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Senior Therapy Assistant
The closing date is 14 October 2025
The Trauma and Elective Physio Orthopaedic Team are looking to recruit a band 3 therapy assistant to join our enthusiastic team.
The senior therapy assistants role is to support qualified therapists in providing assessment and discharge planning for trauma and elective surgical patients on the orthopaedic wards at Warrington Hospital and the Captain Sir Tom Moore (CSTM) Site at Halton.
You must have a flexible caring approach, be able to work well in a team but also have responsibility for your own caseload. You will provide an holistic approach to patients, without direct supervision, but accountable to the responsible therapist.
Good communication is essential with the ability to discuss treatment pathways with the patient, alongside following consultant guidelines.
Please see full job description attached.
If you are an overseas national who would require a Certificate of Sponsorship from the Trust to ensure your Right to Work in the UK, the Band 3 Healthcare worker role is unable to offer this if you are new to the NHS (or have less than 2 years service in the NHS) and therefore your starting salary would be £24,071. This is due to a change in the increased salary threshold advised by the UK Home Office on 12th March 2025, stating that Employer sponsorship will only be available for starting salaries above £25,000. If you apply for the role and this restriction applies to you, your application would be automatically rejected prior to shortlisting stage.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will enjoy working in a large multidisciplinary team, including Drs, Nurses, Orthopaedic consultants, Occupational therapists and the discharge planning team, to help support patients to return home in a safe and timely manner from the hospital. Essential skills such as good verbal and written language and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment are required. Alongside supporting patients in clinical areas, the job will entail some none clinical management and administration tasks, as well as participating in service improvement and development initiatives. Experience of working and caring for patients in an inpatient setting would be of benefit as the role is primarily patient focused. The team delivers a 7 day working pattern, with a rota system to cover weekends.
About us
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.
A CQC-rated good organisation with outstanding features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.
Our workforce of nearly 5,000 comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.
Job responsibilities
The Trauma and Orthopaedic Physio Team is committed to providing an enjoyable and thriving place to work and learn. The therapy community within the hospital is close knit and supportive. Both hospital sites are easily accessible by both public and private transport and offers a bus link for staff between sites.
FULL JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHED
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Equal to NVQ level 2
* NVQ Level 3 or working towards
Experience
* Experience in caring role
* Experience with patients
* Demonstrate understanding of independence and dignity
* Experience working within therapy setting
* Worked in elderly care / frailty
* Experience working in an inpatient setting
Skills and Knowledge
* Good Communication Skills
* Understanding of therapy assistant role
* IT, written and numerical skills
* Able to work in isolation
* Experience using patient record systems
* Knowledge of frailty / ageing
* Willingness to undertake further training
Physical skills and effort
* Experience of patient manual handling techniques
* Able to support multiple daily activities and patient contacts
* Able to move equipment around clinical areas
* Experience of using hoists and transfer equipment
Emotional Effort
* Experience of being exposed to distressing situations
Working conditions
* Experience of using a range of PPE equipment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT
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