Job summary
- Main area
- Therapy
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent: Contribution to weekend and Bank holiday working (1 in 5 weekends)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Contribution to support weekend and Bank holiday service (1 in 5 weekends))
- Job ref
- 356-25-7005696
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hull Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 PRO RATA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Therapy Assistant
Band 4
Job overview
Band 4: Senior Therapy Assistant
Full time - Monday to Friday including regular 1 in 5 weekend working and contribution to bank holiday service.
Hull University Teaching Hospitals are seeking to recruit a Band 4 Senior Therapy Assistant 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.
This post holder will work primary in the Medicine team within Hull Royal Infirmary but the successful recruit may be required to work anywhere within the HUTH therapy service dependent on service needs.
Do you have enthusiasm, drive and want to take on change and new responsibilities? Then this could be the move you have been looking for.
This is a fantastic opportunity for career development for anyone who has relevant experience working as a Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy Assistant, which is essential for this post.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work in the Medicine team assisting in the delivery of effective and timely therapeutic interventions to a wide range of inpatients who present with a multitude of complex needs.
Tasks will include completion of ward-based therapy assessments and interventions, and potentially some community-based visits to assess for equipment needs on discharge.
Driver preferred due to the nature of the post.
As a Senior Assistant, you will be responsible for carrying your own triaged and supported caseload, and the supervision, coordination and delegation of tasks to staff of a lower grade. You will also provide support to Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists in both direct patient treatment and non-clinical duties associated with the running of the service.
Applicants must possess a minimum of NVQ level 3 in Care or equivalent and be able to demonstrate evidence of OT and/or Physiotherapy assistant competencies, and extensive experience/knowledge of patient conditions and therapeutic interventions. In addition, you will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills.
Personal development is a high priority and we offer excellent in-service training backed up by documented service competencies and in return we will expect the successful candidates to be able to demonstrate a commitment to CPD.
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description/Person Specification
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in a healthcare related subject
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of completion of relevant training e.g. food hygiene, moving and handling
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate recent achievement of Physiotherapy and/or Occupational Therapy assistant competencies
- Evidence of recent Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy assistant experience in the UK
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS experience in a therapy role
- Evidence of supporting others i.e. OT/PT students
SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable knowledge of common medical conditions and impact on function/mobility
- Knowledge of common therapeutic mobility and functional equipment (e.g. walking frames, perching stools) and evidence of competencies around provision of such equipment
Desirable criteria
- Valid driving licence, or means or travelling independently in the community
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Cutts
- Job title
- Therapy Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07876816796
- Additional information
Medicine Therapy Clinical Leads - tel 01482 674274
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