Job summary
- Main area
- Integrated Care Team - Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day service)
- Job ref
- 190-0412-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Zest Centre
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 Per annum pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 24/06/2025
Employer heading
Specialist Therapy Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 4
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Integrated Care Team -Therapy for a Band 4 Specialist Therapy Assistant. The team is based in the community. The Team assess and treat people referred from various sources: the Hospital, GPs, District Nurses, other Health and Social Care teams. ICT Therapy treat people from the age of 16 to older adults with a variety of conditions and therapy needs in their home environment.
Specialist Therapy Assistants work with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, to carry out assessments and manage their own patient caseload. They are supported by the team and have regular training and supervision.
The successful applicant will be expected to have relevant experience working as a Therapy Assistant (in the NHS Community Setting), have NVQ III in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Care or Health and Social Care (with Therapeutic Specific Units) or equivalent NHS experience. It is essential to hold a UK Drivers Licence and have a car.
Main duties of the job
To be an independent member of the interdisciplinary team in the provision of patient centred care.
Undertake functional assessments and assist in the management of patients within professional led protocols in the community setting.
Devise and implement therapy treatment programmes in the community and complete patient records.
To assist the Clinical Lead in the day to day management and co-ordination of the Senior Therapy Assistants within the Community Integrated Care Team-Therapy.
To assist in the recruitment, selection and training of the Senior Therapy Assistants to maintain a robust and competent workforce.
To assist in the supervision and assessment of competency of the Senior Therapy Assistants.
To assist in actively managing sickness absence of the Senior Therapy Assistants in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
Administration duties to support role/ teams as appropriate.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes a firm commitment to professional development of its staff together with the provision of an excellent health and well-being support service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Level III NVQ in diagnostic and therapeutic support/ Health and Social Care or equivalent experience
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to life long learning supported by evidence in the format of a personal development file.
- Evidence of formal education to diploma level or equivalent knowledge with achievement of core literacy and numeracy skills.
Desirable criteria
- IT training/qualification to ECDL level or equivalent
- Later Life Training qualification or equivalent.
Experience
Essential criteria
- In order to undertake the duties of the post it is expected the successful candidate will have relevant NHS experience of working as a therapy assistant with both Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists with relevant experience at Band 3 level in a community setting.
- To have worked with patients who have a range of mobility, balance and long term conditions.
- To have managed own clinical caseload and worked independently of a qualified therapist.
- Experience of liaising with other agencies, services and professional colleagues.
- Experience as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Experience of coaching/ mentoring/training of other staff.
- Knowledge of the duty of, and the STH’s policy regarding confidentiality.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervising staff.
- To have knowledge of relevant health and social care polices relating to the care of older people.
Special Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate skills in assessment planning and implementing treatment programmes. To have completed un-complicated mobility and functional assessments.
- Able to adopt effective coping strategies and demonstrate the ability to motivate people.
- Able to demonstrate prioritisation skills, the ability to manage own workload independently.
- Awareness and experience of using reflective practice.
- Moving and handling skills.
- Basic computer skills to use e-mail, internet and Word.
- Due to the requirement to undertake visits and transport non-portable equipment, the post holder is required to be either a car driver with a valid UK driving licence, or have access to an alternative means of transport.
- Innovative and flexible approach.
- Awareness of cultural diversity.
Desirable criteria
- Computer literate.
- To be able to take baseline observations
- Experience of delegating work to other staff.
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
- Harriet Wilson
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07772 868430
- Additional information
Susan Steiner Gardner
Operational Lead
Telephone: 07785314850
Email: [email protected]
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