Healthcare Therapy Assistant

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS FT; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Ashton-under-Lyne is seeking a motivated Healthcare Therapy Assistant for a permanent role. This position involves supporting patients with daily living activities and rehabilitation, working either unsupervised or under distant supervision. Applicants should demonstrate compassion, accountability, and the ability to work flexibly in a fast-paced environment. The role offers numerous benefits including flexible working hours, annual leave, and NHS pension schemes.

Benefits

27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Pension Scheme

Gym discount

Free bicycle loan scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in patient-centered care and rehabilitation.
• Ability to work flexibly including shifts and weekends.
• Strong communication skills for reporting patient progress.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and support with daily living activities.
• Work unsupervised or with minimal supervision.
• Assist in patient rehabilitation and report back on progress.

Skills

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Excellence

Job description

Healthcare Therapy Assistant - Band 2 - Permanent- Various hours available

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and adaptable Band 2 Healthcare Therapy Assistant to join the team at the Stamford Unit. The Stamford Unit Intermediate Centre comprises of 96 beds which are located on the Tameside Hospital site in Ashton–under-Lyne.

You will work unsupervised or distantly supervised by experienced Nurses and Therapists to provide care and support with activities of daily living whilst incorporating rehabilitation to optimise the independence of the patients.

The unit offers a multidisciplinary approach to the rehabilitation of patients who have a wide range of medical conditions and different levels of need. The focus is to offer excellent care and rehabilitation in preparation for returning home safely.

If you are committed to excellent patient centered care in a busy environment and are enthusiastic about working as part of a multidisciplinary team building new skills and competencies then this could be the role for you

To aid the care and rehabilitation of patients by undertaking assigned tasks according to set protocols and patient centred care and therapy plans as identified by nursing and/or therapy staff.

To work with direct and indirect supervision, reporting back patient progress and informing of any problems.

The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly as the post includes shift patterns and 7 day working including bank holidays.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.

Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.