Therapy Assistant: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 28,392 to 31,157 £ / Year

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the North Community Recovery Therapy Team.

The role of the Therapy Assistant is to deliver high quality, caring and compassionate patient care.

The post holder will be responsible for undertaking assessment, implementation and evaluation of patient care needs for a defined group of patients under the indirect supervision of a registered professional in their specialist area.

The post holders are required to work as part of a team committed to delivering and improving a high standard of care within North Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.

This role covers vast amounts of area’s such as Coleshill, Tamworth, Nuneaton and other North area’s. Therefore, you should expect to travel distances.

You will be required to come into the Hartshill base regular to support the team and assist with patient co-ordination.

Must have a driving licence and have permanent access to a vehicle to fulfil the role.

Main duties of the job

The post holder to undertake roles and duties delegated by the Community team leader or suitably qualified and regulated professional. Working within the boundaries set out by the regulated professional, the scope of the role enables the post holder to make a noncomplex assessment of the patient according to level of competence and act on the assessment. They will work collaboratively with the team to meet the needs of patients with specified long term conditions by providing quality evidence based care. The post holder will follow practice policy and procedures and provide supervision to more junior staff.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE (A-C) English/Maths or equivalent
  • Minimum Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or equivalent higher apprenticeship
  • A willingness to undertake further training and learn new skills

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience of working as a therapy support worker or equivalent (band 3)
  • To have a knowledge of assistive equipment and minor adaptations
  • To understand the concepts of rehabilitation
  • To have experience of working in a relevant healthcare settings
  • To have experience of effectively managing own caseload
  • To have an ability to deal with pressurised/unexpected situations
  • To have evidence of continuing personal and appropriate judgments and decisions
  • Evidence of working in a multidisciplinary team
  • Aware of health and safety requirements

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Keyboard skills / use of software programmes e.g. Word, Excel
  • Ability to work independently and with resources using own initiative as required.
  • Must be able to demonstrate their contribution to the team as a therapy assistant

Desirable

  • Interacts well with others and team

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to recognise limits of practice.
  • Demonstrates commitment to personal development

Other

Essential

  • Car driver and has the use of own vehicle
  • The post holder’s hours will be scheduled over 7 days which will involve weekend working

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: 13 September 2026

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