Senior Therapy Assistant: Sponsorship Available

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.

The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there’s never been a better time to join us.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Senior Therapy Assistant to join our caring and progressive team.

We’re a close team but we’re never exclusive, if you can bring a professional approach and fresh ideas we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Could you use your skills and experience to support the NHS to deliver great patient care? Great patient care needs great people to support clinical teams. That’s where you come in.

We’re always looking for enthusiastic, responsive, and adaptable people to join our outstanding trust. This role is an important one as you’ll be using your knowledge, experience and expertise to provide support to our hard-working frontline NHS teams.

We put patients first and we expect all of our colleagues to do the same, so although NHS experience isn’t a requirement for this role you’ll need to share our passion for delivering excellent patient care and keep that passion at the forefront of your professional activity at all times.

The challenges come thick and fast in this role but you’ll know that your input is contributing to the excellent experience our patients and service users have every day.

Additional Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 9-5

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Functional Skills at Level 2 (Literacy and numeracy/ GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths)

Desirable

  • Mentorship / Coaching qualification Evidence of Foundation Degree Level study (Level 5) or willingness to complete

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstratable experience as a Senior Healthcare worker; Experience of working as part of a team; Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of IT packages

Desirable

  • Experience of community environment; Prior therapy work with patients that have physical health conditions.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Integrated Care Board including Clinical Governance, NICE, Essence of Care; Knowledge of up to date clinical practice; Understands the role and remit of a Band 4

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written); Ability to organise own work; Ability to cope with change; Ability to use own initiative; Moderate IT skills.

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice Ability to work under pressure Flexible and adaptable

Ability to Manage

Essential

  • Able to support the implementation of local and national agenda’s for health under the guidance of the Registered Practitioner; Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures; Ability to manage own time effectively

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).

Closing Date: 30 August 2026

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