The Rapid Emergency & Acute Care therapy team are looking for a Band 4 Therapy Support worker to join our team. We are a therapy service who work in accident & emergency, the adult assessment unit and some outpatient clinics with a keen focus on admission avoidance, frailty, & providing exceptional patient assessment & care. The clinical areas covered by the REACT Team are fast paced and the successful candidates should therefore be forward thinking and pro-active with excellent organisational skills. You will work autonomously as well as with Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists in undertaking assessment, to facilitate admission avoidance and safe discharges and providing rehabilitation in the acute stages through to discharge planning and implementation. Excellent communication skills and flexible working are also required. Our therapy support workers are expected to: - complete face to face interventions with patients to gain background information - liaise with family, carers or community services - support qualified staff to assess mobility, transfers and functional tasks - equipment provision to support discharge - provide input to maintain function, or rehabilitate patients during their inpatient stay - complete referrals to other services - liaise with the multi-disciplinary team The successful applicant will be required to work 37.5 hours a week within a 7 day and extended hour service. The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests. Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. This advert closes on Tuesday 7 May 2024