Job summary
- Main area
- Therapy Services
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 318-25-T0671
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide (Gloucester and Cheltenham)
- Town
- Gloucestershire
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 (pa pro rata if part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Therapy Support Worker - Deconditioning, Band 3
Band 3
At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the largest employer in the county, we’re proud to provide outstanding acute, elective, and specialist services to over 650,000 people across our county. Whether you’re just beginning your NHS journey or taking the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing in innovation, research, and transformation, with over 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our two district hospitals.
You can expect a welcoming and supportive culture and you’ll be supported by passionate colleagues who care deeply about teamwork, development, and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring, and leadership opportunities to help you grow in your career. Gloucestershire has the perfect mix of culture, countryside, and community. With excellent schools, transport links, and access to award-winning green spaces, it’s a great place to live and work.
We value the diversity of our workforce and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels they belong.
Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Therapy Support Worker to join our Care of the Elderly Team, to support with the prevention of deconditioning. The post holder will work alongside the rest of the therapy team to deliver a wide range of delegated therapeutic interventions including ; mobility, exercise, personal and domestic care activity and equipment provision. You will have a key role in the prevention of deconditioning of patients across the elderly care wards. You will also work with other health care professionals to raise awareness and educate staff, patients and relatives about the importance of promoting independence and preventing deconditioning during hospital admission.
Applicants should have excellent communication skills, be positive, compassionate, flexible and work well as part of a team.
Core working hours are Monday – Friday, but you will be expected to work any shifts in operation, which may include weekends and public holidays.
Main duties of the job
- To embrace the principles of both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, bringing them together to work in an integrated and client-centred way.
- To provide high quality therapy in a fast paced, changing working environment within the resources available, to ensure the delivery of Trust targets.
- To motivate the patient to take part in rehabilitation and to promote independence, when there may be reluctance or communication difficulties
Working for our organisation
Join a forward-thinking, compassionate, and high-performing integrated Therapy Service at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exceptional opportunity for a passionate and skilled individual to make a meaningful impact within a supportive and collaborative environment, while developing a fulfilling career.
As a member of the Therapy Service, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across a range of specialties.
What sets the service apart is our strong multi-disciplinary team culture and collaborative working with other colleagues. You’ll benefit from excellent professional development opportunities, including access to structured supervision and educational frameworks, and the chance to be involved in innovative service improvement projects that shape the future of care.
By choosing Gloucestershire Hospitals Therapy Service, you are joining a team that truly values its people. We are proud of our supportive and inclusive culture through our compassionate leadership and our ongoing investment in staff wellbeing and development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To use the principles of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy in an integrated and client-centred way, to promote independence and facilitate safe discharge. This will be achieved by implementing delegated treatment plans and facilitating rehabilitation within agreed limitations through exercise, physical modalities and the use of occupation.
- To have a key role in the prevention of deconditioning of patients across our In-Patient wards. You will also work with other health professionals and healthcare assistants to raise awareness and educate staff, patients and relative about the importance of promoting independence and prevention of deconditioning during hospital admissions.
- To work directly with patients to provide interventions such as exercise programmes, practice self-care and other activities of daily living. You will also provide education and support to patients, relatives and other health care staff on the importance of promoting independence and preventing deconditioning during their hospital stay and beyond.
- To assess and manage delegated patients with mobility and occupational difficulties, reporting back to the registered practitioner as necessary.
- To support the teams with administration, clerical and housekeeping duties.
- To work as an integral member of the therapy team using the principles of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy in an integrated and client-centred way. The post holder will implement assessments and treatment plans to promote independence through the use of occupation, exercise and physical modalities, taking into consideration a person’s affect and cognition.
Contact Details:
Contact Name: Jess Morgan
Contact Job Title: Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
Contact Email Address: [email protected]
Contact Telephone Number: 0300 422 8596 or 0300 422 4087
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE level C Maths and English
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent and experience/skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience as a physiotherapy or occupational therapy support worker working in the NHS or other care setting in the UK
Desirable criteria
- Valid UK Driving License
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and non-verbal and written when interacting with staff, patients, relatives and carers
- Produce accurate and legible documentation of treatments
- Form professional relationships with clients who may need motivating and encouraging, in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.
- Work flexibly in response to the changing demands of the service.
- Manage appropriately in difficult emotional or physical environments e.g. upset patients/relatives and difficult physical environments e.g. home circumstances
- Demonstrate an ability to act on own initiative when working independently in challenging environments.
- Take a responsibility for abiding by Health and Safety policies and regulations and act in accordance with any risk management policies.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jess Morgan
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 8596
- Additional information
0300 422 4087
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