South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Support Worker - Higher level Therapy Assistant

The closing date is 08 February 2026

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Therapy Assistant to join our Spinal Injuries Therapy Service. The post holder will be working under the guidance of the Specialist Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists supporting the therapists with the assessment and rehabilitation of spinal injury patients.

Continuous professional development will be actively encouraged and the post holder will be supported to develop their knowledge and skills with regular support and clinical supervision from the Senior Therapists/ Team Lead.

The Therapy Service is a well-established large, progressive and dynamic service, which continues to develop within the Trust. The team is friendly and supportive and mentorship for this role will be available from other clinicians, the AHP Service Lead and Head of Professions.

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 as part of a team and on your own, frequently using your own initiative and problem-solving skills supporting both physiotherapy and occupational therapy input . You will work with a wide multidisciplinary team and be involved with clients with a range of medical, social and emotional problems.

The successful applicant will have good communication and literacy skills and basic computer skills. Previous work experience within health or social care setting is essential and experience working as a therapy assistant is desirable but not essential. Participation in service developments and clinical governance is also expected.

About us

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

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

23 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CN-7721308

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

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

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in health or social care.
Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalation of changes or findings

Desirable

Experience of working a therapy assistant

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Basic IT skills to use electronic patient records and other Trust systems.
Excellent interpersonal, communication and active listening skills. Ability to adopt appropriate styles and methods of communication.
Ability to demonstrate the importance of holistic person-centred care and related procedures.
Time-keeping, planning and prioritisation skills.
Understanding of the importance of robust, accurate, clear, timely documentation.
Analytical and judgement skills to make decisions based on patient / service user interactions and observations and metrics.

Desirable

Working knowledge of Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
Familiarity with current NHS and social care policies.

Qualifications and Training

Essential

3 A-levels OR Health and Science T-level OR equivalent level 3 qualification(s) and Functional Skills (level 2) OR As a level 3 apprenticeship, such as the Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship (or other level 3 qualification pathway) AND/OR Short courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties AND/OR Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3; -Theoretical knowledge -Experience of a range of care and related procedures -clinical observations -knowledge of relevant legislation

Personal Attributes

Essential

Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in health or social care.
Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalation of changes or findings

Desirable

Experience of working a therapy assistant

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Basic IT skills to use electronic patient records and other Trust systems.
Excellent interpersonal, communication and active listening skills. Ability to adopt appropriate styles and methods of communication.
Ability to demonstrate the importance of holistic person-centred care and related procedures.
Time-keeping, planning and prioritisation skills.
Understanding of the importance of robust, accurate, clear, timely documentation.
Analytical and judgement skills to make decisions based on patient / service user interactions and observations and metrics.

Desirable

Working knowledge of Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
Familiarity with current NHS and social care policies.

Qualifications and Training

Essential

3 A-levels OR Health and Science T-level OR equivalent level 3 qualification(s) and Functional Skills (level 2) OR As a level 3 apprenticeship, such as the Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship (or other level 3 qualification pathway) AND/OR Short courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties AND/OR Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3; -Theoretical knowledge -Experience of a range of care and related procedures -clinical observations -knowledge of relevant legislation

Personal Attributes

Essential

Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

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

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

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