Therapy Assistant-1

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We believe that every life deserves world class healthcare.

Job Summary

Salary: Starting from 33094 depending on experience

Hours: 37.5 hours a week

Location: 33 Grosvenor Place London United Kingdom. SW1X 7HY

Contract: Full-time Permanent

What are we looking for

Cleveland Clinic London are looking to recruit a Therapy Assistant to join our Therapy Services team with a competitive salary range on offer dependent on experience.

This is a full time permanent role with the following shift patterns:

Monday to Friday

8am-4pm

10am-6pm

What makes us different

Cleveland Clinic London offers a brand-new high-acuity environment with the very latest equipment where caregivers are encouraged to grow their expertise across multiple specialties and in collaboration with expert clinicians. Our Mission Caring for life researching for health and educating those who serve assures our unwavering commitment to professional development.

As part of the innovative therapy team this role will work alongside and support senior clinical Caregivers to deliver effective and evidenced based day to day therapy management of patients including physiotherapy occupational therapy and speech and language therapy.

This role will report directly to an appropriate member of the senior therapy team and will be under the responsibility of the Rehabilitation Services Manager. This role will be passionate about rehabilitation for Inpatients and be motivated to deliver safe effective and patient centered care supporting the wider high quality evidenced based therapy team.

What will your duties include

• Work with senior therapy Caregivers in the day to day delivery of rehabilitation management for hospitalised patients with physical cognitive communicative and emotional impairments maximising independence and quality of life.

• Support patients to carry out bespoke exercise programmes as part of their daily routine under the guidance of senior Caregivers e.g. for upper limb mobility speech or language exercises

• Be responsible for the continual monitoring of these patients after training and have the knowledge when to refer and escalate to registered caregivers

• Be responsible for monitoring service dates of therapy equipment and inform therapy leads of equipment servicing priorities

• Complete accurate documentation utilizing the electronic patient record as per local policies

What we need from you

• A levels NVQ Level III or equivalent skills

• Willingness to learn ability to participate and gain necessary qualifications as per therapy priority

• A basic understanding of Occupational Therapy Physiotherapy Speech and Language Therapy and Nursing and the role of a Therapy Assistant in supporting the rehabilitation team.

• Able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

• Ability and willingness to be flexible in approach to work and to be responsive to changing demands of the service and clients.

What We Offer

As a private hospital with no shareholders we reinvest all profits back into our organisation. This allows us to provide meaningful tailored support and development opportunities for our caregivers - alongside a range of benefits including:

• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

• Double-matched salary exchange pension contribute 5% and well contribute 10%

• Private Medical & Dental Insurance

• Life Assurance

• Season Ticket Loan & Cycle to Work schemes

• Workplace Nursery Scheme

• Wellbeing Hub with mental health coaching and EAP support

• Earned Wage Access - get early access to part of your pay when needed

• Access to discounts on food retail and more

Who we are

Cleveland Clinic is one of the leading providers of specialised medical care in the world providing clinical excellence and superior patient outcomes for almost 6 million patient visits per year across more than 200 locations. We employ over 80000 caregivers worldwide and continue to drive innovation in healthcare.

With over 100 years of history our Patients First philosophy is at the heart of everything that we do.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check

This role may be subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order (as amended) and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Lets deliver World Class care together!

As an equal opportunities employer we aspire to work together to promote a more inclusive work environment which represents our commitment to celebrate diversity.

CCL is committed to applying its Equal Employment Opportunity/Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Policy at all stages of recruitment and privileging. Shortlisting interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to any Protected Characteristics. When aware of the need to do so and when required CCL will make reasonable adjustments to its arrangements for interviews and to conditions of employment/engagement for disabled applicants to ensure so far as practicable that they do not place such applicants at a substantial disadvantage in comparison to non-disabled applicants.