Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Therapy Assistant

The closing date is 30 June 2025

Job summary

An exciting rare opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, proactive individual who would like to join the Core therapy Team here at Whitby. This service is currently evolving to increase access opportunities for the Community and surrounding areas.

The individual will be supported to provide patients with the interventions prescribed by a registered therapist, to enhance patient wellbeing safety. There will be guided support and training available to ensure both patient and personal safety is of paramount.

The successful individual will assist Occupational Therapists & Physiotherapist staff in the provision of activities that have a direct impact of patient lives in the Community. This is a fulfilling position for anyone looking to enter the NHS caring profession.

The will be support to practice within a Team sharing common goals, allowing personal growth, experience and development.

Main duties of the job

  • Undertakes general duties within the department.
  • To provide Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy as delegated by a qualified therapist & within standard operating procedures, to support patients and contribute to the care planning process as a member of the team.
  • Moving & Handling of patients.
  • Vital observations.
  • Recognise and escalate issues of concern and/or safety including the deteriorating patient and issues of safeguarding.
  • Equipment provision & instruction in use.
  • Lone working in the community setting including patients own homes.
  • Transporting self around the community to visit patients and provide care

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Details

Date posted

16 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

338-7246691-25

Job locations

Whitby

Whitby Community Services

WHITBY

YO21 1DP


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information for this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information for this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Recognised Level 3 Healthcare Qualification
  • Basic understanding of a range of common long term health condition
  • Able to visit patients in home environment through out the day
  • Sufficient IT skills to learn systems used within the health service
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Care certificate, or willing to work towards

Desirable

  • Knowledge of multi-disciplinary working
  • Experience in working with System one
  • Experience of training patients home exercise programmes
  • Experience of working in Occupational Therappy
  • Full valid UK driving licence

Skills and competencies

Essential

  • Able to work flexible hours to meet Service needs
  • Good prioritisation and organisation skills
  • Effective and flexible Team working skills

Desirable

  • Experience working in a Healthcare setting

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of concepts of encouraging independence
  • understands own personal boundaries in terms of knowledge and skills
  • Understands confidentiality
  • Maintain the behavioural standards of the Trust

Desirable

  • Desire to pursue career in NHS
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Recognised Level 3 Healthcare Qualification
  • Basic understanding of a range of common long term health condition
  • Able to visit patients in home environment through out the day
  • Sufficient IT skills to learn systems used within the health service
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Care certificate, or willing to work towards

Desirable

  • Knowledge of multi-disciplinary working
  • Experience in working with System one
  • Experience of training patients home exercise programmes
  • Experience of working in Occupational Therappy
  • Full valid UK driving licence

Skills and competencies

Essential

  • Able to work flexible hours to meet Service needs
  • Good prioritisation and organisation skills
  • Effective and flexible Team working skills

Desirable

  • Experience working in a Healthcare setting

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of concepts of encouraging independence
  • understands own personal boundaries in terms of knowledge and skills
  • Understands confidentiality
  • Maintain the behavioural standards of the Trust

Desirable

  • Desire to pursue career in NHS

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Whitby

Whitby Community Services

WHITBY

YO21 1DP


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Whitby

Whitby Community Services

WHITBY

YO21 1DP


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Lead

Donna Savage

donna.savage2@nhs.net

01947899200

Details

Date posted

16 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

338-7246691-25

Job locations

Whitby

Whitby Community Services

WHITBY

YO21 1DP


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