Therapy Assistant

ICE Creates; Crawley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Pension contributions

Life Assurance

Employee discounts

Disability Confident employer

Job summary

St Catherine’s Hospice in West Sussex is seeking a dedicated Therapy Assistant to support patients across the Inpatient Unit, Wellbeing Centre and the community. This full‑time, permanent role is 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.30am–4.30pm, located at Grace Holland Avenue, Pease Pottage, Crawley.

The successful candidate will work with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and the Wellbeing Team to deliver holistic, person‑centred care, undertake assessments and contribute to service

Qualifications

• Must have a full driving licence.
• Essential car user for role.

Responsibilities

• Providing graded therapeutic intervention for individual patients to maintain or improve function.
• To undertake assessments and treatments for patients that have been screened by a therapist.
• Develop rapport with patients and encourage participation in a manner which promotes dignity, self-esteem, and choice.

Job description

£24,887.19 - £27,053.52 per annum for 37.5 hours per week (depending on experience)

Interviews will be held on Thursday 10th September, please ensure you are available on this date

About Us:

St Catherine’s Hospice is a respected local charity providing specialist hospice care alongside statutory service partners (GPs, District nursing etc) across West Sussex and East Surrey.

We provide care in communities across Surrey and Sussex which are richly diverse and we want to reflect that in everything we do. We celebrate and support difference and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you believe in the importance of what we do, share our values and want to be a part of an outstanding team building something important, we’d love to hear from you.

The Role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Therapy Team as a dedicated Therapy Assistant, supporting patients across the Inpatient Unit (IPU), Wellbeing Centre, and within the community.

This post is offered on a full time, permanent basis, working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm.

Please note, the successful candidate will be an essential car user, therefore candidates must have a full driving licence .

About You:

Are you an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated individualwho enjoys a varied workload? Would you find it rewarding to to help people maintain independence, function and wellbeing?

This dynamic and rewarding role offers the opportunity to work alongside Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and the wider Wellbeing Team to deliver high-quality palliative rehabilitative care.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the delivery of therapeutic interventions, contributing to service development, and ensuring patients receive holistic, person-centred care across a variety of settings.

Therapy Assistant role involves:

• Providing graded therapeutic intervention for individual patients to maintain orimprove function.
• To undertake assessments and treatments for patients that have been screened by a therapist.
• Develop rapport with patients and encourage participation in amanner which promotes dignity, self-esteem, and choice.

Employees at St Catherine’s Hospice can enjoy a variety of benefits including:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days, rising to 30 days with length of service, plus Bank Holidays, and an opportunity to buy / sell annual leave days. Plus we offer a day off for volunteering & moving house.
• Generous Pension scheme with up to 9% employer contributions or honour of NHS pension.
• Life Assurance Scheme, Counselling Offering, and a range of discounts.
• Enhanced maternity and adoption pay.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone and we are proud to be a Disability Confident Level 2 Employer, committed to creating an inclusive, supportive workplace.

Terms & Conditions:

• This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. By applying you are confirming you have read the Enhanced Check Privacy Policy for applicants https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-privacy-policies and understand how DBS will process my personal data and the options available to me for submitting an application.
• Must be authorised to work in the United Kingdom, please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorships.
• Please note a requirement of all roles at St Catherine’s is to complete mandatory E-learning training and remain compliant with this throughout your employment.

We understand that Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be used to support some applications, whilst we do not discourage this, please ensure any documentation and applications submitted accurately and truthfully reflect your own experience and suitability for this role.

Please note we operate an internal recruitment function and are not engaging agencies at this time.

We are located in Grace Holland Avenue, Pease Pottage, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 9SL. You can access the Hospice by car, bus, bike or walking, with full transport details on our website.

If you require any additional information or would like to discuss this role further, please email [e-mail] or give us a call on 01293 447353.

£24,887.19 to £27,053.52 per annum (dependent on experience) Grade CA1a-c

Experience

Experience of meeting the care needs of an individual