Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Therapy Assistant - Orthopaedic Therapy team

The closing date is 08 October 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Therapy Assistant to join our Orthopaedic Inpatient & Outreach Team at Royal Bolton Hospital.

As a Trust we provide integrated Orthopaedic Services to the population of Bolton and surrounding areas with a Bolton GP. We deliver our care over three orthopaedic wards, consisting of elective and trauma, and provide a community service for orthopaedic patients in Bolton.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assist the qualified therapists in the team by delivering a range of clinical and non-clinical duties to provide routine therapy and ensure the delivery of a high quality service. They will prepare therapeutic materials as required and undertake administrative tasks related to the work load. They must have the appropriate skills to communicate with patients, carers and the wider MDT.

This job is predominantly community based midweek, and also involves working on the wards across trauma and elective wards and as part of the weekend rota service.

About us

The successful candidate will be integral to the continued delivery of a high quality and patient focused service whilst demonstrating our trust values of:

VISION
OPENNESS
INTEGRITY
COMPASSION
EXCELLENCE

Date posted

24 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

241-412CS-25

Job locations

Royal Bolton Hospital

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Education to GCSE level or equivalent including Maths and English.
NVQ level 3
equivalent level of knowledge through competencies

Desirable

ECDL

Experience

Essential

Previous experience working with orthopaedic patients
Previous experience working within the AHP service
Ability to work well alone and as part of a team
Ability to persuade, motivate, explain and empathise with people including those who have communication differences or barriers to understanding

Knowledge

Essential

Ability to develop knowledge of clinical activities that are relevant to the orthopaedic service

other

Essential

Car owner/driver
Ability to work flexible hours and out of hours including weekends based on the needs of the service
To be able to evidence fully vaccinated against Covid 19 - unless medically exempt

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Education to GCSE level or equivalent including Maths and English.
NVQ level 3
equivalent level of knowledge through competencies

Desirable

ECDL

Experience

Essential

Previous experience working with orthopaedic patients
Previous experience working within the AHP service
Ability to work well alone and as part of a team
Ability to persuade, motivate, explain and empathise with people including those who have communication differences or barriers to understanding

Knowledge

Essential

Ability to develop knowledge of clinical activities that are relevant to the orthopaedic service

other

Essential

Car owner/driver
Ability to work flexible hours and out of hours including weekends based on the needs of the service
To be able to evidence fully vaccinated against Covid 19 - unless medically exempt

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

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