Wessex Rehab - Therapy Assistant
At Wessex Rehab, we go beyond standard outpatient rehabilitation. Within the spacious facility you’ll find a large gym and private treatment areas, as well as our more unusual therapy spaces including a bouldering wall, industrial workshop and hydrotherapy pool. Patients referred to our facility have often suffered significant; life changing physical injuries and have undergone advanced and interesting surgical reconstruction.
As part of the multi\-disciplinary specialist team, you’ll treat patients with a range of injuries and conditions affecting Upper Limb and Lower Limbs and also patient with long term pain conditions.
You will assist in the delivery of tailored rehabilitation programmes in both 1:1 and group environments. It is essential that you enjoy working with other therapists and approach complex problems with optimism and flexibility. The post holder will spend multiple sessions per week with each service user and will be expected to support therapists as they guide them from the acute stage, through advanced rehab and toward long term goals including return to work and sports participation.
Please follow the link for a Virtual Tour of Wessex Rehab: https://youtu.be/ynkAv5kljV8
To work as part of the Wessex Rehab therapy team in providing a high standard of specialist rehabilitation to patients from a range of complex trauma, chronic pain and limb loss referral pathways.
To deliver and adapt patient’s therapy treatment plans within boundaries as agreed with the senior therapist.
To run group and 1:1 exercise and activity sessions in a variety of locations, including the gym, industrial workshop, kitchen and garden spaces.
To work under the supervision of an HCPC registered therapist (PT / OT) to deliver prescribed treatments across professional disciplines.
To participate in multi\-disciplinary discussions
To develop and maintain the skills necessary to meet the requirements of the post, utilising a variety of learning opportunities
To carry out administrative tasks as required to support the Wessex Rehab service
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics \& Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On\-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities
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