Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Qualification and training
Essential criteria Education to GCSE or equivalent with grade C in English NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria Experience as therapy assistant Evidence of working in a team
Desirable criteria NHS working Acute hospital experience
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria Working knowledge of a range of common illnesses and conditions Good interpersonal skills
It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Job Description (PDF, 180.1KB) Personal Specification (PDF, 93.6KB) Functional Aspects (PDF, 258.8KB) L&D Hospital site map (PDF, 96.8KB) Disclosure & Barring Information and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 78.5KB) Information for Disabled Applicants (PDF, 98.7KB)