Children’s Therapies Support Worker
Job summary
Are you looking to work within a small and supportive team and have strong communication skills? We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic person to work in an therapies support worker role across the Children's Therapies Team.
Children's Therapies comprises Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech & Language Therapy. The post holder will be part of the Sutton Health & Care Children's Therapies Team and the post will sit across Admin and Speech & Language Therapy
Flexible working is available although we do need the successful candidate to work Fridays.
Main duties of the job
You will be based in the admin office at Green Wrythe Lane Clinic, supporting delivery of therapy services. As the first point of contact for parents / carers and professionals you will be expected to answer queries, manage referrals, book appointments and signpost people to other services.
The post holder may also help with clinical work from time to time as required by the service.
Successful candidates will have demonstrable skills working with different client groups. You should be flexible, organised and creative with good IT skills, and enjoy working with children, their families and other team members. You should also have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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; 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).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit
Person Specification
Qualifications
- oEvidence of formal education with written, verbal and numeric skills to GCSE or similar level
Experience
- oExperience of working in health or social care environment
- oTeam working
- Previous experience of administrative role
- oRelevant experience of working within children services
- oRelevant experience working with members of the public
Knowledge
- o Knowledge of a range of IT systems
- Knowledge of NHS systems such as EMIS
- Understanding of the basic principles of speech and language therapy and how the support worker supports this role.
Skills
- oAbility to communicate effectively to ensure high standards of care, treatment, service or support as appropriate to your role
- oAble to provide a customer focussed service
- oGood IT skills - Excel, word, email, internet, powerpoint, taking minutes
- oAbility to manage time effectively, meet deadlines and manage work pressures and competing demands.
- oAbility to take initiative and problem solve.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
2nd Floor, Green Wrythe Lane Clinic
Green Wrythe Lane
Carshalton
SM5 1JF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us