Therapy Support Worker (Physiotherapy)

Wye Valley; Hereford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible bank hours

Great team environment

Job summary

Wye Valley NHS Trust in Hereford is seeking a Bank Therapy Support Worker (Physiotherapy) to support inpatient therapy teams at Hereford County Hospital. You will work with Occupational & Physiotherapy on wards to promote rehabilitation and safe discharge, contributing to national campaigns and improving patient outcomes.

The role requires autonomous yet collaborative practice, with opportunities for development through professional appraisals and inter-professional learning.

Qualifications

• Relevant NVQ 3 level or equivalent.
• Care Certificate.
• Foundation Degree or High National Diploma Level.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical/technical activities under supervision.
• Make fact-based judgements and suggest treatment progressions.
• Carry out duties with supervision and guidance as needed.
• Manage own caseload within supervisory arrangements.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Multi-disciplinary records

Computer literacy

Clinical judgement

Time management

Independent working

CPD ongoing

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent

Care Certificate

Foundation Degree or HND

Job description

Main area Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy Grade Band 3 Contract Bank Hours Flexible working - 0 hours per week (BANK) Job ref 229-BKPHY-8351510

Site Hereford County Hospital Town Herefordshire Salary £24,937 - £26,598 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/10/2026 08:00

Job overview

We are currently looking to expand out Bank Therapy Support Worker (Physiotherapy) to support the work of the inpatient therapy team at Hereford County Hospital.

You will be working with the Occupational & Physiotherapists based on the wards alongside the multi-disciplinary team to promote rehabilitation and the why not home, why not today ethos, enabling the best outcomes achievable. The team engages and supports national campaigns for example ending Pj Paralysis and the Discharge To Assess strategy.

The Therapy Services Department is committed to providing high quality, evidence based practice, utilising a therapy rehab area away from the main wards. We also have established and effective joint working relationships with the wider community services.

The post holder will need to be

• Able to engage and work with patients to support them to maximise their functional potential
• An Autonomous practitioner and team player
• Keen to learn and develop new skills

The Trust is committed to improving the working lives of all staff. As a service we promote personal development plans, investing in individual and team learning opportunities to develop, upskill and support completion of inter-professional competencies across Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy. Supporting career progression and innovation.

**** Please note this vacancy may close early due to high number of applicants ****

Main duties of the job

Working as part of the therapy and wider multidisciplinary team, therapy support workers use developed skills under the supervision of registered therapists and may also work alone and with other non-registered therapy staff. Tasks and responsibilities include the direct delivery of clinical, technical or scientific activities following the completion of role specific competencies. Therapy support workers are able to make fact-based judgements and suggest treatment progressions to a registered therapist.

This role requires knowledge and understanding of facts, principles, processes and general concepts in their field of work. The post holder will carry out a wider range of delegated duties and will have responsibilities, with supervision and guidance available when needed. Post holder will contribute to service improvement and are responsible for their own development. Therapy support workers will carry their own caseloads that have already been seen by a registered professional, prioritise their own workload, and work with service users under a range of supervisory arrangements while undertaking routine processes.

The post holder will be required to complete the relevant competencies required for the post and participate in 7 day working. This post may include working with adults and/or children.

Working for our organisation

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view ‘supporting documents’ linked to this vacancy.

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A BANK POST

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

• Relevant NVQ 3 level or equivalent
• Care Certificate
• Relevant Foundation Degree or High National Diploma Level

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Knowledge of specific relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions acquired through experience
• Experience of multi-disciplinary record keeping
• Basic Computer Skills including word processing and e-mail
• Able to make clinical judgements without direct supervision
• Able to manage busy case load and prioritise
• Ability to work independently (under guidance) using own knowledge skills and initiative acknowledging role boundaries
• Evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area

Experience

• Able to maintain confidentiality and professionalism within the environment that they are working
• Able to demonstrate awareness of own limitations and need to ask for help
• Evidence of ability to communicate and work with team
• Ability to adapt and to needs of the service
• Shows evidence of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
• Reliable

Other Factors

• Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of post
• Able to meet moving and handling requirements of post
• Able to deal sensitively and safely with blood and bodily fluids

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Eloise Beeching Job title Medical Team lead physiotherapy Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01432 354026 Additional information

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