Job Introduction
As a Senior Therapy Assistant, you’ll be an essential part of a welcoming and skilled multidisciplinary team at Sheppey Community Hospital, supporting patients across the Swale locality including Sittingbourne Memorial Hospital.
You’ll help deliver effective rehabilitation and falls prevention interventions, working under the guidance of qualified professionals to promote independence and improve quality of life for the people in our community.
This is a full-time role (37.5 hours) with Monday–Sunday shift patterns available between 8am and 8pm.
Main Responsibility
As part of the Rapid Response and Intermediate Care Team, your day-to-day will include:
Delivering prescribed rehabilitation and falls prevention programmes
Conducting basic assessments under supervision after Trusted Assessor training
Promoting high standards of care and maintaining accurate patient records
Assisting with community-based assessments and home visits
Participating in therapy group sessions and supporting MDT meetings
Being the first point of contact for patients, families, and other health professionals
Contributing to service development, administrative tasks, and equipment upkeep
Upholding confidentiality and information governance standards
The Ideal Candidate
You’ll be someone who:
Holds a Level 3 NVQ/Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent
Has experience working in community rehabilitation or therapy assistant roles (Band 3 or similar)
Understands the needs of patients requiring falls rehabilitation
Can work independently, manage a caseload, and respond to changing priorities
Demonstrates excellent verbal/written communication and time management
Is confident using Microsoft Office and clinical record systems
Has a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for community visits
Desirable but not essential:
Trusted Assessor Training
Foundation degree in a related subject
Experience co-facilitating therapy groups alongside Allied Health Professionals
Package Description
You will feel valued as a Senior Therapy Assistant (Band 4) within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
£23,100 annual salary with Group Pension Scheme
Membership of My Reward Hub, offering discounts on everyday purchases like groceries, plus cashback and vouchers for special treats
Access to your wages as you earn them, helping cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high-interest credit
Mental and physical wellbeing support, including healthy recipes, activity challenges, trauma support, legal and debt advice, and career coaching
Outstanding learning and development opportunities through our dedicated in-house team, The Learning Enterprise
A culture where you’re encouraged to contribute ideas that help shape our services – backed by at least £100,000 annually in innovation funding
Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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