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Job summary

Main area
Paediatric Therapy
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
412-COMM-7247668
Employer
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Infinity House
Town
Crewe
Salary
£24,625 - £25,674 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Paediatric Therapy Assistant

Band 3

Job overview

Do you enjoy working with children? Would you like to work in a fun, supportive environment with an innovative, welcoming and hard working team? Then we have the perfect opportunity for you!

We would love you to consider coming to join our fantastic Paediatric Therapy team in CCICP, with this particular post being based in community settings across South Cheshire, including Springfield School.

If this sounds like a role you would be interested in we would love to hear from you! Please give us a call if you have any other questions at all

 

Main duties of the job

As part of the role, you would be working directly alongside qualified therapists and other therapy assistants to help with assessments, and implement care plans for children and young people aged 0-19. The role is extremely varied, and you will be working alongside some inspirational children and young people. The role will involve some independent working under direction, but also close team working with members of our therapy team, and the wider MDT.

You will gain valuable experience and skills in working directly with the children and young people, including the use of children's therapy equipment, communication skills and hydrotherapy. 

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008. 

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health. 

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal. 

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients.  We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives. 

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- Working alongside qualified Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and other therapy assistants to complete assessments and interventions in community locations.

- Completion of care plans with children under direction from clinicians

- Liaison with other members of the MDT

- Management of stock and liaison with appropriate individuals re ordering

- Use of Paediatric equipment e.g standing frames, specialised seating, Orthotics

- Completion of hydrotherapy sessions

- Inputting of clinical data and records into EMIS Web system

- Answering, making and directing calls into the department

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working with children / young people
  • NVQ level 3 or equivalent
  • Evidence of dealing directly with the public
  • Experience of working in the NHS
  • Previous Therapy experience
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in a school environment

skills

Essential criteria
  • good communication skills referenced
  • team working skills
  • IT skills
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of patient handling skills

values

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of understanding of MCHT Behaviours and values
  • Car driver

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgePrince's Trust - Proud to support the Prince's trust - Youth can do itNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkArmed Forces Covenant

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sally-Ann Jones
Job title
Locality Team leader
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07552342727

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 4QJ
Telephone
[email protected]
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