Senior Therapy Assistant

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Therapy Assistant to work in the Respiratory Therapy team at Basildon Hospital. This role involves delivering patient care, working closely with qualified therapy staff to enhance patient mobility and undertake treatment programs. Candidates should have experience in an Acute NHS setting and a good level of general education. This position offers a salary of £24,937 per year, pro rata for part-time work.

Qualifications

• Experience working in Acute NHS Healthcare setting.
• Experience working with therapists.

Responsibilities

• Deliver treatment and care to patients on a daily basis.
• Work closely with qualified therapy staff.
• Undertake therapy treatment independently and jointly with therapists.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Good level of general education i.e. GCSE or equivalent

Job description

Senior Therapy assistant

The closing date is 21 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has become available to work within the Respiratory Therapy team at Basildon Hospital.

If you have experience working with patients in a healthcare setting this may be the job for you!

Working alongside the Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists you will be responsible for progressing patients mobility as well as undertaking exercises programmes and occupational therapy specific treatment programmes.

If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, then apply today!

Main duties of the job

The role involves working across the acute in patient wards at Basildon Hospital and within the Critical Care unit.

Working alongside therapy staff you will liaise with the multi-disciplinary team attending board rounds and independently undertake the therapy treatment of appropriate patients as decided by the therapists on the wards.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description, but some of the responsibilities include

• working in a clinical role delivering treatment and care to patients on a day to day basis.
• Working closely with the qualified therapy staff to provide patient focussed treatment.
• Working independently as well as jointly with therapists.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Good level of general education i.e. GCSE's or equivalent

Experience

• Experience working in Acute NHS Healthcare setting
• Experience working with therapists

Knowledge

• Supporting information shows knowledge of equipment used by physiotherapists and occupational therapists

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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£24,937 a yearper annum( pro rata for part time)