Therapy Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 enthusiastic Band 4 Therapy Assistants to join our Bank in the Therapy Team at East Cheshire NHS Trust.

**About the service**:
The East Cheshire Therapy Service delivers care in a variety of settings, including acute hospitals, rehabilitation centres, community clinics and GP practices.

An opportunity has arisen to join our innovative and friendly team of Therapists on a bank contract across our acute therapy services. This post is an excellent opportunity if you have been working as a band 3 therapy assistant or are currently studying as an undergraduate Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist.

On joining the team, you may be covering a range of interesting and stimulating areas, including Orthopaedics, Surgery and Medicine.

This is a bank post

**What we are looking for**:
It will be essential for the post holders to work under supervision of a qualified member of staff, as well as autonomously within trust policies and scope of practice and competencies, in addition to maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records.

Weekend working may be available once competencies have been completed.

A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle, or be able to demonstrate means of meeting the travel requirements of the post.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or are looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, East Cheshire NHS Trust is the right employer for you. An organisation with a real sense of community we actively support and develop our staff to ensure our patients receive the best quality care, delivering the right care first time, every time.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.

Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.