Band 4 Generic Therapy Assistant | Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust


Company:	Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Salary:	£33,262 - £36,027 Per Annum Inclusive
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Romford, RM7 0AG
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	22 Sept 2026
Closing date:	23 Oct 2026

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Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Therapy Assistant looking to join our Acute Respiratory, Critical Care & Surgery team.

Our teams of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Assistants are based within a large acute Trust. This post will provide successful applicants opportunities to work with the team to rehabilitate patients within an acute setting. You will be provided with in-house training to develop your understanding of common conditions and their management, as well as developing skills such as communication. This post requires you to collect information from patients and families, prepare patients for treatment sessions, carry out treatments and order and maintain equipment as directed by a qualified therapist. You will also assist in discharging patients, working within personal competencies and predetermined department protocols.

You need to be driven to provide high-quality care, working closely with other professions to ensure excellent patient outcomes. You should be able to demonstrate problem solving skills while contributing to a solution.

To provide skilled routine, and non-routine, clinical and non-clinical support to the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Team and any other professional staff, and clerical staff associated with the team.

To accept routine patient referrals as defined within the framework matrix and assess and treat according to protocols and guidelines. To monitor patient progression and make alterations to intervention as required. To discharge routine patients once their therapeutic goals have been met and an appropriate discharge plan established.

To work independently, with access to direct supervision as required. To maintain close communication with the Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist/team to facilitate patient care.

To participate in the Assistant and team/departmental induction and in-service training programmes. To contribute to in-service training to Integrated Therapy team colleagues.

To carry out other duties deemed necessary by the Clinical Lead/Clinical Specialist in discussion with the post holder to ensure adequate provision of service.

The qualified therapists within the team will remain responsible for:

Overseeing the clinical quality and ensuring appropriateness of the intervention practised with the patient

Setting the protocols and guidelines and monitoring the progression of the patient

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Pubudu Chandrasekera, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5110. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

This advert closes on Thursday 1 Oct 2026

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