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Therapy Helper
The closing date is 15 October 2025
Hull University Teaching Hospitals are seeking to recruit a Band 2 Therapy Helper to join our diverse team of allied health professionals and support staff who work across a range of clinical specialties within an acute care setting.
The post holder will work alongside colleagues to support the administrative and clinical delivery of therapy across a range of clinical conditions, which present with varying degrees of complexity. As a Therapy Helper, you will provide administrative and clinical support essential to the efficiency of the Therapy service as well as assisting therapy staff with the treatment of patients who present within acute care to facilitate recovery, promote well-being and optimise independent functioning as far as reasonably possible in all areas of life
We are seeking people who can adapt to changing environment and work well in a team. You will be expected to be an active member of the therapy and multi-disciplinary teams and strive to treat patients and colleagues with compassion, kindness and respect
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic team member to complement our Therapy Service at Castle Hill hospital on Elective Orthopaedics, although there is a requirement to be able to work at any site and within any clinical area within the Trust.
This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic person to gain experience working as a Therapy Helper. The post holder will assist and support Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists within the Inpatient Therapy service with a range of clerical /administrative and clinical duties. These will include stock control related to patient equipment and information processing and also direct patient contact working under direct supervision.
Experience in working with customers/ patients/clients is a prerequisite of this post.
The post holder will be required to contribute to the weekend and Bank Holiday service.
We offer excellent in-service training and there is supervision in all clinical areas, personal development is a high priority and the successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate a commitment to developing new skills.
About us
Hull University Teaching Hospitals is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites, are Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH and Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLaG.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert
Job responsibilities
For further details with regards to this vacancy, please see the attached job description and person specification
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
* GSCE grade A-C (or equivalent) in English and Math's
Experience
* Experience of working in a busy environment
* Computer Skills
* Previous experience within a Health or care environment, previous use of electronic patient booking systems.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
* Be able to work on own initiative
* Works well with in a team
* Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
Attributes and Other Requirements
* High level of interpersonal skills
* Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
* Flexible and reliable
* Good time keeper
* Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service
* Confident and self-motivated
* Flexible, able to work under pressure
* Able to respond to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions
* Able to deal with frequent periods of concentration.
* Able to deal with distressed patients and staff occasionally
* Ability to work from all hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service
* Willingness to take instructions from personnel of all ages
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.
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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