Job summary Are you an enthusiastic and highly motivated therapy assistant looking to make a real difference? Join our Urgent & Emergency Care Team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centered care. As a Senior Generic Therapy Assistant, you will work alongside our dedicated therapists, providing essential support to ensure responsive, flexible, and high-quality therapy interventions for patients. You'll be based within our front door services at King's Mill Hospital, where your skills and dedication will help improve patient outcomes from the very start of their hospital journey. What You'll Be Doing: ? Collaborating with therapists to assess and support patients with complex needs.? Independently conducting simple assessments and implementing treatment plans within your scope of practice.? Making informed decisions on treatment options in line with agreed guidelines, protocols, and therapy plans.? Supporting and enhancing therapy services to help patients regain their independence and quality of life. Why Join Us? This is more than just a jobit's a chance to make a meaningful impact every day. As part of our team, you'll contribute to continuous service improvement, ensuring that our patients receive the highest standard of care in a dynamic and supportive environment. If you are passionate about patient care and eager to develop your skills in a fast-paced setting, we would love to hear from you Main duties of the job Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section. About us Thank you for your interest in this role. 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. Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us. Date posted 27 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 4 Salary £26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 214-CSTO-7022958 Job locations Kings Mill Hospital Mansfield Road Sutton-in-Ashfield NG17 4JL Job description Job responsibilities Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section. Job description Job responsibilities Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section. Person Specification Knowledge Essential 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 NVQ Level III in Care "Diagnostic and Therapeutic Support" award (or equivalent qualification) and substantial experience as a therapy assistant Further Training Essential Counselling skills Teaching in a group setting Hydrotherapy course Experience Essential Substantial experience as a therapy assistant Evidence of CPD/IST Contractual Essential Able to work flexibly including weekends Ability to travel between hospital sites Person Specification Knowledge Essential 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 NVQ Level III in Care "Diagnostic and Therapeutic Support" award (or equivalent qualification) and substantial experience as a therapy assistant Further Training Essential Counselling skills Teaching in a group setting Hydrotherapy course Experience Essential Substantial experience as a therapy assistant Evidence of CPD/IST Contractual Essential Able to work flexibly including weekends Ability to travel between hospital sites 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 details Employer name Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address Kings Mill Hospital Mansfield Road Sutton-in-Ashfield NG17 4JL Employer's website https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)