The clinical areas covered by the REACT Team are fast paced and the successful
candidates should therefore be forward thinking and pro-active with excellent
organisational skills. You will work autonomously as well as with Occupational
Therapists and Physiotherapists in undertaking assessment, to facilitate admission
avoidance and safe discharges and providing rehabilitation in the acute stages
through to discharge planning and implementation. Excellent communication skills
and flexible working are also required.
Our therapy support workers are expected to:
- complete face to face interventions with patients to gain background
information
- liaise with family, carers or community services
- support qualified staff to assess mobility, transfers and functional tasks
- equipment provision to support discharge
- provide input to maintain function, or rehabilitate patients during their
inpatient stay
- complete referrals to other services
- liaise with the multi-disciplinary team
The successful applicant will be required to work 37.5 hours a week within a 7 day
and extended hour service.