Home First Therapy Assistant

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is launching its countywide Home First service and seeks enthusiastic Therapy Assistants to join the team. You will work with occupational therapists, physiotherapists and other professionals to support people in their own homes after hospital discharge, delivering person-centred therapy and encouraging independence.

You will manage a delegated caseload, perform holistic assessments within your competency, and help people regain confidence and

Job description

Be part of something new and make a real difference.

We are excited to launch our new countywide Home First service on 1 September 2026 and are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Therapy Assistants to join our growing team.

Working alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will support people in their own homes following hospital discharge, helping them regain confidence, maximise independence and achieve their personal goals. You will manage your own delegated caseload, delivering person-centred therapy and reablement interventions, undertaking assessments within your competency framework, and supporting people to live safely and independently at home.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working directly with people, thrives in a community setting and wants to be part of an innovative service focused on improving outcomes and reducing reliance on long-term care.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a brand-new Home First service from day one.
• Help people regain independence and live well in their own homes.
• Work within a supportive and innovative multidisciplinary team.
• Develop your clinical skills across a broad range of physical, cognitive and functional interventions.
• Access ongoing development opportunities and career progression within community services.
• Roles available across teams throughout Gloucestershire

As a Therapy Assistant within the Home First service, you will support people in their own homes following hospital discharge to maximise independence, recovery and wellbeing. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and other health and social care professionals, you will manage a delegated caseload and deliver person-centred therapy and reablement interventions within your competency framework.

You will undertake holistic assessments, monitor progress, and adapt interventions to support individuals to achieve their goals and maintain independence at home. The role includes supporting mobility, daily living activities, functional rehabilitation, risk assessment, and the provision of equipment and minor adaptations where appropriate.

You will provide advice and education to individuals, families and carers, maintain accurate clinical records, contribute to discharge planning, and work closely with colleagues and partner organisations to ensure coordinated care.

The post holder will participate in supervision, training and continuous professional development, contribute to service improvement initiatives, and support the development of less experienced staff, students and learners where appropriate.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new countywide Home First service and make a meaningful difference to people's recovery and independence within their own communities.

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people's skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.