Therapy Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 01/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a motivated Therapy Assistant to join the Acute Medicine for Elderly Therapy team at North Middlesex Hospital. You will assist Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists in patient assessment, acute rehabilitation, and discharge planning, providing directed therapy input. The position requires an organised individual with previous relevant clinical experience and excellent communication skills, capable of working flexibly under pressure within an acute hospital setting. You will also participate in a seven-day rota.
Essential criteria
- oGCSE Maths and English
Desirable criteria
- NVQ or equivalent qualification
- Values
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting
- Experience of working in a team environment
- Previous experience as a therapy assistant
- Experience of taking exercise classes
- Skills and aptitudes
- Awareness of conditions you are likely to encounter in a hospital or therapy treatment setting, e.g. mobility and social problems
- Awareness of multi-disciplinary staff roles
- Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal form, to staff and patients who may have communication barriers, e.g. Stroke or language barriers
- Able to apply problem-solving skills to situations, which may include analysis of clinical, technical, or organizational issues
- Physically fit to perform manual handling techniques and exercise therapy and demonstrate the ability to learn more advanced techniques
- Able to demonstrate the ability to organise self and others to perform routine departmental tasks in a variety of settings
- Personal Qualities & attributes
- Self- Motivation
- Caring and compassionate nature
- Ability to show initiative
- Others
- Ability to manoeuvre equipment
- Physically fit to carry out manual handling tasks and therapeutic manual handling procedures
- Able to show empathy when dealing with patients and staff
- Education & professional Qualifications
- oGCSE Maths and English
- NVQ or equivalent qualification
- Values
- oDemonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting
- Experience of working in a team environment
- Previous experience as a therapy assistant
- Experience of taking exercise classes
- Skills and aptitudes
- Awareness of conditions you are likely to encounter in a hospital or therapy treatment setting, e.g. mobility and social problems
- Awareness of multi-disciplinary staff roles
- Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal form, to staff and patients who may have communication barriers, e.g. Stroke or language barriers
- Able to apply problem-solving skills to situations, which may include analysis of clinical, technical, or organizational issues
- Physically fit to perform manual handling techniques and exercise therapy and demonstrate the ability to learn more advanced techniques
- Able to demonstrate the ability to organise self and others to perform routine departmental tasks in a variety of settings
- Personal Qualities & attributes
- Self- Motivation
- Caring and compassionate nature
- Ability to show initiative
- Others
- Ability to manoeuvre equipment
- Physically fit to carry out manual handling tasks and therapeutic manual handling procedures
- Able to show empathy when dealing with patients and staff
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £30,630 – £32,346 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
We are looking for a motivated Therapy Assistant to join our Acute Medicine for Elderly Therapy team (consisting of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Assistants) This team is part of Acute Therapies Service which is based at North Middlesex Hospital site.
You will assist in the assessment, acute rehabilitation and discharge planning of in-patients under the care of the team and provide therapy input as directed.
You must be an organised and motivated individual who can work flexibly as part of a team and have previous experience of working within a relevant clinical setting.
You will need to have excellent communication skills, be reliable and can work under pressure within an acute hospital setting.
You will be required to participate in seven day Rota .
Please note that interviews will take place face to face only
Due to high number of applicants expected, please note that this advert may close early
Main duties of the job
To assist therapists in the management of their caseloads by gathering relevant patients information , implementing clearly defined treatments set by the responsible therapists, for example, exercise programmes for patients with simple non-complex mobility conditions.
To assist therapists in joint treatment sessions when risk assessment defines the need for more than one person to perform the interventio
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