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Job summary

Main area
Rehabilitation
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
214-CSTO-7128551
Employer
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Mansfield Community Hospital
Town
Mansfield
Salary
£26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Generic Therapy Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 4

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

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Job overview

Exciting Opportunity: Therapy Assistant at Mansfield Community Hospital

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Join our dynamic therapy team at Mansfield Community Hospital as we enhance our inpatient services and streamline pathways from hospital to home in 2025.

About the Role: This position offers a diverse caseload of medically fit inpatients who need additional rehabilitation or interventions before discharge. As a key member of our dedicated multidisciplinary team, you'll play a crucial role in delivering high-quality outcomes.

What We're Looking For:

  • Compassion, dedication, and excellent communication skills
  • Significant experience in inpatient rehabilitation

Why Join Us? If you're a therapy assistant seeking a new challenge, this role is perfect for you! We offer excellent opportunities to develop your clinical and personal skills within a friendly environment, supported by strong internal and external networks.

Main duties of the job

Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.

Working for our organisation

Sherwood Forest Hospitals is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Up to date knowledge of relevant conditions and their therapeutic applications
  • Ability to use own initiative
  • Understanding the Dynamics of a group
  • Computer skills
  • Supervisory skills
  • effective prioritisation skills

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ Level III in Care “Diagnostic and Therapeutic Support” award (or equivalent qualification) and substantial experience as a therapy assistant

Further Training

Essential criteria
  • Counselling skills
  • Teaching in a group setting
  • Hydrotherapy course

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Substantial experience as a therapy assistant
  • Evidence of CPD/IST

Contractual

Essential criteria
  • Able to work flexibly including weekends
  • Ability to travel between hospital sites

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPathway to excellenceCare quality commission - GoodCarer Friendly Employer 2021Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare4NottsTime to changeFair Train Silver StandardStep into healthNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality MarkArmed Forces Covenant

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Fran Platts
Job title
Therapy Operational Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01623785177
Additional information

for further information or an informal discussion about this position please contact Fran Platts, Therapy Operational Manager for Community Services on 01623 785177 or email [email protected]

 

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