Therapy Technician (Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy)

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 2 Therapy technician to join the acute neuro-rehabilitation therapy service at St George's Hospital, Tooting.

This is a permanent Therapies Technician Post based at a 10 bedded level 1 rehabilitation unit (Thomas Young Ward). The post holder provides occupational therapy and physiotherapy technician sessions to patients with neurological injuries.

The posts will involve working alongside qualified Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists to provide direct patient intervention (both one to one and group sessions), assisting with administrative tasks, maintenance of equipment loans systems, information gathering and promotion of best quality patient care.

Applicants need to be flexible, reliable, demonstrate confidence in dealing with the public and possess excellent communication skills. They will need to be able to complete tasks delegated to them as well as have the ability to use their initiative. Good team-work skills are essential as well as basic IT skills. Applicants will need to be able to work rostered weekends as part of the seven-day working service at St George's hospital.

For further information, please contact Emma Anderson (Principal Physiotherapist) emma.anderson@stgeorges.nhs.uk on 020 8266 6519.

Main duties of the job

? To have responsibility for the Health, Safety and Welfare of self and others and to always comply with the requirement of the Health and Safety Regulations.? To always ensure confidentiality, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act and its amendments.? To work in accordance with the Trust's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Employment policy to eliminate discrimination in relation to employment and service delivery.? To ensure skills are up-to-date and relevant to the role, to follow relevant Trust policies and professional codes of conduct.? To undertake such duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the grade and the needs of the service.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South-West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton, home to the majority of the Wolfson neurorehabilitation services, spasticity services and amputee rehabilitation; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group (GESH) helps us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.