South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Support Worker - Higher Level - Therapy Assistant

The closing date is 11 July 2025

Job summary

Are you passionate about rehabilitation and helping patients to achieve their potential and improve their quality of life? If so, this could be the opportunity for you!

Secondment would be possible for internal candidates pending approval of a secondment request form from your line manager.

We have a fixed term therapy assistant post available to work as part of the integrated therapy team on Tocketts Ward in East Cleveland Primary Care Hospital. You would work with Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and nurses to provide rehabilitation to patients on the ward to increase their independence and support a safe discharge.

Based on site at East Cleveland Primary Care Hospital you would also have access to Free parking.

Successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.

Main duties of the job

You will need to be able to work on your own and as part of a team and be involved with patients with a range of medical, social and functional problems, as delegated by the physiotherapist and occupational therapists within the team.

Excellent communication skills, organisational skills, enthusiasm, commitment and ability to work with a wide range of agencies are also vital in this post.

Support and in-service training will be provided to develop your skills, knowledge and understanding of the role for older persons medicine. There are supervision structures in place to provide support and ensure that you continue to deliver the best possible service to the patients in our care and develop in your role as a therapy assistant.

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:o Your Leadership Impacto Service Improvement for Beginners

After you complete these one and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team

Date posted

27 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

7 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

328-FCS-7266907

Job locations

East Cleveland Primary Care Hospital

Alford road

Brotton

TS12 2FF

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Disability and Cultural Awareness
Basic IT skills
Able to work independently, but also under supervision
Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise own workload.
To demonstrate judgement skills when dealing with straightforward job related facts or situations
To act appropriately in distressing or emotional circumstances
To respond and adapt to changing needs of the service
To display effective communication skills, communicating routine and at times sensitive or complex information to patients, carers, and colleagues
Good listening skills
Ability to cope under pressure

Desirable

To demonstrate a basic knowledge of rehabilitation and promoting independence.

Qualifications & Training

Essential

To have achieved NVQ level 3 in Health and Social care or knowledge acquired through in-hours training, short course & experience to NVQ level 3 or equivalent.
To have achieved a level 1 maths and English qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Recent experience working in a health and social care environment

Desirable

Previous experience working as a therapy assistant.

Personal Attributes

Essential

Must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role

Person Specification

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Disability and Cultural Awareness
Basic IT skills
Able to work independently, but also under supervision
Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise own workload.
To demonstrate judgement skills when dealing with straightforward job related facts or situations
To act appropriately in distressing or emotional circumstances
To respond and adapt to changing needs of the service
To display effective communication skills, communicating routine and at times sensitive or complex information to patients, carers, and colleagues
Good listening skills
Ability to cope under pressure

Desirable

To demonstrate a basic knowledge of rehabilitation and promoting independence.

Qualifications & Training

Essential

To have achieved NVQ level 3 in Health and Social care or knowledge acquired through in-hours training, short course & experience to NVQ level 3 or equivalent.
To have achieved a level 1 maths and English qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Recent experience working in a health and social care environment

Desirable

Previous experience working as a therapy assistant.

Personal Attributes

Essential

Must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role

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.

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

East Cleveland Primary Care Hospital

Alford road

Brotton

TS12 2FF

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

East Cleveland Primary Care Hospital

Alford road

Brotton

TS12 2FF

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)