Specialist Therapy Assistant

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Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a committed Specialist Therapy Assistant for the Integrated Care Team in Sheffield. The role involves assessing and treating patients with various therapy needs alongside Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists. Candidates must hold NVQ III in a relevant field and demonstrate experience in managing patient care. This full-time position, offering a competitive salary and supportive work environment, includes opportunities for professional development and work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development opportunities

Health and wellbeing packages

Pension schemes

Saving options via salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Relevant NHS experience as a Therapy Assistant in a community setting.
• Must hold a valid UK Driving Licence and have access to a car.
• Able to manage a clinical caseload independently.

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing patients under professional-led protocols.
• Devise therapy treatment programmes and maintain patient records.
• Supervise and assess competency of Senior Therapy Assistants.

Skills

Assessment planning

Functional assessment

Patient management

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Level III NVQ in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Care

Formal education to diploma level

IT training/qualification to ECDL level

Later Life Training qualification

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

Main area Integrated Care Team - Therapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day service) Job ref 190-0412-DIR

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Zest Centre Town Sheffield Salary £26,530 - £29,114 Per annum pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 15/06/2025 23:59 Interview date 24/06/2025

Specialist Therapy Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 4

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 a Band 4 Specialist Therapy Assistant. The team is based in the community. The Team assess and treat 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.

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

The successful applicant will be expected to have relevant experience working as a Therapy Assistant (in the NHS Community Setting), have NVQ III in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Care or Health and Social Care (with Therapeutic Specific Units) or equivalent NHS experience. It is essential to hold a UK Drivers Licence and have a car.

Main duties of the job

To be an independent member of the interdisciplinary team in the provision of patient centred care.

Undertake functional assessments and assist in the management of patients within professional led protocols in the community setting.

Devise and implement therapy treatment programmes in the community and complete patient records.

To assist the Clinical Lead in the day to day management and co-ordination of the Senior Therapy Assistants within the Community Integrated Care Team-Therapy.

To assist in the recruitment, selection and training of the Senior Therapy Assistants to maintain a robust and competent workforce.

To assist in the supervision and assessment of competency of the Senior Therapy Assistants.

To assist in actively managing sickness absence of the Senior Therapy Assistants in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

Administration duties to support role/ teams as appropriate.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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

• Level III NVQ in diagnostic and therapeutic support/ Health and Social Care or equivalent experience
• Able to demonstrate a commitment to life long learning supported by evidence in the format of a personal development file.
• Evidence of formal education to diploma level or equivalent knowledge with achievement of core literacy and numeracy skills.
• IT training/qualification to ECDL level or equivalent
• Later Life Training qualification or equivalent.

Experience

• In order to undertake the duties of the post it is expected the successful candidate will have relevant NHS experience of working as a therapy assistant with both Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists with relevant experience at Band 3 level in a community setting.
• To have worked with patients who have a range of mobility, balance and long term conditions.
• To have managed own clinical caseload and worked independently of a qualified therapist.
• Experience of liaising with other agencies, services and professional colleagues.
• Experience as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of coaching/ mentoring/training of other staff.
• Knowledge of the duty of, and the STH’s policy regarding confidentiality.
• Experience of supervising staff.
• To have knowledge of relevant health and social care polices relating to the care of older people.

Special Skills

• Able to demonstrate skills in assessment planning and implementing treatment programmes. To have completed un-complicated mobility and functional assessments.
• Able to adopt effective coping strategies and demonstrate the ability to motivate people.
• Able to demonstrate prioritisation skills, the ability to manage own workload independently.
• Awareness and experience of using reflective practice.
• Moving and handling skills.
• Basic computer skills to use e-mail, internet and Word.
• Due to the requirement to undertake visits and transport non-portable equipment, the post holder is required to be either a car driver with a valid UK driving licence, or have access to an alternative means of transport.
• Innovative and flexible approach.
• Awareness of cultural diversity.
• To be able to take baseline observations
• Experience of delegating work to other staff.

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