Job summary
Employer heading
Therapy Support Worker
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
The Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital Outpatient Therapy Service has an exciting opportunity for a motivated and caring individual to join its valued support workforce on a fixed term contract for maternity leave cover.
As a Therapy Assistant Practitioner in the Outpatient Therapy Service you will provide care across the professions of physiotherapy, occupational therapy and orthotics through delegation and supervision of a registered Health Care Professional.
You will work in a busy department providing care to both adults and children and young people across sub-specialities of musculoskeletal physiotherapy, hand therapy and rheumatology.
Main duties of the job
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.
Working for our organisation
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 695,000 people.
Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’.
We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.”
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in 'supporting documents'.
Person specification
cover for mat leave
Essential criteria
- B3
Desirable criteria
- B3
work transfer for mat cover
Essential criteria
- working as B3 already
Desirable criteria
- previous experience
b3 mat
Essential criteria
- b3
Desirable criteria
- b3
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
- Devon Amos
- Job title
- Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01227 783065
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