Band 3 Generic Therapy Assistant | Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust


Company:	Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Salary:	£30,630 - £32,346 Per Annum Inclusive
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Romford, RM7 0AG
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Sept 2026
Closing date:	28 Oct 2026

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Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and driven therapy assistant to join our Medical Specialities & Oncology Therapy team. The team provides therapy to inpatients with a variety of medical conditions.

You will be working under the guidance of physiotherapists and occupational therapists, assisting patients with rehabilitation and supporting their safe discharge from the hospital.

Key responsibilities of the post include, gathering information on patient’s history, ordering equipment, follow up with exercise plans already established by therapist and working as an essential team member in the Multi-Disciplinary Team. You will also be required to participate in a 7-day service on a rota basis.

This post offers a rewarding opportunity for someone with healthcare experience looking to gain experience working within a therapy team. You will have support to develop your skills and knowledge in assessment and treatment of patients across the medical specialities, and will have access to in-service training, regular supervision and support.

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

The state registered therapist will always remain responsible for:

• Primary assessment of patient

• Referral for treatment

• Clinical discharge of patient

• Setting the primary clinical treatment plan and monitoring the progression of the patient

• Overseeing the clinical quality and ensuring appropriateness of the treatment practised on 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 Wednesday 7 Oct 2026

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