Occupational Therapy Senior Therapy Support Worker

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHSFT; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in Chesterfield is looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapy Senior Therapy Support Worker to join their inpatient team temporarily. The role involves assessing and treating patients to support their independence and discharge from the hospital. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a busy environment, taking part in a supportive team focused on patient care. This trust offers various employee benefits, including onsite parking and wellbeing services.

Benefits

Onsite parking

Wellbeing hub

Apprenticeship schemes

Departmental emotional support

Qualifications

• Experience working in a therapy environment within the NHS.
• Understanding of patients' physical, cognitive, and emotional needs.
• Commitment to support 7-day services.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat patients to encourage functional independence.
• Work under guidance of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.
• Liaise with patients, families, and multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Flexibility and initiative

Ability to prioritize workloads

Interpersonal skills

Team working ability

Tools

IT skills

Job description

A Vacancy at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapy Senior Therapy Support worker to join our inpatient team on a temporary basis to cover a maternity leave.

As a Senior Therapy Support worker, you will be assessing and treating patients in a range of daily activities to encourage functional independence in preparation for their discharge from hospital.

You will be working under the guidance of an established and supportive team of qualified Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and other therapy support staff within the services.

We are seeking applicants who have had experience working in a therapy environment within the NHS, and understand the physical, cognitive and emotional needs of patients experiencing an acute admission and the effect this may have on their discharge.

We welcome applications from those who possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, demonstrate flexibility and initiative and can prioritise their workload in a busy environment.

The OT and PT team practice enhanced skills and you will be supported to achieve selective competencies within physiotherapy to enhance the service for our patients.

You will be supported to develop the skills to work independently, to provide delivery of care including liaison with patients, family members, carers, the multi-disciplinary team and external agencies following a “home first” model.

IT skills are required, as the service operates with electronic patient records. There is a commitment to support 7‑day services, so flexibility to work weekends on a rota system will be required.

You will also demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and an aptitude for team working. We are seeking someone who can demonstrate the trust’s PROUD to CARE values.

Flexibility to help cover other wards will be required, in line with service needs.

What can we offer you?

As a trust we offer:

• Onsite parking
• Wellbeing hub
  • counselling
  • on‑site exercise classes
  • the royal mile (one mile circuit around the hospital grounds)
• Several refreshment outlets
• Onsite post office
• Cash machines
• Fruit and vegetable stall that visits throughout the week
• Outdoor seating areas to facilitate staff breaks

As a department we offer:

• Apprenticeship schemes
• Departmental emotional support
• Regular catch‑ups with head of department
• Regular supervision
• Yearly appraisal
• in‑service training programmes
• Formal and informal support
• Wellbeing champion

For further information, an informal discussion, or to arrange a visit, please contact Rebecca Sheldon, Head of Occupational Therapy (01246 512648).

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 cautions or convictions.

Please note that successful external candidates will be required to pay for their own DBS Disclosure. The cost will be deducted from your salary. Further details of the Disclosure and Barring Service check will be detailed upon offer of employment.

Communications throughout the application process will be via e‑mail. Please check your e‑mail account and NHS Jobs account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore, to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to help.

Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.

This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026.