Job summary
- Main area
- Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 361-7169472
- Employer
- East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lister Hospital
- Town
- Stevenage
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Therapy Support Worker-Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy
NHS AfC: Band 3
Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Therapy Support Worker who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic individual to fill our Therapy Support Worker vacancy here at East and North Herts NHS Trust.
You will be required to undertake therapy support work (for occupational therapy and physiotherapy) to provide treatment and rehabilitation to patients on wards at the Lister Hospital and to support in the discharge planning of patients.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
To undertake specific skilled Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy support work to aid the rehabilitation of patients in a variety of specialities within the Therapy Service.
To accept patients referred by a Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist and carry as own patient caseload. To treat patients according to set protocols, monitoring patient progression, making minor alterations to patient treatment programmes as required.
To work without direct supervision within the Therapy Service undertaking tasks delegated by a qualified therapist.
To report back patient progress and inform the therapist of any issues or concerns.
To be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team to contribute to smooth and effective delivery of the Therapy service.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent health and social care qualification
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantive experience of working in a healthcare environment, eg as a Therapy Assistant, Health Care Assistant or equivalent.
- Good knowledge of therapeutic Moving and Handling skills.
- Understanding of the roles of the members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to carry out basic therapeutic interventions within the hospital wards and patients’ home as delegated by a qualified member of staff
- Understanding of the post and its duties.
- Understanding of the need to adhere to policies and procedures
- Basic understanding of professional standard.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good oral and written communications
- Able to keep legible and accurate patient information and records in English.
- Able to communicate effectively with colleagues and members of the public with sensitivity and empathy.
- Able to communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary setting
- Able to instruct patients and carers on a range of therapeutic activities
- Ability to teach patients or colleagues in a group setting
Other
Essential criteria
- Willingness to uphold the Trust’s values
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
- Natasha Tanner
- Job title
- Clinical Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01438 284074
- Additional information
For further information and an informal visit please contact Natasha Tanner, Clinical Service Lead.
01438 284074
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