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Therapy Assistant
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full time)
Job ref
391-RFL-8053308
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Free Hospital
Town
Hampstead
Salary
£31,554 - £33,270 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/06/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 3 Therapy Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 3

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technology that can perform various tasks that typically required human intelligence. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey. Further guidance can be found in the NLPSS Applicant Toolkit https://royalfree.pagetiger.com/cuuomnr/1.

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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is committed to fair and transparent recruitment and requires applicants to provide accurate information, as misleading details may affect their application or employment and may be verified in line with the Fraud Act 2006. For further information please visit https://royalfree.pagetiger.com/cuuomnr/1.

 

Job overview

This is an exciting time to be working at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, one of the biggest NHS Trusts in the UK, delivering care to more than 2  million people a year through our main hospitals: Royal Free, Barnet, Chase Farm and North Middlesex.

In therapy services we recognise the importance of therapy assistants and how important they are to the functioning of the team and to the wellbeing of our patients. As part of our workforce redesign we are recruiting more therapy assistants than ever before. If you are interested in a role supporting patients to achieve what matters to them by working with the therapy team then this role will be of interest to you.  The therapy team includes physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and dietitians in our inpatient teams.

We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic person to join our Inpatient Neurosciences Team which has experience of working with people with varied and complex health and rehabilitation needs. 

The successful candidate is required to demonstrate the Trust values, and meet the criteria for the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. Experience in healthcare as a healthcare assistant or therapy assistant would be advantageous.

Main duties of the job

To assist qualified Therapists in the delivery of the service to the patients within the designated clinical area.

 §  To provide goal directed clinical intervention to patients who have been previously assessed by any of the following: Physiotherapist; Occupational Therapist: Speech and Language Therapist; Podiatrist or Dietician.

 §  To progress treatment without the direct supervision of a therapist but under the direction of the relevant qualified therapists.

 §  To record and report back the treatment provided and the patient’s response to treatment in the relevant records in line with national and local standards.

 §  To undertake routine maintenance checks of clinical areas and equipment within designated clinical areas

 §  To carry out administrative and clerical duties for the therapy team.

 §  To participate in weekend duties

For full details please refer to Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Working for our organisation

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is committed to fair and transparent recruitment and requires applicants to provide accurate information, as misleading details may affect their application or employment and may be verified in line with the Fraud Act 2006. For further information please visit https://royalfree.pagetiger.com/cuuomnr/1.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. 

 

Person specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Good General education to GCSE level
  • • Good written communication
  • • Ability to keep legible records in English
Desirable criteria
  • • Maths and English to GCSE level

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Previous experience of interaction with the public/patients
  • • Experience of working in a team
  • • Basic computer skills
Desirable criteria
  • • Involvement in a caring role in a healthcare facility
  • • Previous experience working with people within the healthcare environment
  • • Experience of supervising/teaching individuals

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • • An understanding of the role of the following Therapy services: Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Podiatry and Dietetics
  • • An understanding of the skills required for effective team working
  • • Able to manage own time and take responsibility for routine tasks
  • • Ability to prioritise between urgent and routine tasks
  • • Able to use initiative and demonstrate flexibility in routine situations
  • • Good communication skills with staff, patients and carers
  • • Positive and respectful attitude to people with a disability
  • • Ability to follow Trust policies and procedures, including data protection, equal opportunities and health & safety
  • • General interest in Therapy Services and willingness to increase knowledge
  • • Ability to work alone and use initiative
Desirable criteria
  • • An understanding of the impact of disability and issues related to promoting independence

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential criteria
  • • Reliable and responsible
  • • Confident and assertive when conducting professional affairs
  • • Effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness & ability to motivate
  • • Good time management and organisational skills
  • • Ability to recognise unacceptable behaviour and act on this appropriately

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed 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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Nigel Cope
Job title
Clinical Lead Physiotherapist Neurosciences
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02077940500
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