Job summary
- Main area
- Therapy
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 27.5 hours per week (longer working days and flexible patterns considered)
- Job ref
- 236-RCO-CS352-25-PS-A
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Rochdale Infirmary
- Town
- Rochdale
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Physiotherapy Assistant
Band 4
Job overview
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Therapy Assistant/Support Worker who is a good team player and motivated, to join our dynamic outpatient Physiotherapy department. The department see’s largely pre and post surgical patients requiring care and rehabilitation. As a senior therapy assistant, you are required to support the department and qualified staff with treating and rehabilitating, deliver group classes and within an agreed competency framework assess, treat and manage your own caseload.
The role also involve supporting the running of the department, stock ordering and monitoring, supporting Infection control, audits and liaising with estates. As an integral team player you may also be required to support with administrative duties and contribute to the day to day running of the department.
Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
As a senior therapy assistant, you are required to support the department and qualified staff with treating and rehabilitating, deliver group classes and within an agreed competency framework assess, treat and manage your own caseload.
The role also involve supporting the running of the department, stock ordering and monitoring, supporting Infection control, audits and liaising with estates.
In addition, you will carry out a range of non-clinical duties related to the role.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Foundation degree Health and Social Care, or equivalent level 5 qualification; plus, A-levels and GCSEs or equivalent(s), including Functional Skills (level 2) Or - as a level 5 apprenticeship, such as the Assistant Practitioner apprenticeship Care Certificate
- Care Certificate
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial NHS experience in health, therapeutic rehabilitation and/or social care setting
- Understanding of evidence-based practice and up to date knowledge of relevant literature
- Evidence of therapy skills competencies
- Evidence of clinical skills competency
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively with people of all ages and abilities
- Effective organisational skills
- Ability to demonstrate empathy, to motivate and enable and to be sensitive to diverse individual nee
- Ability to manage own caseload and work without direct supervision
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently using own initiative
- Good time management
- Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing needs of clients, team and service
- Ability to work safely and reliably in all settings
- Ability to carry out treatment programmes and follow senior staff/registered practitioner instructions
- Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
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
- Jonathan Issott
- Job title
- MSK Physiotherapy lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01706 517316
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