Job summary
- Main area
- Therapies
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 423-7110842
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale NHS foundation trust
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 Pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Senior Therapy Assistant - Children's Therapies (Band 3)
NHS AfC: Band 3
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic senior therapy assistant to join the Childrens therapies service at Airedale General Hospital on a fixed term contract for 12 months, working in the Physiotherapy , Occupational therapy and Autism assessment teams
The post holder will be responsible for activities delegated to them and will work mainly without direct supervision but will have immediate access to a clinician for advice and direction as required.
Therapy assistants in Childrens therapies work in the Child Development Centre, other health sites, in schools and nurseries, and patient homes..
Assistants are expected to continually improve their knowledge and skills and develop collaborative working relationships with therapy colleagues to enhance patient care. Duties are varied and include some direct patient contact, administration and housekeeping tasks.
The post holder will be expected to have a level 3 QCF/Diploma/NVQ qualification in health and social care, or equivalent relevant education qualifications. . They will understand the principles of therapeutic input, and have experience of working with children and young people
Main duties of the job
Independently undertake basic interventions
Provide clinical administration support
Support therapists with complex cases
Work in partnership with patients, carers, the multi disciplinary team and wider services.
Participate in activities to improve services
Assist with general housekeeping of equipment and accommodation
Work flexibly according to patient and service needs
Working for our organisation
We want all our staff to embrace our ‘Right Care’ Values and Behaviours
Childrens Therapies is an inclusive, friendly and flexible service for both patients and staff.
Our core services are Mon - Friday 8-5 pm
We are a mixed team of Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists , Psychologists and our support workers. We have a dedicated admininstration team , and we work closely with our paediatricians, dietitians other health colleagues and in partnership with parents, carers, early years, education and voluntary sector .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Please give us a call or drop us an email to arrange to speak more about the role
Person specification
Other
Essential criteria
- Car driver
- Ability to show initiative and problem solve
- Confidence and competence in verbal communication - face to face and telephone
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of safeguarding
- Understanding of the roles of physiotherapists and occupational therapists
- Knowledge of autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of SEND
- Understanding of own development needs
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent, relevant experience of working in a clinical / educational support worker role
- Experience of working with children and young people aged 0 - 19 years
- Experience and confidence in use of IT applications - Word, Excel, Databases, Email
Desirable criteria
- Experience of undertaking delegated tasks independently
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary setting
- Experience in use of Electronic Patient Records
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSEs or equivalent in English and Maths at grade C /4 or above.
- Relevant A level ,BTEC, QCF or equivalent level III qualification or above
Desirable criteria
- Other Courses/ study with relevance to the job role
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ann Jourdain / Debby Marshall
- Job title
- Therapy team lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 292821
- Additional information
Contact Childrens Therapies services
01535 292821
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