Therapy Assistant

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

Job summary

The NHS is offering a full-time Band 3 Therapy Assistant position at Pinetum Nursing Home within the Countess of Chester Hospital framework. The role includes providing high-quality rehabilitation services to patients, working alongside a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient functions and facilitate timely discharges.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a healthcare or social care setting required.
• Ability to show empathy and understanding is essential.
• Good organizational and time management skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Assist with handling and moving patients, facilitating daily living tasks.
• Continue therapy plans as instructed by the therapist.
• Demonstrate job role to new staff or trainees.

Skills

Empathy

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Time management

Verbal communication

Basic IT skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

ECDL or CLAIT qualification

Job description

Job summary

Working Full time : 37.5 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Therapy Assistant to help support the provision of a rehabilitation service at Pinetum Nursing Home, based on the Countess of Chester Health Park. You will be part of the Inpatient Frailty Team at the Countess of Chester Hospital who are responsible for the therapy provision for these beds.

We provide therapy to approx. 16 patients who are in NHS funded rehabilitation beds within the care home. Our primary focus is to provide a high level of rehab in order to help support patients back to their own home. The service runs 5 days a week - Monday to Friday. You will work in conjunction with the Occupational Therapist, Senior Therapy Assistant and Discharge Co-Ordinator to help achieve timely and safe discharges whilst ensuring patients have the therapy provision to enhance their function.

Whilst this job is being advertised to specially cover Pinetum, you will be part of the wider Inpatient Frailty team, and as such, dependent on the needs of the service, you will need to be flexible to work across all frailty services, this includes our Intermediate Care facilities elsewhere.

Main duties of the job

To assist with the handling and moving of patients and facilitate with patients daily living tasks on the wards or in the patients home environment, including support with medications.

To treat patients, as instructed, following assessment by the therapist and be responsible for continuing the therapy plans, prioritising as necessary and informing the therapist of progress and change.

To demonstrate own job role to new staff/trainees and work experience students.

To undertake further training opportunities, as identified through appraisal and performance monitoring systems

About us

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.

Details Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

210-2025-396

Job locations

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL

Job description Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Job description Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent or evidence of working towards
• ECDL or CLAIT qualification or able to demonstrate ability to use basic Microsoft packages such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Desirable

• Evidence of Care Certificate

Experience Essential

• Previous working experience of working/volunteering with people in a healthcare/social care setting or being a carer
• To be able to show empathy and understanding.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• To work as part of a team.

Desirable

• Understanding of professional conduct
• Health, safety and risk awareness

Skills Essential

• Excellent verbal skills
• Basic IT skills

Desirable

• Experience of group work
• Working knowledge of Meditech system

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent or evidence of working towards
• ECDL or CLAIT qualification or able to demonstrate ability to use basic Microsoft packages such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Desirable

• Evidence of Care Certificate

Experience Essential

• Previous working experience of working/volunteering with people in a healthcare/social care setting or being a carer
• To be able to show empathy and understanding.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• To work as part of a team.

Desirable

• Understanding of professional conduct
• Health, safety and risk awareness

Skills Essential

• Excellent verbal skills
• Basic IT skills

Desirable

• Experience of group work
• Working knowledge of Meditech system

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information 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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details Employer name

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL

Employer's website

https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL

Employer's website

https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)