Therapy Assistant

2 weeks ago


Oldham, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Group Full time

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
- **come and take your place with us.**

**Job overview**:
An exciting opportunity is available for a highly motivated, responsible and caring individual to join the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy team based in Oldham.

As a Therapy Assistant you will work alongside qualified Physiotherapists, with patients who have rehabilitation needs.

You will assist Therapy staff in planning and delivering effective treatment sessions and you will carry a delegated case load. As a Therapy Assistant you will contribute to the smooth running of the department and this will include some housekeeping and administration duties.

You will have good communication and interpersonal skills along with previous experience of working within a health or social care setting.

You will receive training, support, supervision and appraisals.

**Main duties of the job**:
You will be part of a service that provides assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for patients in a clinic setting.
As a Therapy Assistant you will work closely with therapists and have robust supervision and a career development plan.

**Working for our organisation**:
Oldham Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place destined to be different.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- NVQ level 3 in health or social care or equivalent
- Good general education to GCSE level or equivalent including English and Maths

**Desirable criteria**:

- Foundation degree in health and social care

**Knowledge**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Have worked within a therapy service and have experience of carrying out therapeutic interventions with people with disabilities
- Have experience of lone working
- An understanding of the impact of disability, illness or long term conditions on function
- Knowledge of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy assessments and interventions
- Health, safety and risk awareness

**Desirable criteria**:

- Has worked in rehabilitation in acute or community
- Supervision skills

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