Job overview
Are you passionate about helping children and young people reach their full potential?
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.
In this role, you’ll:
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
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!
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.
Interviews will take place on the 26th of November.
Main duties of the job
As a Children’s Generic Therapy Assistant, you’ll play a vital part in helping children and young people reach their full potential. Working in community, home, and educational settings, you’ll bring energy, care, and creativity to every session — supporting the delivery of high-quality therapy across the service.
Some duties you’ll be doing:
1. Providing hands-on therapy support to children and families in a range of settings.
2. Working side by side with Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists to deliver tailored therapy programmes.
3. Helping to monitor and maintain specialist therapy equipment to ensure it’s safe and effective.
4. Being an active member of our multidisciplinary team, managing your workload and contributing to great patient outcomes.
5. Taking part in regular supervision and keeping your learning portfolio up to date to grow your skills and confidence.
Working for our organisation
To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
6. Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
7. 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
8. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
9. Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
10. NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
11. An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
12. Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: .
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.
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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.
Person specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
13. Practical knowledge of role, including good understanding of role applied for
14. Experience of working within a team and with the general public
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
15. A levels (3) or Level 3 national certificate or Level 3 diploma or Senior Healthcare support worker apprenticeship or Mathematics and English to Level 2: Functional Skills/GCSE Grade C