Therapy Assistant

3 weeks ago


Sheffield, United Kingdom Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Do you want a job where you’ll make a real difference to other people? Could you help care for and support people to recover from illness, make adjustments to their daily life, and regain their independence?

If so, a career as a Therapy Assistant could be for you

Therapy Assistants work with healthcare professionals like Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists. They deliver care, support, and treatments to patients to help them recover from illness and operations, make adjustments to day-to-day tasks and activities, and regain their mobility and independence.

Working from our Princess Royal Spinal Injuries Centre at the Northern General Hospital, you’ll help to care and support patients with life-changing spinal cord injuries and conditions. The Centre provides specialist treatment and rehabilitation to patients with different needs and stages of recovery, with amazing facilities like a wood workshop, therapy kitchen, sports hall, hydrotherapy swimming pool, and state-of-the-art treatment and assessment rooms to support them in their recovery.

Please note this advertisement is for both permanent and fixed term/secondment opportunities.

This is a highly rewarding role where you’ll play an important part in patients’ recovery and wellbeing.

Day-to-day, you’ll assist other therapy staff to assess patients and deliver treatments, including supporting one-to-one and group sessions, as well as a range of exercise classes, kitchen and workshop classes, and hydrotherapy sessions in the pool - meaning you’ll need to be able to swim to apply. You’ll also help to move and handle patients between locations and sessions, help them with their meals, and other day-to-day tasks.

Staff will also undertake appropriate training to support our ventilator dependent patients & tracheostomy patients.

Therapy staff have access to a therapy car & minibus so the ability to drive is desirable but not essential.

To apply, you’ll need to have at least a GCSE grade 4 (C) or equivalent in English, and some kind of experience of working in a care role or setting. We’re looking for someone who is caring, comfortable communicating with different people, and enjoys working in a team.

**Vacancies**:
1.00 WTE - Permanent

0.8 WTE - Fixed Term 12 months due to secondment - This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for the maximum period of 12 months. Where there is potential, the secondment/fixed term contract may finish early, or in the first instance, the secondment/fixed term contract may be extended due to the internal/external secondment of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and secondments in relation to the substantive post holder.

Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.

We’re committed to help you grow and develop in your career, and can offer formal training, opportunities to learn from and shadow other team members, and the chance to gain formal qualifications

Please note - this role is not eligible for sponsorship

Applicants must also be willing to perform a mix of clerical, domestic and patient related tasks.

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.



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