Generic Therapy Assistant inYork inYork PUBLISHED 9 AUG 2024

Are you enthusiastic about providing high quality patient centred care?



Do you want to be part of a friendly and motivated team helping people recover from surgery?


If so, we would love to hear from you as this could be the job for you! We have a great opportunity to join our Surgical Therapy Team working on the acute wards at York Hospital.

We have a 21 hour, Band 3 Generic Therapy Assistant job, the team works Monday to Friday between 8.30am - 4.30pm (working hours to be agreed on appointment).

Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you would like to find out more.

The role involves working with patients on the surgical wards in a range of different clinical specialities. You will be required to assist our Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists with physical rehabilitation, general patient care and facilitate the smooth running of the department.

We are looking for someone who is keen to learn, enthusiastic and committed to delivering quality care on the wards. Ideally you will have previous experience as a Therapy or Healthcare Assistant, however we welcome applications from a variety of backgrounds.

You will be responsible for ensuring IT based administrative tasks are completed on a daily basis, and manage the provision of therapeutic equipment as required.

You will need to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills and a caring approach in your everyday work. You will be supported in ongoing development and training. The role will involve at times taking responsibility for your own caseload and working alone.


Our Benefits


We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
  
  

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jo Whitmore Job title: AHP Team Manager Email address: Telephone number: