Go back Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Therapy Assistant
The closing date is 15 October 2025
To work as a member of an interdisciplinary community inpatient healthcare team, working across health and social care boundaries.
With training, use skills from the professional areas of: Nursing, Allied Health Professionals and Medicines Management to undertake tasks as delegated in order to meet the individual needs of service users.
To report changes or progress to a registered professional and participate with them in reviewing care plans
Main duties of the job
* To carry out duties delegated and supervised by registered professionals.
* To assist in the delivery of high standards of health care and support patients within the community inpatient setting.
* Providing care to patients with deterioration in their health or function
* To implement therapy interventions and treatment plans, such as exercise programmes (group or individual), provision of mobility aid, measuring and fitting adaptive equipment, minor adaptions.
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
We are an equal opportunities employer, and we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
* Apply competency based treatment techniques/care to patients with a range of conditions under the supervision of a registered practitioner, following a prescribed treatment/care plan.
* To carry out delegated initial assessments and report back to a registered professional
* To adhere to risk assessments and health and safety assessments, including making an evaluation of a patient conditions and reporting any changes. Newly identified risks.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
* NVQ level 3 or equivalent of knowledge and experience,
* Good general education up to GCSE equivalent.
* Willingness to undertake training to meet competency framework
* Chair Based and Strength and Balance exercise training, or willingness to undertake
Experience
* Experience of working in a healthcare environment or care environment
* Experience of caring for adults and older people with physical and/or mental health conditions, a particular interest in this age group and their welfare/rehabilitation.
* Experience of supporting people to be independent
* Knowledge of the role of registered professional OT and/or Physiotherapist
* Use of adaptive equipment
Skills & Abilities
* Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
* Good Communication Skills
* Ability to record messages and information in an accurate and concise way
* Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs
* Ability to work well within a team as well as individually.
* Ability to manage self and prioritise own workload
* Basic computer skills Understanding that this post supports different health systems
* Experience of using Systm One or a similar patient record system
* Professional attitude
* Caring, approachable and courteous manner
* Punctual and reliable
* Team player
Physical Requirements
* The ability to: kneel and bend and work in cramped environments
* Move and manoeuvre people and equipment
* Manoeuvre patients using moving and handling aids
* Able to travel around their work base locality
Other
* Positive approach to patients/service users
* Recognise peoples right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
* Willingness to embrace integrated model and new ways of working
* Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude
We offer a salary of £24,937 to £26,598 per year pro rata.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
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