Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

This Therapy Technician role sits within our Acute Stroke Therapy team for a fixed term of 12 months. The role supports the delivery of specialist Stroke Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy input to patients who have recently had a Stroke, on a 34-bed Hyper-Acute and Acute Stroke Unit at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth; one of the largest Acute Stroke units in the country.

You will work alongside a cohesive multidisciplinary team to deliver rehabilitation to patients in the early stages following a stroke, under the guidance and education of highly skilled, registered Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists. In addition to the primarily clinical work, you will be responsible for a number of administration and organisational tasks for the team.

You should:

• Have strong communication skills
• work well within a team
• Be organised
• Be keen to learn and develop your therapeutic skills
• Be motivated to provide excellent, patient-centred care

Main duties of the role

• Delivering therapy input to patients in the early stages post-stroke, with guidance from qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists. This includes therapeutic handling, delivering exercise programmes and personal and functional rehabilitation (such as washing, dressing, toileting).
• Using a wide range of communication skills to support patients with varying levels of ability to engage in the rehabilitation process.
• Working closely with nursing and healthcare support worker colleagues with patient transfers and seating.
• Responsibility for data input and other non-clinical tasks.

Please include a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role and why you want to work with us. For further details about the role please contact Laura Ineson - [email protected]

Essential

• Level 2 GCSE (4 - 9 / C - A*) or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

• Previous healthcare experience.
• Respects the privacy and dignity of individuals.

Desired

• Previous healthcare experience within therapy.
• Ability to work efficiently, effectively and professionally in a multidisciplinary team

Job Description

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and Disability, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.