Apprentice Therapy Assistant

Apprentice Therapy Assistant

Job description

Job overview

Apprentice Therapy Assistant Children's Therapy

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Children’s Therapy Team, working alongside physiotherapists, occupational therapists and therapy assistants to provide therapy for children and young people in a variety of settings, both within hospital and the community, including special schools.

The team offer therapy for children and young people with a wide range of physical and learning needs.

Conditional progression to Band 3 post upon completion of Level 3 Senior Health Care Support Worker Apprentice within 27 months of commencing post and subject to further informal interview







All Advanced Apprentice Therapy Assistants will complete an induction programme and the Care Certificate upon starting in the role.

It is essential that you then achieve an Advanced Level 3 Senior Health Care Support Worker qualification within 27 months of commencing this post which includes attendance at Doncaster College 2 days per month as part of the 20% off the job training that will be provided.

This is a supervised post. You will be allocated a mentor throughout the 27 months apprenticeship to supervise and support you with your learning.

If you are caring, hardworking, self-motivated and able to motivate others; and wish to be part of our Children’s Therapy team, then we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to work alongside therapists in the management of some shared patients completing joint assessments, but also independently managing your own patient caseload.







You must have great communication and time management skills and be able to prioritise taking into consideration the variety of patients’ needs and have the ability to be flexible and to work as part of a team.

You will be able to follow instructions as well as being able to show initiative and to work independently. Documentation is an integral part of the role and you will be expected to document within patients’ records.

Computer skills are essential as you will be accessing patient details and ordering equipment on the Clinical Therapy Information systems.

Working for our organisation

Doncaster & Bassetlaw NHS FT is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 420,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, and the surrounding areas.

Our services are based over three main hospital sites employing over 6,000 colleagues.







It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, so whether you spend just one year or fifty with us, it’s our pledge to help you Develop , Belong and Thrive , Here .

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.

Speak to us about how we might be able to support a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits including :

- Extensive range of learning opportunities
- NHS Pension Scheme






- Generous holiday entitlement commencing at 27 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (pro rata).
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
- NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Person specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential criteria

- 2 GCSE’s grade C’ or above, or equivalent, including English language and Maths
- IT skills
- Commitment to work towards completion of the Advanced Senior Health Care Support Worker Apprenticeship over 27 months

Desirable criteria

Nationally recognised training course(s) relevant to post

Experience

Essential criteria

- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience of working with children

Desirable criteria







- Experience working acute / outpatient / community settings
- Experience of working as a Physiotherapy / OT Assistant
- Experience working in health care environment
- Experience working in a multidisciplinary team

Interpersonal Skills

Essential criteria

- Good communication and listening skills with an understanding of the needs of people with disabilities and their carers
- Leadership skills including empowerment of others
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Ability to take direction from others
- Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear, accurate and logical manner
- Ability to reflect on own practice
- Able to work as a team member
- Flexible
- Empathetic
- Reliable

Organisational Skills

Essential criteria







- Ability to organise own workload and assist others to manage their caseloads
- Time management skills
- Delegation skills
- Proactive problem solving skills
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for services
- Ability to comprehend and work within Trust’s policies to meet the differing needs of patients and carers, including Data Protection, Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety
- Ability to keep accurate and legible records

Other

Essential criteria

- Ability to undertake the physical requirements of the post
- Full Driving Licence

Desirable criteria

- Access to own transport