Therapy Assistant


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£28,392 to £31,157 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Hartshill, Nuneaton, CV10 0GQ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	26 Oct 2026
Closing date:	2 Nov 2026

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Summary

To undertake patient/client visits as a member of the multidisciplinary team further developing skills in assessment, planning, delivery, evaluation of patient/clients health and well-being needs. To carry out non-complex assessments within scope of practice and as required meet the needs of the patient. To provide direct care and support to patients in their own homes. To identify changes in patients conditions and recognise within the post holders capabilities, when to inform a senior clinician. To communicate in a timely and comprehensive way with members of the Multidisciplinary team. To be competent in essential technical skills. To give advice and support to patients/carers that reflects the care plan and provides a level of knowledge and experience to reassure the patient/carer and is within the competence of the post holder. To organise own work load and establish priorities To be able to work unsupervised in patients homes. Able to organise therapeutic individual sessions with a designated caseload of clients using specific technical knowledge and skills To use skills to interpret and analyse clinical, social, and environmental factors to contribute to the best course of therapy intervention and development of treatment and discharge plan. Ability to use a variety of clinical outcome measures to demonstrate effective treatment. Provision of a high standard of clinical care and assist in maintaining service delivery in rehabilitation. Ability to work within duty Co-ordinator role using prioritisation and delegation skills enabling effective screening of referrals. Demonstrate sound knowledge of therapy interventions for older people (i.e. Otago exercise programmes for falls) Able to identify and formulate with client/carer SMART therapy goals using assessment information and appropriate outcome measures. Undertake Risk assessment for equipment. To assess for and order a wide range of equipment to promote independence in line with the policies and procedures of the ICES within their authorised budgetary limit. To provide support and supervision to Health Care Assistants within the team as required. To organise own workload and establish priorities (and Health Care Assistant when appropriate), in collaboration with Therapy Team leader. To portray a positive image of the Integrated team at all times. To be able to work unsupervised. To maintain and improve IT skills effectively and contribute to statistical and audit returns as necessary .To submit statistical information as required.

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