of their role to inpatients under the supervision of the senior therapy clinicians within the team.

The post holder will be required to support the delivery of rehabilitation and recovery programmes including individualised and group based therapeutic sessions and education / enabling programmes and to visit patients in their own homes to carry out prescribed treatment and assess for and provide appropriate mobility aids and equipment directly or by prescription.

The postholder may be required to work at various sites as part of the role to support Inpatient services, including out in the community in people's homes and be part of a 7 day therapy service as directed by the Integrated Therapies Lead.

Development is encouraged through regular supervision and CPD opportunities and the post holder will work closely with colleagues within the wider therapy team.

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

To undertake clinical work delegated by the qualified therapy staff including Physiotherapist & Occupational therapist and at times other AHPs.

To be responsible for a designated caseload of patients.

To work effectively as a member of a team in providing a programme of ward based therapeutic activities - individual & group based.

To contribute to all stages of the therapeutic process including:

Information gathering through liaison with clients, their informal carers, and colleagues from health and other agencies.

Completing simple assessments, through interview and observation of functional tasks.

Provision of aids and equipment.

Identifying needs and forming goals and plans for interventions.

Completing a wide range of interventions including: - giving therapeutic advice; mobility, transfers, functional, ADL based rehabilitation programmes, enabling self-management of conditions through patient and carer education, home assessments and home-based therapy programmes, equipment assessment, prescription and safe use within the ward based as well as home environment. Evaluating patient progress through regular re-assessment and ensuring continuous progression by graded activity through a 1:1 or groups-based approach. Contribute to formal therapy assessments and provide feedback.

Review of patients after completion of minor adaptations to home environment.

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Canterbury ward ( 17 beds) , Capetown ward ( 38 beds) and Magnolia unit (34 beds) are the 3 Inpatient rehabilitation wards within the trust based on the Chase farm hospital & St Michael's sites . These services provide intensive inpatient rehabilitation and recovery therapy programmes to adults admitted for a short stay.

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

To undertake clinical work delegated by the qualified therapy staff including Physiotherapist & Occupational therapist and at times other AHPs.

To be responsible for a designated caseload of patients.

To work effectively as a member of a team in providing a programme of ward based therapeutic activities - individual & group based.

To contribute to all stages of the therapeutic process including:

Information gathering through liaison with clients, their informal carers, and colleagues from health and other agencies.

Completing simple assessments, through interview and observation of functional tasks.

Provision of aids and equipment.

Identifying needs and forming goals and plans for interventions.

Completing a wide range of interventions including: - giving therapeutic advice; mobility, transfers, functional, ADL based rehabilitation programmes, enabling self-management of conditions through patient and carer education, home assessments and home-based therapy programmes, equipment assessment, prescription and safe use within the ward based as well as home environment. Evaluating patient progress through regular re-assessment and ensuring continuous progression by graded activity through a 1:1 or groups-based approach. Contribute to formal therapy assessments and provide feedback.

Review of patients after completion of minor adaptations to home environment.

Discharge planning including completion of appropriate referrals and reports, home visits and follow up visits as directed by the qualified therapy staff. To use clinical reasoning within your role remit throughout the therapeutic process providing a rationale for your assessment, interventions and changes in patient presentation.