Therapy Assistant

2 weeks ago


Salford, 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**:
**Main duties of the job**:
You will support and assist with the work of the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists in providing assessment, planning and delivering treatment programmes to patients with multiple needs.

You will also take responsibility for basic administration tasks to ensure the department and team’s needs are met.

You should have evidence of a good standard of education including GSCE’s or equivalent in English and Math's with a NVQ Level 3 qualification, or equivalent, and be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the role of a Therapy Assistant.

You will have good communication skills, the ability to use your own initiative, good time management skills and the ability to problem solve.

**Working for our organisation**:
Salford Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place with an outstanding reputation. Salford is the place which is taking bold, pioneering steps towards delivering a world class, fully integrated care system for adults.

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

- Evidence of a good general education ie a minimum of 2 GCSE’s or equivalent in English and Maths
- NVQ Lvl 3 or equivalent

**Desirable criteria**:

- Health related qualification

**Experience, Knowledge & Skills**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Experience of working in a team
- Evidence of previous experience of working in the NHS and/or a care setting
- Evidence of having worked with the public
- Effective written communication skills

**Desirable criteria**:

- Admin/Computer/IT Skills

**Trust Values and Behaviours**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Understanding of Trust Values and Behaviours and personal examples of all 4
- We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

**Employer certification / accreditation badges**:
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