Clinical Support Worker Higher Level - Therapy Assistant
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Middlesbrough, TS6 6TDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
3 November 2026
14 days leftJob description
This exciting role has been developed to support the urgent community response multidisciplinary team working across the South Tees locality. You will...
This is an opportunity for those who are interested in working in the local community and being part of an exciting new model of working in the community localities of Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the country, close to the North Yorkshire Moors and within easy reach of Newcastle and Leeds. It comprises two acute hospitals, The James Cook University Hospital and Friarage Hospital Northallerton as well as established community service teams across Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, Hambleton and Richmondshire localities.
Excellent communication skills, organisational skills, enthusiasm, ability to travel around the locality, commitment and ability to work with a wide range of agencies are also vital in this post.
This is an opportunity for anyone with previous experience working within nursing, therapy or in care settings to help bridge the gap between hospital and home. As a senior integrated support assistant you will provide both rehabilitation and nursing care following a person centred plan within the patients' own home.
This vacancy will close when sufficient completed applications have been received.
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- 3 A-levels OR Health and Science T-level OR equivalent level 3 qualification(s) and Functional Skills (level 2) OR As a level 3 apprenticeship, such as the Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship (or other level 3 qualification pathway) AND/OR Short courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties AND/OR Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3
- Theoretical knowledge - Experience of a range of care and related procedures - clinical observations - knowledge of relevant legislation
Desirable: - Care Certificate
Experience
Essential: - Experience of working in health or social care.; - Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalation of changes or findings.
Desirable: - Experience of working as a therapy assistant.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and active listening skills; Ability to adopt appropriate styles and methods of communication
- Analytical and judgement skills to make decisions based on patient / service user interactions and observations and metrics.
- Time-keeping, planning and prioritisation skills.
- Basic IT skills to use electronic patient records and other Trust systems.
- Working knowledge of legislation underpinning care provision.
- Understanding of the importance of robust, accurate, clear, timely documentation.
- Attention to detail.
- Knowledge of Safeguarding.
- Awareness of GDPR and the need for confidentiality
Desirable: - Working knowledge of Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
20 October 2026
Last checked
20 October 2026
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