Senior Therapy Assistant

NHS; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Senior Therapy Assistant within a dedicated Integrated Care Team in Sheffield. This role involves working closely with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists to provide person-centered rehabilitation for patients in their homes. You will manage your own caseload, ensuring high-quality care and support while benefiting from ongoing training and supervision. Join a leading NHS organization that values professional development and offers excellent health and well-being support to its staff. This is a fantastic chance to make a meaningful impact in the community and advance your career in healthcare.

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Health and Well-being Support

Flexible Working Hours

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in rehabilitation within the NHS is essential.
• Level III NVQ in Health and Social Care or equivalent required.

Responsibilities

• Assist the interdisciplinary team in patient care and rehabilitation.
• Implement care packages and maintain patient records.

Skills

Rehabilitation Experience

Patient Assessment

Communication Skills

Time Management

Confidentiality Practices

Education

GCSE in English and Maths

Level III NVQ in Health and Social Care

Tools

Computer Literacy

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Integrated Care Team -Therapy for Band 3 Senior Therapy Assistant in the West of Sheffield. The Therapy Team assess and offer person centred rehabilitation for people referred from various sources: the Hospital, GPs, District Nurses, other Health and Social Care teams. ICT Therapy treat people from the age of 16 to older adults with a variety of conditions and therapy needs in their home environment.

Senior Therapy Assistants work with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, to carry out rehabilitation programmes and manage their own patient caseload. They are supported by the team and have regular training and supervision.

The successful applicant should have extensive and relevant experience of working in rehabilitation in the NHS, have NVQ III in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Care or Health and Social Care (with therapy specific units) or equivalent qualifications or experience. The applicant must have daily access to a car and have a valid driving license.

This is a seven-day service and covers weekends and Bank Holidays.

Main duties of the job

1. To assist the interdisciplinary team in the provision of patient centred care.
2. To implement packages of care and rehabilitation programmes in the community and complete patient records.
3. Undertake assessment of patients within departmental guidelines.
4. To assist the interdisciplinary team in maintaining an efficient working environment.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of its staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.

This service is a 7 day service, which includes Bank Holiday cover but this is done on a rota basis.

Date posted: 15 April 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 3

Salary: £24,625 to £25,674 a year Per annum pro rata for part time staff

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 190-0211-DIR

Job locations

Fairlawns

621 Middlewood Road

Sheffield

S6 1TT

Job description Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Educated to GCSE grade C/4 or above in English and maths or equivalent qualification /experience.
• Level III NVQ in Health and Social Care/ OR diagnostic and therapeutic support or equivalent relevant qualification /experience.
• Demonstrate commitment to life long learning via personal development file.

Desirable

• IT training/qualifications or equivalent

Special skills Essential

• Due to the requirement to undertake visits and transport non-portable equipment, the post holder is required to be either car driver with a valid driving licence or have access to an alternative means of transport.

Experience Essential

• Relevant experience of either, working in rehabilitation in NHS e.g. as a therapy assistant or a rehabilitation assistant/ assistant practitioner or another rehabilitation setting
• To have worked independently managing own patient/client list.
• Experience of liaising with other agencies, services and professional colleagues.

Desirable

• To have worked in the community setting

Further Training Essential

• Be able to assess, implement and assist in rehabilitation programmes
• Good verbal and non-verbal communicator with the ability to motivate people.
• To understand and practice confidentiality
• To have developed coping strategies to deal with the emotional nature of the work.
• To have prioritisation skills to independently manage own workload.
• Flexible to meet the needs of the service
• Computer literate

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Employer details

Employer name: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Fairlawns, 621 Middlewood Road, Sheffield, S6 1TT

Employer's website: https://www.sth.nhs.uk