Band 4 Therapy Support Worker - Trauma and Orthopaedic

Integrated Care System; Sutton Coldfield; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider is seeking a Band 4 Therapy Support Worker to join the Trauma & Orthopaedic Therapy Team. This role includes supporting the delivery of therapy services, conducting patient assessments, and participating in rehabilitation programs. Candidates must possess qualifications up to GCSE level, alongside relevant clinical experience. The position requires a commitment to a 7-day working rota, contributing to patient care in an acute setting.

Qualifications

• Comprehensive experience supporting therapists in a relevant clinical setting.
• Demonstrated understanding of therapy roles and patient rehabilitation.
• Experience communicating with patients with communication difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Support therapy services delivery to patients post orthopaedic surgery.
• Complete patient assessments and support patient education.
• Aid in facilitating patient flow across the hospital.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Patient care

Education

Education to GCSE level including English and maths at grade C

A Level / NVQ 3 / BTEC or equivalent

Care certificate or willingness to work towards it

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 4 Therapy Support Worker - Trauma and Orthopaedic

The closing date is 07 August 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Therapy Support Worker to join the Trauma & Orthopaedic (T&O) Therapy Team at Good Hope Hospital. The successful candidate will work on the wards and day case unit experiencing a caseload including (but not limited to) Total Hip Replacement, Total Knee Replacement, acute fracture, elective day surgery, ambulatory trauma, and a variety of medical conditions.

We are a team who prioritise learning and development. The successful candidate will receive training in the speciality area of T&O, and work towards completing their Band 4 competencies. They will have regular supervision, weekly in-service training opportunities, and year appraisal.

The interview process will include a face to face interview at Good Hope Hospital on Wednesday 27th August. TEAMs interviews are not being offered, so please consider this before application as there will not be any exceptions.

Main duties of the job

The role of a Band 4 Therapy Support Worker in T&O is to support the delivery of therapy services to patients on T&O wards, or in the day case unit post orthopaedic surgery.

The Therapy Support Worker will work under the supervision of registered therapists and will be responsible for completing a social history, transfer assessments, stairs assessments, conducting site visits, issuing exercises both independently and under the supervision of registered physiotherapists, and providing patient education (once competencies have been completed). The Therapy Support Worker will also be committed to supporting patient flow across the hospital by faciliating patients home safely.

The trust is committed to providing a 7-day service. The role is therefore on a 7-day working rota, which includes working weekends. The day case unit is open until 8pm Monday-Friday, so the role will also include extended hours working.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• * Education to GCSE level or equivalent including English and maths at grade C or above.
• * Able to demonstrate competence in maths and written and spoken English.
• * Educated to A Level / NVQ 3/ BTEC or equivalent (e.g. NVQ 2 or similar vocational qualification PLUS experience working in a care setting)
• * Care certificate or be willing to work towards this.
• * Evidence of recent education / personal development related to healthcare.
• * Demonstrated has been proactive with continuing professional development

Experience

• * Comprehensive experience supporting therapists in a relevant clinical setting.
• * Comprehensive experience of delivering acute inpatient rehabilitation programmes across a variety of clinical settings with evidence of MDT collaboration and hospital discharge planning.
• * Can demonstrate an in depth understanding of relevant areas of therapy, the effect of illness/clinical conditions / disability on function and health and basic aims of rehabilitation
• * Comprehensive understanding of the role of therapy support worker in the relevant area
• * Understanding of confidentiality and data protection in healthcare
• * Experience of communicating with and motivating patients who may have communication difficulties
• * Good understanding of working on T&O wards
• * Experience of working on Trauma & Orthopaedic wards
• * Good understanding of working environment --healthcare/NHS/UHB trust/acute care/community as applicable

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 name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust