Job summary
- Main area
- Rehabilitation
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 214-CSTO-7128551
- Employer
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mansfield Community Hospital
- Town
- Mansfield
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Senior Generic Therapy Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 4
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
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Job overview
Exciting Opportunity: Therapy Assistant at Mansfield Community Hospital
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Join our dynamic therapy team at Mansfield Community Hospital as we enhance our inpatient services and streamline pathways from hospital to home in 2025.
About the Role: This position offers a diverse caseload of medically fit inpatients who need additional rehabilitation or interventions before discharge. As a key member of our dedicated multidisciplinary team, you'll play a crucial role in delivering high-quality outcomes.
What We're Looking For:
- Compassion, dedication, and excellent communication skills
- Significant experience in inpatient rehabilitation
Why Join Us? If you're a therapy assistant seeking a new challenge, this role is perfect for you! We offer excellent opportunities to develop your clinical and personal skills within a friendly environment, supported by strong internal and external networks.
Main duties of the job
Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.
Working for our organisation
Sherwood Forest Hospitals is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Up to date knowledge of relevant conditions and their therapeutic applications
- Ability to use own initiative
- Understanding the Dynamics of a group
- Computer skills
- Supervisory skills
- effective prioritisation skills
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level III in Care “Diagnostic and Therapeutic Support” award (or equivalent qualification) and substantial experience as a therapy assistant
Further Training
Essential criteria
- Counselling skills
- Teaching in a group setting
- Hydrotherapy course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience as a therapy assistant
- Evidence of CPD/IST
Contractual
Essential criteria
- Able to work flexibly including weekends
- Ability to travel between hospital sites
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
- Fran Platts
- Job title
- Therapy Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01623785177
- Additional information
for further information or an informal discussion about this position please contact Fran Platts, Therapy Operational Manager for Community Services on 01623 785177 or email [email protected]
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