Job summary
- Main area
- Therapy Assistant
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (This is a maternity leave contract so may end sooner should the staff members return from maternity leave before this)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 083-8114157-SL
- Employer
- Sirona care & health CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Marine View Unit 2C
- Town
- Portishead
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Therapy Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 3
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Job overview
We're excited to be recruiting a new Therapy Assistant to join our Specialist Community Neurology Service. This rewarding role will be primarily based in North Somerset, with opportunities to support colleagues and patients across Bristol and South Gloucestershire when required.
As a Therapy Assistant, you'll play a vital role in helping people with neurological conditions live as independently and confidently as possible. Working alongside our experienced multidisciplinary team—including Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and MS Nurses—you'll provide practical support directly in patients' homes.
No two days are the same. You'll assist with delegated therapy programmes, monitor progress, carry out assessments, and help create resources that support effective treatment plans and positive outcomes for patients.
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference in people's lives while developing your skills within a supportive and highly specialised team. If this sounds like the right step for you, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Carry out delegated interventions that will involve both clinical and non clinical work.
- To supervise activities and monitor performance of set delegated plans from registered clinicians
- To escalate any concerns
- To recognise risk
- To deliver treatment plans
- To complete falls risk screening
- To support with double ups of visits for safety or manual handling reasons
- To complete notes in accordance with Sirona standards
- To assess basic bits of equipment
- To support the admin team as needed
Working for our organisation
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Important Information:
- Please see the Job description for details of the job role.
- Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application. - If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.
- You will be primarily based out of North Somerset (Marine View in Portishead) however you will be expected to be able to move across the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire patch.
- The working pattern can be discussed. The service currently runs Monday-Friday 08:00-17:00
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Able to work without direct supervision
- Able to make correct decisions within a set of clear guidelines
- Able to prioritise tasks
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience of direct patient care
- Experience of team working
Desirable criteria
- Recent community experience
Essential
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 3 in health and social care or willingness to work towards
- Full driving liscence and access to a car in work time
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kelly Thompson
- Job title
- Clinical Lead and operations manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07721618656
- Additional information
Please email on [email protected] should you have any questions about the role, we would love to hear from you.
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