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We are recruiting for an AHP Senior Support Worker in the Surgical Therapy Team at York Hospital. The successful candidate will work alongside Occupational and Physiotherapists across the surgical wards. You will deliver quality therapy interventions to support our patients in their recovery from surgery.
We are looking for someone who enjoys working in a dynamic environment and is able to adapt to changing demands. The role is predominantly patient facing with a mix of physical and administrative duties. Candidates will need to adapt their communication style to positively engage patients and work with a variety of health professionals to provide safe, quality care.
We are a welcoming team offering access to a leadership team, training, supervision and appraisal opportunities to support your development in role. Previous experience of working in a public facing role in health care is desired but we welcome applications from interested candidates with transferable skills.
We welcome you to get in contact and learn more about the role.
The role involves working with patients on the surgical wards in a range of different clinical specialities. You will be required to assist our Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists with physical rehabilitation, general patient care and facilitate the smooth running of the department.
We are looking for someone who is keen to learn, enthusiastic and committed to delivering quality care on the wards. You will be responsible for ensuring IT based administrative tasks are completed on a daily basis, and manage the provision of therapeutic equipment as required.
You will need to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills and a caring approach in your everyday work. The role will involve at times taking responsibility for your own caseload and working alone.
You will be expected to continually learn and develop through sustained adherence to supervision and training requirements.
Our Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jo Whitmore Job title: AHP Team Manager Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 07855147739
Contact name: Henri Toone-Watkiss
Contact job title: Physiotherapy Clinical Lead
Contact email address:
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