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Job summary
A community health trust in Norwich is inviting applications for a Band 3 Therapy Assistant position. You will work alongside registered Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists to support patients in their rehabilitation, focusing on mobility and daily living activities. Strong communication and clinical reasoning skills are essential. This role promises a supportive environment with training in electronic record systems and a chance to contribute to a team recognized for outstanding care quality. Apply before December 14, 2025.
Qualifications
- Ability to review mobility, transfers, and personal activities of daily living.
- Comfortable using computers during clinical consultations.
- Willingness to engage with mobile working.
Responsibilities
- Complete occupational therapy and physiotherapy interventions under supervision.
- Engage with patient mobility and rehabilitation processes.
- Work flexibly to meet demand and capacity models.
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Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to work in the first Community Trust to be awarded “Outstanding” in a recent CQC inspection? Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust are an integrated NHS and social care Trust offering opportunities for a band 3 Therapy Assistant.
We would welcome applicants with a “can do” attitude who reflect the values (compassion, creativity and community) and behaviours of the organisation.
We are keen to enable our patients to achieve optimum function and independence and quality of life. You will play a key part in this along with your nursing and therapy colleagues. To assist you with this you will receive support and development through in‑service training, regular appraisals, a personal development plan and clinical supervision.
You must be self‑motivated, able to demonstrate sound clinical reasoning skills and have good communication skills.
If you wish to discuss any aspects of this post please contact Natasha Eagle, Clinical Lead Physiotherapist at natasha.eagle@nchc.nhs.uk.
The post will be based on Alder Ward in Norwich. You will work as a member of the therapy team on the ward where you will support the registered Physiotherapists/Occupational Therapists and Band 4 Assistant Practitioner. Your main duties will involve reviewing mobility, transfers, personal activities of daily living and exercise programmes as appropriate. You will be responsible for feeding back details of each patient’s progress to other members of the therapy team.
NCHC have electronic patient records and there is an expectation that you will be using a computer to enable you to work with your patients and record their care during the clinical consultation where appropriate. You will receive support and training to enable you to use this functionality.
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand‑alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
- Complete occupational therapy and physiotherapy interventions under supervision of registered staff.
- Engage with mobile working.
- Engage with SystmOne.
- Engage with Discharge to assess processes.
- To be aware of the demand and capacity model which will reflect workload needs at any given time.
- Work in a flexible manner.
This advert closes on Sunday 14 Dec 2025
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