Stroke Therapy Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
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Role summary
This role involves assisting therapists in providing high-standard care to stroke patients, focusing on intensity rehabilitation. The postholder will treat patients according to set rehabilitation goals, monitor progress, and adapt treatments as necessary. It requires working independently on therapy tasks based on therapist instructions and undertaking routine administrative duties to ensure smooth departmental operation. The position is ward-based, facilitating all aspects of stroke rehabilitation, including physical and cognitive plans.
Essential criteria
- An interest in working with people with neurological conditions
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working with older people
- Previous experience of working with people with neurological conditions
- Awareness of the process of rehabilitation
- Physical work
- Able to fulfil physical requirements of the post
- An interest in working with groups and in teams
- Experience of team working
- Experience of leading group work
- Previous hospital working experience
- Computer Skills
- To have an understanding of basic computer programmes such as word, excel
- Neuro experience
- An interest in working with people with neurological conditions
- Previous experience of working with older people
- Previous experience of working with people with neurological conditions
- Awareness of the process of rehabilitation
- Physical work
- Able to fulfil physical requirements of the post
- An interest in working with groups and in teams
- Experience of team working
- Experience of leading group work
- Previous hospital working experience
- Computer Skills
- To have an understanding of basic computer programmes such as word, excel
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Stroke Therapy Assistant
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative and dynamic place to work. Our values - Patient Centred and Safe, Professional, Responsive and Friendly - are at the core of our practice and care and are the basis for our interactions with patients and each other.
We work collaboratively with our NHS partners across Wiltshire and into Dorset and Hampshire to ensure that local people have access to the best possible healthcare services.
Due to increased funding for stroke intensity rehabilitation we are looking for 2 motivated individuals who are committed to working as part of our neuro rehab team providing specialist stroke therapy to optimise quality of life.
The postholder is responsible for assisting the therapists in providing a high standard of care to patients whilst being based on the ward.To treat patients referred by a therapist, according to set stroke rehabilitation treatments goals, monitoring patient progress and adapting treatment as necessary.
The ward based therapy assistant is expected to undertake therapy tasks independently, following written or verbal instructions from a qualified therapist.
To undertake routine administrative and departmental tasks to ensure the smooth running of the department.
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