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Main area
Trauma and Orthopaedic Therapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
22.5 hours per week (Some evening and weekend work may be required)
Job ref
381-CT-7107069
Employer
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
SWBH NHS Trust
Town
Sandwell and West Birmingham
Salary
£24,625 - £25,674 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/07/2025 23:59
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Therapy Assistant - Trauma and Orthopaedics

NHS AfC: Band 3

Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community.  We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Trauma and Orthopaedic Therapy Team as a Therapy Assistant, working at MMUH - our brand new hospital - which opened in October 2024. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person who is passionate about providing therapy to patients following traumatic injury or elective orthopaedic surgery. This post provides you with the opportunity to for a work across our acute Trauma and Orthopaedic wards, supporting the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Team who are treating patients admitted following traumatic injury or elective surgery. This will involve leading on and carrying out treatment and rehabilitation plans for these patients, whilst working closely alongside the wider MDT.
 
In this role you would be required to work as part of the Trauma and Orthopaedic multidisciplinary team, alongside Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses and Doctors. You would play a key role in gathering information from patients and their relatives / carers to understand their social, environmental and living circumstances, understanding how their injury or surgery impacts their ability to participate in their hobbies and meaningful function on discharge. Through this role, you would support these patients through their injury or surgery and achieve their goals carrying out rehabilitation plans and providing adaptive equipment, with a focus on supporting patients following elective orthopaedic surgery.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will become an integral member of the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy team, working to ensure optimal care for patients admitted to our acute Trauma and Orthopaedic wards. You will work as part of a cohesive multi-professional team, assessing and treating patients with a wide range of traumatic injuries, many of whom will have a range of clinical presentations.
 
The post involves taking on responsibility for managing a caseload, which will involve providing therapy and rehabilitation, mobility progression and equipment provision for patients following elective orthopaedic surgery and traumatic injury. You will support with the implementation of functional and cognitive interventions and evaluate outcomes of physiotherapy and occupational therapy treatments.
 
Through your role, you will be supporting with facilitating flow throughout the hospital with timely as part of each individual patients’ recovery journey to prevent delay. This will include liaison with and referring onto to the appropriate agencies as needed.
 
Development of skills and knowledge within this post will be of a high priority. The successful candidate would be expected to undertake training and would have the opportunity to work alongside the MDT. They would also receive strong support, teaching and guidance from the registered Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy staff.
 
 

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow. 

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.  

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.  

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.  

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.  When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.  

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in a healthcare environment including time working in an acute environment as part of a team
Desirable criteria
  • Provision of aids and equipment for people with a disability.

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ Level 3 Healthcare or equivalent experience or be prepared to undertake that or similar programme within 6 months of taking up post
Desirable criteria
  • Portfolio evidence of learning
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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rebecca Lamb
Job title
Trauma and Orthopaedic Therapy Service Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07812708670

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