Job summary
- Main area
- Stroke/Neurology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (service works over 7 days)
- Job ref
- 214-CSTO-6900986
- Employer
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- King's Mill Hospital
- Town
- Sutton in Ashfield
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Generic Therapy Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 3
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
We are looking for enthusiastic, highly motivated Therapy Assistant to join our team on the Stroke Unit.
This is an exciting time to join us at Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to delivering outstanding outcomes for our patients recovering from stroke.
You would be joining a very friendly, supportive team with excellent in service training, development opportunities and good supervision structures. There is an expectation that the successful candidate will work towards completion of all competencies relevant to the role.
Main duties of the job
The primary role will be to support the Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists in the provision of timely assessment and rehabilitation of patients admitted to the stroke unit.
The role incorporates administrative duties, as well as clinical work, carrying out treatment programmes planned by the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists. You will work closely with the therapist and wider MDT where prioritisation skills and effective time management will be essential. You will need to have the ability to therapeutically move patients.
Working for our organisation
Thank you for your interest in this role.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
For further information or an informal discussion about this position please contact Fran Platts (Therapy Operational Manager). Alternatively you can email [email protected]
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Up to date clinical knowledge of a range of medical & surgical conditions
- Skills of reasoning and decisions making for patient management
- Basic computer and administration skills
- Empathy skills
- Manual handling skills
- Must have a good understanding of the assistants role
- Organisational skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability to plan, carry out & evaluate individual therapeutic and educational sessions
- Already worked as a therapy assistant and has rehabilitation experience
- Ability to assess, provide, adjust & fit equipment as required according to trust policy.
- Has an interest in amputee rehabilitation
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level III in Care “Diagnostic and Therapeutic Support” award or similar relevant award or ability to undertake training for the qualification on appointment.
Further Training
Essential criteria
- Further relevant training to clinical area
Desirable criteria
- Portfolio of evidence of CPD
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with patient in a hospital/ward environment.
- Working within a multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable criteria
- Proven experience of assessment & planning of therapeutic intervention/treatment plans
- Experience of working in a rehabilitation setting and specifically with amputee patients
Contractual
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel for home visits/follow up visits & access visits.
Desirable criteria
- Full Drivers licence
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
- 01623 785177
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