Therapy Assistant

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The UCLH Therapy Team have an exciting opportunity for a Therapy Assistant to join the Medicine Therapy Team.

As a therapy assistant you will work collaboratively with Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists to ensure a high quality, patient centered approach. The role involves working closely with patients to optimise their ability to perform activities of daily living and to maximise independence, ensuring a safe transition from hospital to the community. The role will also include non-clinical administrative tasks which will include: record keeping, data collection, admin tasks and equipment maintenance.

The working environment is busy, but friendly and supportive.

The post holder will provide both clinical and administrative support to the Allied Health Professional staff within the Medicine team

The post holder will show initiative, motivation and excellent organisational ability working closely with therapy staff to develop administrative support and systems for the therapy team

The post-holder is flexible and innovative in their approach to work and provides cover for other Therapy assistants and instructors across the service in periods of leave or absences

The post-holder will be expected, after appropriate training, to perform manual handling tasks

They will be required to demonstrate time management & prioritisation skills

They will be required to work with their team on service development and quality assurance projects

To participate in 7-day services rota where appropriate.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.


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