Therapy Assistant - Neighbourhood Rehabilitation Service
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 06/10/2026
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Role summary
Join the Neighbourhood Rehabilitation Service (NRS) as a Therapy Assistant, working across Barnsley Community within the Intermediate Care team & Long-Term Condition Pathway. You will provide rehabilitation to patients in their own homes and residential care settings, aiming to improve health and independence, facilitate earlier hospital discharge, or prevent hospital admission. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will deliver therapeutic interventions, support service users to reach their potential, and coordinate the duty rota for support workers. This role requires initiative, judgment, and a commitment to high-quality patient care.
Essential criteria
- Must be willing/able to undertake all appropriate Trust mandatory training requirements, and subsequent refresher training relevant to the area.
- Must be willing/able to undergo job development and training.
- Demonstrate excellent knowledge of service user safety, eg, Prevention & management of violence & aggression, moving and handling, etc.
- In providing personal care and related procedures for those with health/social needs(where appropriate to the role).
- In working in a caring environment at a band 2 or equivalent level of competence.
- In dealing with the public.
- In working as an effective team member.
- Of demonstrating own duties.
- Ability to work effectively, professionally and independently or as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- In demonstrating initiative, decision-making and prioritisation skills.
- Evidence of a commitment to user/carer involvement.
- Personal Attributes
- Responsive attitude and approach.
- Dress appropriately for the environment.
- A current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
- Special Knowledge/Skills
- As appropriate to the role:
- Demonstrates excellent customer care skills.
- Enthusiastic, able to work flexibly on a 24hr shift pattern to meet the needs of service users (where appropriate to the role).
- Demonstrates safe decision making skills commensurate with role.
- Excellent communicator, numeracy and literacy skills level 3 and good IT/keyboard skills.
- Diversity/Cultural understanding.
- Knows responsibilities regarding confidentiality and trust.
- Resilience to pressure and exposure to emotional, distressing or hazardous situations eg, verbal aggression, body fluids, etc.
- Non-judgemental, empathetic manner.
- Demonstrates Trust Values.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Good administration and organisational skills.
- Able to use observation skills to identify potential services user, environmental etc. risks and act appropriately.
- Able to fulfil the requirements of the value based induction.
Desirable criteria
- Language skills other than English.
- Experience of supervising/inducting others.
- Physical Attributes
- A satisfactory sickness record over previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary).
- GCSE A-D or grade 3-9 in Maths and English or equivalent.
- RQF(regulated Qualification Framework)NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent relevant to the post.
- Or, RQF/NVQ level 2 in health and social care with the ability to demonstrate competencies at level 3.
- Care Certificate or required to achieve within 12 weeks of commencement (where appropriate to the post).
- Level 4 units in Health & Social Care (or other relevant to the post).
- Experience of the speciality area.
- Willingness to undertake further study towards level 4 qualification.
- Training
- Must be willing/able to undertake all appropriate Trust mandatory training requirements, and subsequent refresher training relevant to the area.
- Must be willing/able to undergo job development and training.
- Demonstrate excellent knowledge of service user safety, eg, Prevention & management of violence & aggression, moving and handling, etc.
- In providing personal care and related procedures for those with health/social needs(where appropriate to the role).
- In working in a caring environment at a band 2 or equivalent level of competence.
- In dealing with the public.
- In working as an effective team member.
- Of demonstrating own duties.
- Ability to work effectively, professionally and independently or as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- In demonstrating initiative, decision-making and prioritisation skills.
- Evidence of a commitment to user/carer involvement.
- Personal Attributes
- Responsive attitude and approach.
- Dress appropriately for the environment.
- A current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
- Special Knowledge/Skills
- As appropriate to the role:
- Demonstrates excellent customer care skills.
- Enthusiastic, able to work flexibly on a 24hr shift pattern to meet the needs of service users (where appropriate to the role).
- Demonstrates safe decision making skills commensurate with role.
- Excellent communicator, numeracy and literacy skills level 3 and good IT/keyboard skills.
- Diversity/Cultural understanding.
- Knows responsibilities regarding confidentiality and trust.
- Resilience to pressure and exposure to emotional, distressing or hazardous situations eg, verbal aggression, body fluids, etc.
- Non-judgemental, empathetic manner.
- Demonstrates Trust Values.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Good administration and organisational skills.
- Able to use observation skills to identify potential services user, environmental etc. risks and act appropriately.
- Able to fulfil the requirements of the value based induction.
- Language skills other than English.
- Experience of supervising/inducting others.
- Physical Attributes
- A satisfactory sickness record over previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary).
- GCSE A-D or grade 3-9 in Maths and English or equivalent.
- RQF(regulated Qualification Framework)NVQ level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent relevant to the post.
- Or, RQF/NVQ level 2 in health and social care with the ability to demonstrate competencies at level 3.
- Care Certificate or required to achieve within 12 weeks of commencement (where appropriate to the post).
- Level 4 units in Health & Social Care (or other relevant to the post).
- Experi
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South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Trust
Therapy Assistant - Neighbourhood Rehabilitation Service
The closing date is 06 October 2026
Job summary
37.5 hours per week
Are you a motivated, forward-thinking Therapy Assistant looking to make a real difference in your community?
Join
our Neighbourhood Rehabilitation Service (NRS) which encompasses the Intermediate Care team & Long-Term Condition Pathway working across Barnsley
Community.
The team
provides rehabilitation to patients in their own home & residential care
settings.
The service
provides specialist community therapy assessment & treatment to improve
health & independence. In addition, the service offers rehabilitation to
enable earlier discharge from hospital or to prevent hospital admission.
The
successful applicant will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team alongside Physiotherapists &
Occupational therapists across our Neighbourhood Teams.
Following initial assessment by a registered health care
professional, you will exercise initiative & judgement in contributing to
enabling service users to reach their potential & develop knowledge to promote holistic care. You will also
be responsible for co-ordinating the duty rota, distributing shifts & daily
visits to support workers within the team.
**At the time of advertising, this role does meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immi
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