Therapy Support Worker: Children's Therapies
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
Join the Children's Therapies team as a Therapy Support Worker at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust for a 6-month fixed-term role. You will work with children and young people (0-19 years) and their families, primarily within children's physiotherapy, across various settings including inpatient, outpatient, and community. The role involves delivering high-quality therapy under the guidance of qualified therapists, including hydrotherapy, and providing essential administrative support to ensure smooth service operation. This is an opportunity to receive training and supervision while working one-on-one or in small groups with children.
Essential criteria
- General Education to GCSE level including English/ equivocal English qualification.
Desirable criteria
- Care Certificate
- Undergone relevant theoretical and practical work-based training or holds academic/NVQ level III qualification.
- Previous Physiotherapy / Occupational Therapy / Speech and Language or Dietetic Assistant experience
- Experience of working with the public.
- Experience of administrative work e.g. photocopying, filing.
- Experience working in a team
- Previous experience of working within therapy departments
- Previous experience of working in hospital setting.
- Education/ Qualifications
- General Education to GCSE level including English/ equivocal English qualification.
- Care Certificate
- Undergone relevant theoretical and practical work-based training or holds academic/NVQ level III qualification.
- Previous Physiotherapy / Occupational Therapy / Speech and Language or Dietetic Assistant experience
- Experience of working with the public.
- Experience of administrative work e.g. photocopying, filing.
- Experience working in a team
- Previous experience of working within therapy departments
- Previous experience of working in hospital setting.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £31,554 – £33,270 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Therapy Support Worker: Children's Therapies
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
Join our Children's Therapies team as a Therapy Support Worker at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, working with children and young people (age 0-19 years) and their families for 6 months. Children's therapies includes Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Dietetics: at least half of the role is working within children's physiotherapy.
You will support our Children's Therapies Service across inpatient, outpatient and community settings--including Woodfield Child Development Physiotherapy Service. Working under the guidance of qualified therapists, you will help deliver high-quality therapy, including hydrotherapy, in a variety of environments such as children's wards and intensive care, outpatient clinics, special and mainstream schools, nurseries, and homes in North RBKC and Westminster.
You will provide essential administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the service. This includes organising resources, managing equipment, handling documentation, responding to enquiries, and contributing to efficient service delivery.
This is a unique opportunity to join a collaborative team, with training and supervision to support you to deliver therapy with children, either working one-on-one or
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