Job summary
T & O Therapy Assistant
37.5 hours per week (Includes weekend working, either extra or part of working hours)
Fixed term for 12 months
Salary: £24,937 - £26,598 per annum
Closing Date: 2nd November 2025
Interview Date: TBC
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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Main duties of the job
- A wonderful opportunity has arisen for a patient focused Assistant Therapist, working with Trauma and Orthopaedic patients.
- The role entails assisting both the Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist in supervising therapy programmes for patients..
- A car driver is required for this role.
- To treat and provide quality care to patients as delegated by the responsible therapist within agreed protocols and treatment plans, as documented by the qualified staff.
- Work unsupervised to implement appropriate treatment plans as designated by a senior therapist. Treatment should be delivered in the most appropriate location for the client, adjusting own clinical interventions based on the patients' fluctuating needs.
- Carry out assessments and treatments of patients with varying degrees of disability on a daily basis, using moderate physical effort. This may involve moving and handling patients and equipment.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist the acute teams within T&O in the provision of an effective and efficient Therapy Service. This includes Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist.
- To carry out therapy programmes with patients in out-reach services (main aspect of role within the patients home) and ward setting.
- To be able to drive in order to undertake care in patients home.
- To assist the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapist with administrative duties, including ordering equipment, record keeping plus data inputting.
- To carry out rehabilitation programmes for patients with both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy
- To carry out housekeeping duties as required by the department.
- To be part of the 7 day service provision for the T&O wards.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist the acute teams within T&O in the provision of an effective and efficient Therapy Service. This includes Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist.
- To carry out therapy programmes with patients in out-reach services (main aspect of role within the patients home) and ward setting.
- To be able to drive in order to undertake care in patients home.
- To assist the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapist with administrative duties, including ordering equipment, record keeping plus data inputting.
- To carry out rehabilitation programmes for patients with both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy
- To carry out housekeeping duties as required by the department.
- To be part of the 7 day service provision for the T&O wards.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience working in healthcare/Therapy Assistant
- Keyboard skills with ability
Desirable
- Previous experience working as Therapy Assistant within the acute setting.
- Experience in NHS
Qualification(s) and Professional Training
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work within a team
- Good interpersonal skills
- Well organized
- Good time management
- Ability to cope with aggression / distress
- Driver with Driving licence and access to vehicle
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work within a team
- Good interpersonal skills
- Well organized
- Good time management
- Ability to cope with aggression / distress
- Driving licence and access to vehicle
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Physically fit - able to undertake manual handling of patients and equipment on a daily basis.
- Patient
- Non-Judgmental
- Team worker
- Initiative
- Flexibility
- Enthusiastic
- Able to deal with distressing situations and working conditions in a sensitive and sensible manner.
- To follow the Trusts values of EXCEL and COMPACT
Other
Essential
- Able to commit to flexible working and weekend working
- Presents a professional image
- Able to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills
- Able to deal with distressing situations in a sensitive and sensible manner
- Able to reflect on own practice and use experience to learn
- Ability to cope in busy/stressful/challenging situations
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Reliable and flexible
- Committed to personal and team development
- Able to commit to work 7 days cover
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Previous experience working in healthcare/Therapy Assistant
- Keyboard skills with ability
Desirable
- Previous experience working as Therapy Assistant within the acute setting.
- Experience in NHS
Qualification(s) and Professional Training
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work within a team
- Good interpersonal skills
- Well organized
- Good time management
- Ability to cope with aggression / distress
- Driver with Driving licence and access to vehicle
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work within a team
- Good interpersonal skills
- Well organized
- Good time management
- Ability to cope with aggression / distress
- Driving licence and access to vehicle
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Physically fit - able to undertake manual handling of patients and equipment on a daily basis.
- Patient
- Non-Judgmental
- Team worker
- Initiative
- Flexibility
- Enthusiastic
- Able to deal with distressing situations and working conditions in a sensitive and sensible manner.
- To follow the Trusts values of EXCEL and COMPACT
Other
Essential
- Able to commit to flexible working and weekend working
- Presents a professional image
- Able to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills
- Able to deal with distressing situations in a sensitive and sensible manner
- Able to reflect on own practice and use experience to learn
- Ability to cope in busy/stressful/challenging situations
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Reliable and flexible
- Committed to personal and team development
- Able to commit to work 7 days cover
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Rehabilitation Department, George Eliot NHS Acute Hospital
College Street
Nuneaton
CV10 7DJ
Employer's website
http://www.geh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
