Job overview

Join our Children's Therapies team as a Therapy Support Worker at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, working with children and young people (age 0–19 years) and their families for 6 months.  Children's therapies includes Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Dietetics: at least half of the role is working within children's physiotherapy.  

You will support our Children’s Therapies Service across inpatient, outpatient and community settings—including Woodfield Child Development Physiotherapy Service. Working under the guidance of qualified therapists, you will help deliver high-quality therapy, including hydrotherapy, in a variety of environments such as children's wards and intensive care, outpatient clinics, special and mainstream schools, nurseries, and homes in North RBKC and Westminster.  

You will provide essential administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the service.  This includes organising resources, managing equipment, handling documentation, responding to enquiries, and contributing to efficient service delivery.

This is a unique opportunity to join a collaborative team, with training and supervision to support you to deliver therapy with children, either working one-on-one or in small groups.

If you are caring, motivated, and eager to grow within an expert-led service—this could be your perfect next step.

Interviews will take place Monday 5th October.

Main duties of the job

• Assist, support and work under the direction of a qualified therapist.
• Manage own caseload of patients, with supervision.
• Achieve, develop and maintain competencies through skills and knowledge development.
• Record patient information in line with Trust guidelines
• Work effectively within the team, service and Trust.
• Perform non-clinical and administrative duties within the service, as required.
• Manage equipment, products and stock levels.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.  

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.  Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. 

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly,  part time or job share.  Please talk to  us at interview. 

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people’s health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.