Therapy Assistant
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
St Helens, WA9 3DAView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 November 2026
13 days leftJob description
Therapy Rehabilitation Assistant AfC Band 3 St Helens Hospital, Seddon Suite Specialist Rehabilitation Unit Department: Therapies Location: St Helens ...
Seddon Suite offers a dedicated seven-day inpatient rehabilitation service for Merseyside residents. It is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Rehabilitation Network providing specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for adults following traumatic injury or serious illness. The rehabilitation unit has 20 beds, with facilities for a range of therapeutic treatments. Rehabilitation is active with individualised intensity and duration that is patient specific in order to facilitate optimum functional recovery. Our team of professionals work closely with patients and families to achieve the best possible level of independence and quality of life. In addition to the inpatients service, the unit also offers out-patient therapy services.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
Qualifications
Essential: - Willingness to undertake NVQ Level III in a health related subject (or equivalent qualification); - Care Certificate or willingness to undertake
Desirable: - NVQ Level III in a health related subject (or equivalent qualification)
Our Values
Essential: - We are Kind; - We are Open; - We are Inclusive
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience within a personal care setting
- Awareness of confidentiality and data protection procedures in relation to the recording of patient information
- Awareness of health and safety issues relevant to role and reporting mechanisms
- General understanding of clinical conditions relevant to specialty
- Demonstrate a commitment to personal development and the development of others
Desirable
- Demonstrate understanding of this role and how it may contribute to clinical outcomes
- Awareness of current NHS issues and Trust Policies
- Awareness of external agencies including Voluntary and Social Services
- Knowledge of stock control and referral processes for therapy equipment
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of information technology and administrative systems
- Good interpersonal skills with effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Demonstrate a professional approach to their duties
- Ability to demonstrate problem solving approach but seeking guidance as required
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service
- Maintain confidentiality in relation to patient identifiable information in line with policies and data protection
Other
Essential
- Ability to carry out moving and handling with patients and equipment
- Frequent periods of concentration required to obtain patient information that will inform the treatment plan
- Regularly be able to demonstrate tact, diplomacy and empathy in managing situations with distressed patients or their relatives, who may be terminally ill, chronically sick, disabled patients
- Ability to cope with and assist in situations that could be unpleasant e.g. bodily fluids
- Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the post
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
16 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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