Senior Therapy Assistant | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 26 Mai 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £25,760 - £27,476 Pro Rata, Per Annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 25 Mehefin 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Fulwood, PRESTON, PR2 9HT |
| Cwmni: | Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7935375/438-PB4310 |
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Do you fancy a change? Come and work with the Neurological Rehabilitation Therapy Team, every day will be different - guaranteed! We have a unique and exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Therapy Assistant to join us where you will be welcomed into a fantastic, established, multi-disciplinary team at Royal Preston Hospital.
In this role you will have the opportunity to work jointly with Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and therapy assistants, as well as working autonomously. Check out our Twitter @NRU_LTHTr to see more about the work we do.
Your main duties will be face to face contact with patients to support the therapy team. You should have clinical experience of working with complex neurological patients and have the skills to support delivery of treatment plans to achieve long term rehabilitation goals. You will need to possess excellent communication skills. Therapeutic handling skills, personal care activities and splinting are used daily. Experience of using IT for procurement of equipment and working well within a team are essential.
In return, we can offer you a supported work environment where you can develop your skills and knowledge and play a key role in the delivery of high quality health care. There are multiple opportunities for personal and professional development, both within the team and at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. We have a dedicated Health Academy and the learning and development of staff within the trust is very much encouraged and supported, alongside internal training
Your main responsibilities will be to support the therapy team to provide assessment and treatment to patients following a neurological event. This will include individual work, joint working and group work in the future. Your role in the team may include completing transfers, mobility and exercise programmes under the guidance of the Physiotherapists. With the OTs your role will include shopping, cooking, insight, attentional and memory work. To support in the provision of out patient spasticity clinic and to complete the training and competencies required.
In recognition of the need for enhanced provision, the Integrated Therapy Service is looking to move towards 7 day working, and as such the successful candidate will be expected to support this model of care when it is implemented.
This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Jun 2026