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Community Therapy Support Worker in Chesterfield

On-site in Chesterfield·Full-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Salary: £25,760 - £27,476 a year
About £1,840 - £1,940 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Chesterfield
Contract: Full-time
Closing date: Apply by Monday 16 November

Skills

Driving Licence

Nice to have

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in Chesterfield.

The role

Job summary

We are looking to recruit new Community Therapy Support Worker to join our friendly community therapy team within the Chesterfield and Dronfield area.

The community therapy team provides input, admission avoidance, rehabilitation and ADL support to patients within their own homes.

Our Chesterfield and Dronfield Integrated Community Services are a multi-disciplinary team, providing person-centred holistic care to patients with a wide variety of health conditions.

You will be joining an established team with a wealth of experience. If you have the necessary knowledge, skills and experience, please get in touch.

Main duties of the job

As a therapy support worker you will be required to follow treatment plans within the patient record and under the direction of the qualified Therapists, and deliver therapy interventions to patients within their own homes.

You will be required to do an array of mandatory training related to your role and will be provided with a supervisor to provide 1 to 1 support, to offering you ongoing wellbeing support and assisting you with signing off competencies and closing any skills gaps you may have.

If you are interested in the role, keen to learn and develop your skills within a community setting we really want to hear from you! Please get in touch to discuss anything or arrange a visit to come and meet the team.

About us

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

NVQ Level III in care / BTEC Health & Social Care or equivalent
Experience of working in adult health care setting

Desirable

Additional training in:- Rehabilitation, Palliative Care, Care of the Older person

Experience and Knowledge Required

Essential

Previous experience of team working in a health/social care setting
Understanding of factors that influence health and wellbeing
Understanding of the implications for, and responsibilities of the post for Risk Management and Safeguarding

Other

Essential

Able to work flexibly to meet service demands
Able to work across daytime shifts and work weekends and bank holidays
Valid driving licence and access to a vehicle

Skills

Essential

Basic IT skills
Good verbal communication skills
Able to keep accurate records
Well-developed inter-personal skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.