We are pleased to be able to offer a part time 28.5 hours per week band 3 Multi-therapy Assistant role working in the Wokingham area of Berkshire. We are a community team covering from Twyford to Finchampstead. We are an integrated team including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Therapy assistants. The service supports multiple pathways including Community Reablement, Rapid Response, Falls and Community Physiotherapy. This is an exciting time to join BHFT, as we develop services to work in an integrated way within the community in Wokingham and across Berkshire West.

The successful candidate will be required to provide high quality, responsive services working as an integral member of the Intermediate Care Team and wider Integrated Community team. You will work closely with social services and voluntary organization for adults with a wide range of physical impairments and mental health conditions.

The successful candidate will work autonomously under the guidance of the Care Coordinator and Therapists having a clinical responsibility for a designated caseload as well as supporting the delivery and monitoring of care visits and therapy plans delegated from the clinicians.

Interviews to be held  27th October 2022

 Salary - £21,396 - £22,866 per annum, pro rata (incl of HCAS)

Main duties of the job

•    Support all intermediate care pathways to promote the timely assessment and management of referrals with multiple co-morbidities and rehabilitation needs.
•    To support band 3 therapy assistants of the Intermediate care team with clinical development.
•   To support the triage of referrals into the intermediate care team reviewing service user needs and sign posting to other services when indicated.
•   Hold a caseload and work autonomously under the guidance and support of the therapy assistant coordinator and therapists.
•    Work flexibly to ensure urgent referrals are adequately managed
•    Supporting colleagues in the delivery of compassionate, safe and structured care
•    Provide guidance and appropriate delegation within the team to band 3 colleagues.
•    Working pattern + Service operating hours

Intermediate care team is a 7-day service which operates from 08.00 – 22.00hrs with Early (8:00-16:00) and Late shifts (14:00-22:00). You would be expected to be able to cover all aspects of the shift pattern. Shifts are rostered 3 months in advance and shifts/days off etc can be requested in advance. Flexible working requests can be discussed and considered at interview. 

The 3/4 “must haves” for you to be considered for this role: 
 
•    NVQ 3 or Equivalent experience.
•    Ability to demonstrate interest in working with older people.
•    Ability to demonstrate the needs of patient/client with long term conditions
•    Ability to Drive & have use of a car

Working for our organisation

Berkshire Healthcare has a record of achievement and success that places us as one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We are rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC, we have a history of strong financial performance, and we have a highly skilled and engaged workforce. We aspire to be an outstanding organisation for everyone: our people, our patients, their families, and their carers. 

 Some of the benefits of joining our team:

•    Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance 
•    Annual leave – 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff 
•    Excellent learning and development opportunities 
•    Salary sacrifice scheme for a new car 
•    Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff 
•    Confidential telephone care service providing independent support and advice for staff. 
•    And so much more  

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.

Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.

Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.