Band 3 Medicine and Surgery Therapy Assistant

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust; Stockport; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job description

Job Summary

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a caring, enthusiastic individual to join their Integrated Medicine & Surgery team as a Therapy Assistant. Experience in a healthcare setting is essential for this post. The successful candidate will be part of a large, busy acute Medicine and Surgery team located at Stepping Hill Hospital.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to work within a multi-disciplinary team supporting holistic treatments to patients under the guidance of a qualified Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist. There will also be an administrative part of the role which includes recording statistics, documenting in medical notes, maintaining stock levels, and ordering equipment.

About Us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods. We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits We Offer To You:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
  
  

Date posted

08 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

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

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

362-A-24-7068274

Job locations

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Poplar Grove

Stockport

SK2 7JE

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and be able to demonstrate an adaptable approach. You will be given the opportunity to develop your clinical skills through the delivery of a wide range of evidence based treatments and a robust in service training programme and supervision. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

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.

Person Specification

Essential

Education & Qualifications

• G.C.S.E. English
• Fluency in spoken English
• GCSE Maths
  
  

Knowledge

• Understand the day-to-day role of a Therapy Assistant
• Awareness of the roles of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists
• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualifications
  
  

Desirable

• NVQ level 3 in Diagnostic and Therapy Support
  
  

Experience

• Previously worked in Healthcare/Allied Health Professional setting
  
  

Skills & Abilities

• Team Worker
• Flexible and adaptable
• Able to work under supervision, accepting direction
• Awareness of cultural diversity, disability impairment and equality issues
• Awareness of own limitations and when to seek support from a qualified therapist
  
  

Work Related Circumstances

• Willingness to train as an Assistant and develop knowledge/skills
• Maintain confidentiality/discretion
• Able to tolerate sustained physical effort for the majority of duties (e.g moving and handling patients)