Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Town Sheffield Salary £24,465 pa/ pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 25/08/2025 23:59 Interview date 04/09/2025
Therapy Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 2
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 for a Therapy Assistant to join the MSK Outpatient Therapy Team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
There is one full time permanent post available, for 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday). This post will be based at the Northern General Hospital.
The successful applicant will work in the MSK Outpatients Therapy Team consisting of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Senior Therapy Assistants and Therapy Assistants. They will assist in the care and rehabilitation of adults with MSK conditions/injuries.
To develop their skills the successful candidate will receive training and regular teaching, they will also regularly participate in supervision with a qualified therapist.
Main duties of the job
Complete clinical workload delegated by therapists, seeking assistance and guidance when needed and reporting back.
Assist therapists to assess and treat patients in hospital, the patient’s own home and/or in the community by providing physical help and acting as escort or chaperone.
Assist patients to be mobile and independent in chosen activities.
Gather care information which is relevant to future Therapy Assessment.
Carry out treatment programmes as instructed by therapists, monitoring. the patient, measuring outcomes and reporting back
Set up equipment for therapy and ensure it is used safely by patients, carers, staff and/or students.
Participate in the up keep of stock levels and support therapy team in non-clinical tasks.
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 commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
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
Further Training
* Willingness to undergo required training and complete competency framework
* Health and safety
* First Aid
Qualifications
* GCSE Grade C/4 or equivalent in English or equivalent experience/ qualifications
* NVQ2/QCF2 in a relevant subject or demonstrable equivalent experience/qualification/ short course.
* GCSE Grade C/4 or equivalent in Maths
Experience
* Experience working in a care related setting
* Work experience in healthcare
* Work or Life experience in teaching skills to others
* Life experience as a carer for an elderly or disabled person
* Good interpersonal skills
* Able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing
* Works well in a team
* Able to maintain confidentiality
* Able to motivate patients
* Able to act on own initiative
* Calm approach to changing work situations
* Able and willing to perform a mix of clerical, domestic and patient related tasks
* Motivated to learn
* Understanding of physiotherapy and/or occupational therapy
* IT literate
Other Factors
* Flexible and reliable approach to working practices
* Positive attitude to patient care and teamwork
* Ability to demonstrate commitment to the Therapy Assistant role
* Willing to work flexibly as service requires including evening/weekend
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here .
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Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
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