Clinical Support Worker Higher Level - Therapy Assistant

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Guisborough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Guisborough is seeking a Clinical Support Worker Higher Level - Therapy Assistant. This pivotal role involves implementing rehabilitation programs with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists in community settings. Candidates must have access to a vehicle and experience in health or social care. The position offers support and training for professional development, and operates Monday to Friday, with no weekend work required. Join a collaborative team dedicated to improving patient care and independence.

Benefits

In-service training

Supervision support

Qualifications

• Experience of working in health or social care.
• Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Implement rehabilitation programmes in community settings.
• Conduct independent visits for exercise programmes.
• Assist with equipment fitting and maintenance as needed.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Basic IT skills

Time-keeping skills

Communication skills

Education

3 A-levels or equivalent level 3 qualification

Health and Science T-level

Job description

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Support Worker Higher Level - Therapy Assistant

Closing date: 25 January 2026

Are you passionate about rehabilitation and helping patients to achieve their potential and improve their quality of life? If so, this could be the opportunity for you!

We have a Clinical Support Worker Higher Level, Therapy Assistant post, to work within the Redcar and Cleveland PCN Community Therapy Team to provide rehabilitation to patients in the local community.

This is a unique partnership between Health and Social care in South Tees with a commitment to working together, improving the quality of our services and getting rid of existing barriers between health and social services.

Support and in-service training will be provided to develop your skills, knowledge and understanding of the role. There are supervision structures in place to provide support and ensure that you continue to deliver the best possible service to the patients in our care.

Successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.

Main duties of the job

Working in the community, you will work alongside Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists to implement rehabilitation programmes in patients' own homes, care homes and group settings, working closely with statutory and voluntary services to promote and maintain independence.

As well as completing joint visits with therapists the post holder will be expected to undertake independent visits to implement exercise programmes, complete mobility practice, self-care practice, provide, fit and check equipment as requested by the therapist.

At present the service is provided 5 days a week (Monday to Friday) with no requirement to work weekends or bank holidays. The post does require successful candidates to be able to travel independently within the local community to visit patients at home.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the country, close to the North Yorkshire Moors and within easy reach of Newcastle and Leeds. It comprises two acute hospitals, James Cook University Hospital and Friarage Hospital Northallerton and a number of community hospitals and community services. Therapy services at South Tees NHS trust are also part of the wider Integrated OT service.

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

About us

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills.

• You will be expected to attend the following training sessions: Your Leadership Impact / Service Improvement for Beginners

After you complete these one and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

• 3 A-levels
• Or Health and Science T-level
• Or equivalent level 3 qualification(s) and Functional Skills (level 2)
• Or a level 3 apprenticeship, such as the Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship (or other level 3 qualification pathway)
• Short courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties
• Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3; Theoretical knowledge; Experience of a range of care and related procedures; Clinical observations; Knowledge of relevant legislation

Experience

• Experience of working in health or social care
• Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalation of changes or findings.
• Experience of working in an NHS care role

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to deal with a wide range of people at all levels, including clients, carers, family, health and social care colleagues and other professionals.

Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and active listening skills. Ability to adopt appropriate styles and methods of communication.
• Time-keeping, planning and prioritisation skills.
• Basic IT skills to use electronic patient records and other Trust systems.
• Analytical and judgement skills to make decisions based on patient / service user interactions and observations and metrics.
• Understanding of the importance of robust, accurate, clear, timely documentation.
• Working knowledge of Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy

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

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust