Senior Therapy Assistant - Medicine & Surgery

Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Senior Therapy Assistant - Medicine & Surgery

Closing date: 12 April 2026

This is an exciting opportunity for a keen and dynamic Therapy Assistant to join the Discharge to Assess Therapy Team.

The post holder will assist the qualified therapists in rehabilitation and returning safely home.

They will be responsible for managing their own delegated clinical caseload as well as completing housekeeping tasks, undertaking treatments as required by the HCPC registered therapists and maintaining accurate records.

The successful candidate will have opportunity to work within our new discharge to assess initiative within a community bed base to promote the Home First pathway.

This is an exciting position that contributes to excellent patient care and outcomes in a dynamic team that offers many training and development opportunities.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

• To establish a therapeutic relationship with patients under the direction of the registered therapists.
• To report back to supervising staff regarding the individual needs/abilities of patients.
• To liaise with members of the MDT and external agencies to ensure the effective management of patients care.
• To accept responsibility for delegated workload and manage own time effectively.
• Undertake environmental visits, HomeFirst and Outreach visits within the community as instructed by the registered therapist, providing and fitting equipment as required.
• To assist patients functionally with their mobility and personal care under the direction of senior staff.
• To issue therapy equipment as directed.
• To record and report findings accurately and in a timely manner according to standard procedure.
• To participate in 7 day service.

About us

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

• CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
• SAFETY that is of the highest standards
• COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
• SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
• PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

• Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.

Job responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification for further details on role responsibilities.

Please note this vacancy may close once we have received sufficient applications.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Level 3 NVQ or equivalent in related subject

Knowledge & Experience

• Demonstrate experience of working in a healthcare setting
• Demonstrate understanding of this role and how it may contribute to clinical outcomes
• Demonstrate understanding of various clinical roles of a Therapy Assistant
• Demonstrate commitment to personal development of self and others
• Demonstrate experience working alongside acute therapy teams

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to demonstrate problem solving approach but seeking guidance as required
• Ability to perform administrative based tasks

Physical Effort

• Ability to carry out moving and handling with patients and equipment
• Car user with full clean driving license

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 a year, pro rata