Therapy Assistant

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a Band 3 Senior Therapy Assistant to join their Orthopaedic/Surgical Therapy Team. This part-time position is geared towards individuals balancing work and family commitments, emphasizing teamwork and patient care. The ideal candidate will have strong assessment and communication skills, with opportunities for professional development. Weekend working may be required to ensure continuity of patient care.

Benefits

High-quality clinical supervision

Professional development opportunities

Internal apprenticeship pathways

Qualifications

• Experience in a healthcare setting preferred.
• Understanding of patient care procedures.
• Ability to participate in weekend working.

Responsibilities

• Support and treat patients to aid recovery.
• Work with Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy teams.
• Monitor and adjust treatments as required.

Skills

Patient assessment skills

Communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Education

Relevant healthcare qualification

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Senior Therapy Assistant to join our Orthopaedic/Surgical Therapy Team at Bedford Hospital. This is a part‑time role, ideal for those balancing work with family commitments.

Responsibilities

• Support, assess, and treat patients to aid recovery and promote a smooth transition back into the community.
• Work closely with our Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy teams, who specialise in complex assessment and discharge planning.
• Be part of the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT), covering wards across the Bedford site.
• Work autonomously, ensuring effective communication and collaboration with both on‑site and external teams.
• Patient Care & Assessment: Assess patients and, where appropriate, implement activities, treatments, and exercises. Liaise with families and the multidisciplinary team to achieve the shared goal of facilitating safe and effective discharge.
• Ongoing Monitoring: Monitor and adjust treatments/interventions as required, ensuring patients are reviewed on a continual basis.
• Professional Support & Training: Benefit from high‑quality clinical supervision and ongoing support for professional development. Robust training opportunities are available both within the therapy team and across Bedford Hospital.
• Apprenticeship Opportunities: We are pleased to offer internal apprenticeship pathways within the therapy service. This provides staff with the chance to pursue formal undergraduate training to become qualified physiotherapists or occupational therapists (subject to entry requirements). This post may serve as the ideal stepping stone for your career.
• Weekend Working: Participate in occasional weekend working on a rota basis. This ensures continuity of care for patients and supports the smooth flow of services throughout the hospital.
• To implement patient treatment working within established guidelines for defined client group.
• To assess and if appropriate implement activities, treatment and exercises in order to achieve the common goal of facilitating a safe and effective discharge.
• To order, deliver and fit equipment, ensuring that equipment is safe prior to provision, as well as ensuring patients and carers are taught how to use appropriately. Independently monitor, adjust and review intervention and treatments.
• You will be on a weekend rota and provide therapy services to the acute setting on additional hours when required.

Benefits

• Benefit from high‑quality clinical supervision and ongoing support for professional development.
• Robust training opportunities are available both within the therapy team and across Bedford Hospital.
• We are pleased to offer internal apprenticeship pathways within the therapy service.
• Participate in occasional weekend working on a rota basis to support continuity of care.

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics‑led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available. We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust’s core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Additional Information

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job. Are you forward-thinking, proactive, and ready for the challenges of working in an acute hospital? It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.