Critical Care Therapy Assistant

The role will involve providing patient centred, compassionate care at all times and to advocate for the patient. You will provide therapy interventions including supporting follow up clinics for all patients who screen into the Critical Care Rehabilitation pathway. You will support interventions across identified AHP pathways including physio, OT and SALT to patients on stepdown from critical care to enable ongoing support for the patients following discharge. You will actively seek the views of patients and carers on their understanding of their care needs and develop a relationship to ensure the patients experience is positive.

You will have a small cohort of patients to manage with support from the critical care therapies team. To work with and support those who have complex needs that may include physical, psychological, mental health and communication difficulties. You work closely with all MDT professionals ensuring joined up care of long-term rehabilitation patients post critical care admission. You will ensure that patients are cared for in a safe environment and that privacy and dignity is maintained at all times.

• Plan, deliver, evaluate, and progress complex therapy interventions, using advanced clinical judgement and decision-making skills in order to work towards and achieve identified Therapy/patient goals
• To formulate and deliver an individualised therapy care plan from referral on critical care to discharge/transfer of care, in order to facilitate a timely and safe discharge from hospital
• To communicate with patients, in such a way, that respects and takes into account the patient’s level of understanding.
• To work with and support those who have complex needs including physical, psychological, mental health and communication difficulties.

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.

Please refer to the attached job description for the responsibilities of a Critical Care Therapy Assistant