Band 3 Generic Therapy Assistant Stroke Wards
The closing date is 01 September 2025
Job summary
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust are actively recruiting for a motivated and dynamic Band 3 General Therapy Assistant. Three roles are available: a permanent full time, a permanent 30 hours a week and a 9 month fixed term contract to join our stroke therapies team. You will work alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists providing rehabilitation plans for these professions. Working across the Stroke wards along the pathway including our Hyper acute and acute stroke unit at Queen's Hospital and our Rehab unit in Goodmayes.
As a member of this team you will be required to communicate well and be confident to work within guidelines and protocols. Working in this passionate and innovative team you will have the opportunity to expand your clinical skills and knowledge with regular in house training.
Essential criteria include;o Evidence of recent experience working with people.o Good standard of general education, to G.C.S.E. level or equivalento Good communication skills
As a leading and evidence based department we provide a 7 day service. We are looking for a person who will enjoy the benefits of this working pattern.
If you have the skills outlined above and want a rewarding opportunity where you will be encouraged to influence and develop services whilst being valued and supported then apply today.
Main duties of the job
To provide skilled routine, and some non-routine, clinical and non-clinical support to the Therapy team, this includes Physiotherapists , Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists.
To accept patients allocated by the qualified therapist and treat according to protocols and guidelines, monitoring patient progression and making minor alterations to patient treatment programs as requiredTo work independently, with access to direct supervision as required. To maintain close communication with the qualified therapists to facilitate patient care
To actively participate in departmental induction and in-service training program
To carry out other duties deemed necessary by the relevant Team Lead in discussion with the post holder to ensure adequate provision of service
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal in 2024.We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Details
Date posted
18 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£29,651 to £31,312 a year Per Annum Inclusive
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
162-7173-AV
Job locations
Queen's Hospital
Romford
RM7 0AG
Employer details
Employer name
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Queen's Hospital
Romford
RM7 0AG
Employer's website
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