Overview
Join our warm, supportive, and dynamic therapy team, where every day is an opportunity to make a difference! As a Paediatric Generic Therapy Assistant, you\'ll work across a range of settings - schools, clinics, and family homes - providing hands-on support that really matters.
Responsibilities
* Support children and young people through physiotherapy and occupational therapy programmes
* Help with assessments and treatment plans
* Manage your own caseload with guidance from experienced therapists
* Work closely with families, schools, and other professionals to give every child the best start possible
* As a Children\'s Generic Therapy Assistant, play a vital part in helping children and young people reach their full potential. Work in community, home, and educational settings, bringing energy, care, and creativity to every session - supporting the delivery of high-quality therapy across the service.
* Providing hands-on therapy support to children and families in a range of settings
* Working side by side with Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists to deliver tailored therapy programmes
* Helping to monitor and maintain specialist therapy equipment to ensure it\'s safe and effective
* Being an active member of our multidisciplinary team, managing your workload and contributing to great patient outcomes
* Taking part in regular supervision and keeping your learning portfolio up to date to grow your skills and confidence
Flexible working and inclusivity
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Defence Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain\'s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
DBS Checks
Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in 1 payment or over a six month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking. If you are successful you will be asked to confirm if you wish to pay in one amount or in instalments. The charges are currently £27.38 for a standard check and £55.38 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for. Please note that Volunteers and Bank only staff will not be charged. The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check - basic, standard and enhanced. The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone 0300 106 1452 or email transgender@nhs.uk.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Please note, the selection processes at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn\'t accurately reflect their skills. You will be required to acknowledge that you are aware of this before submitting your application.
Agile and Flexible Working
We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one - for all posts. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Candidate profile
We\'re looking for someone who\'s caring, motivated, and ready to champion the needs of our patients. If you love working with children and want to be part of a team that\'s dedicated to continuous improvement, we\'d love to meet you!
Travel requirement
The ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality during the course of a normal working day is required for this vacancy. Access to a vehicle that can be used for business purposes and hold a full and valid driving licence (role will involve travel to numerous addresses that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means) is required.
Interview date
Interviews will take place on the 26th of November.
Benefits
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
* A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
* An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
Relocation and about us
Relocation Package: The Trust offers a generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss relocation further, please speak to the recruiting manager at interview.
A bit more about us and the surrounding area: York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York - consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles. Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.
Sponsorship
If you require sponsorship to work in the UK, check you are eligible under the UKVI points based system online. Not all jobs we advertise are eligible for sponsorship.
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