Senior Therapy Assistant

Transformation Unit; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Therapy Assistant (NHS AfC Band 3) to join the Integrated Care Team - Therapy in the West of Sheffield. You will work with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists to provide patient-centred rehabilitation and manage your own caseload.

The post involves a seven-day service with weekend and Bank Holiday shifts, requires NVQ III in Health and Social Care or equivalent, GCSEs, and a driving licence.

Qualifications

• 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 equivalent qualification /experience.
• Commitment to lifelong learning via personal development file.

Responsibilities

• Assist the interdisciplinary team in providing patient-centred care.
• Implement packages of care and rehabilitation programmes in the community and complete patient records.
• Undertake assessment of patients within departmental guidelines.
• Assist the team in maintaining an efficient working environment.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Driving licence

Flexibility

Education

GCSE English & Maths

NVQ III Health & Social Care

Job description

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Town Sheffield Salary £25,760 - £27,476 pa/ pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 13/09/2026 23:59 Interview date 24/09/2026

Senior Therapy Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 3

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

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 licence.

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

Main duties of the job

To assist the interdisciplinary team in the provision of patient centred care.

To implement packages of care and rehabilitation programmes in the community and complete patient records.

Undertake assessment of patients within departmental guidelines.

To assist the interdisciplinary team in maintaining an efficient working environment.

Working for our organisation

*** THIS VACANCY MAY BE CLOSED EARLY DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED ***

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 it’s 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Qualifications

• 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.
• IT training/qualifications or equivalent
• 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

• 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.
• To have worked in the community setting

Further Training

• 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

Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here .

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointed.