Senior Therapy Assistant- Paediatrics

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Therapy Assistant to join the Paediatric Therapy Team. The role covers community settings, including schools and the Child Development Centre, with opportunities to work across paediatric services and hydrotherapy sessions.

You will work with children and young people under supervision of qualified therapists, support treatment programmes, and contribute to safe, high‑quality care in a community setting; driving is

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills essential.
• Ability to work independently.
• Car driver is essential for this community post.

Responsibilities

• Support qualified physiotherapists to deliver paediatric physiotherapy to children and young people.
• Assist with specific areas such as hydrotherapy, exercise classes, or sensory rehab.
• Maintain accurate documentation in line with AHP and Trust standards.
• Manage delegated workload with supervision.
• Carry out clerical and admin tasks to support the team.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Independent working

Job description

A vacancy has arisen for a Senior Therapy Assistant to work in our Paediatric Therapy Team. The team are located from Clatterbridge Hospital and work in community settings including Special and mainstream schools.

The post holder will have the opportunity to gain experience working across our Paediatric team with school aged children and working within a variety of settings including the Child Development Centre, Mainstream Schools, Special Schools and other community settings.

You will work with children and young people with a wide range of conditions and will be able to work in hydrotherapy pools and group sessions.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and pro-active person to assist qualified physiotherapists to deliver the paediatric physiotherapy provision to children and young people across the Wirral.

You should have excellent communication skills and be able to work independently. This post is a community post and a car driver is essential to this post.

You will have professional support for your CPD from your supervisor.

• To be responsible and accountable for the quality and standard and safety of own work and to achieve the levels of competency required by the role.
• To help patients to continue with their treatment programmes and therapeutic activities as delegated by a qualified Therapist.
• Have own delegated case load or take on a specific area of work eg hydrotherapy, exercise class, sensory rehab. Can progress patients under agreed parameters.
• To feedback to the Therapist regarding the patient’s progress, or any concerns.
• To ensure that all documentation relating to their clinical involvement with patients (electronic or paper) adheres to AHP and Trust standards.
• To manage their delegated workload effectively, with support and guidance from the Therapist.
• To contribute to the smooth running of the team/unit by carrying out a range of clerical and admin, household and departmental tasks.
• To be responsible for the safe use of equipment that they use during treatment.
• To at all times maintain the principles of confidentiality of patient information.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Elaine Humphreys Job title: Clinical Lead Paediatrics- schools team Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07884476816