Overview
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Therapy Assistant to join our Acute Stroke Therapy team.
The Stroke Therapy team is forward thinking and dynamic, and well respected within the wider stroke pathway. We work as an integrated therapy team comprising Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Assistant Practitioners & Therapy Assistants, providing high quality assessment and rehabilitation across the acute stroke patient pathway. We work closely with other professions of a large multidisciplinary team including Speech & Language Therapists, Dietitians, Nurses and Doctors. We work alongside closely with the Community Stroke Therapy team who continue to treat a large proportion of our patients once they are discharged from hospital.
Responsibilities
* Work closely with the Stroke Therapy team to support patients following a stroke with their rehabilitation.
* Primarily support and treat patients on a 1:1 basis, in groups, and under the guidance of and alongside qualified therapists to help patients regain movement, functioning and independence.
* Assist patients to achieve independence in personal care.
* Receive thorough clinical support and training from qualified therapists and experienced Assistant Practitioners/Therapy Assistants.
* Contribute to a busy, exciting and dynamic team environment and gain new skills.
Requirements
* Full UK driving licence is ideally held, but not essential for the predominant needs of the role.
* Basic IT skills are essential.
* Enthusiasm for supporting people with their rehabilitation and care, with the ability to work using own initiative as well as within a close team.
* Good communication skills and keenness to work closely with people are essential.
* Flexibility to participate in weekend and Bank Holiday working.
* Working days will include Mondays and Fridays as agreed, with normal hours 08:15 – 16:30 (7.5 hours per day), with some potential minor alterations if needed.
About the role and organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are carrying out one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken. Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond. We provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs. We uphold our values of kindness, wellness and fairness, strive for continuous quality improvement, and are proud to provide recognised learning and apprenticeships.
Additional information
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.
This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Feb 2026
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