# Advanced Therapy Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-therapy-assistant/6b5a9c92-517b-43e9-bcfa-911d5a4c1e8f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-therapy-assistant/6b5a9c92-517b-43e9-bcfa-911d5a4c1e8f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £34,186 - £37,389 per annum inc. HCA (pro rata) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 18.75 hours per week (Working patterns can be discussed at interview) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-08T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-28T10:01:18.923Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Guys_St_Thomas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Advanced_Therapy_Assistant/Advanced_Therapy_Assistant-v8033561 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8033561?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Rehabilitation Assistant (Part-Time) Bowley Close Rehabilitation Centre – Crystal Palace, London SE19 1SZ Please note: Interviews for this role will be conducted face-to-face only. This is a part-time position, with working hours to be agreed.  Please note the applicant will need to commit to consistent hours. The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes:  Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Orthotists, Prosthetists, Counsellors, Technical Instructors, Administrative staff and Rehabilitation Engineers. ### Main duties of the job The role involves supporting rehabilitation across all services, including: - Delivering group sessions and one-to-one rehabilitation - Assisting in clinic settings and home visits - Working collaboratively within the team while also demonstrating initiative and independence The role also includes a range of non-clinical duties, such as: - Stock monitoring and equipment ordering - Equipment maintenance - Supporting audits - General administrative and IT-based tasks We are looking for someone who: - Is motivated, proactive, and able to work both independently and as part of a team - Has strong organisational and communication skills - Is confident in using IT systems - Has an interest in rehabilitation and supporting people with physical disabilities ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see in the attached Job Description and Personal Specification documents for details of the job role and the requirements. ## Job Details Rehabilitation Assistant (Part-Time) Bowley Close Rehabilitation Centre – Crystal Palace, London SE19 1SZ Please note: Interviews for this role will be conducted face-to-face only. This is a part-time position, with working hours to be agreed. Please note the applicant will need to commit to consistent hours. The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes: Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Orthotists, Prosthetists, Counsellors, Technical Instructors, Administrative staff and Rehabilitation Engineers. ## Job Description The role involves supporting rehabilitation across all services, including: Delivering group sessions and one-to-one rehabilitation Assisting in clinic settings and home visits Working collaboratively within the team while also demonstrating initiative and independence The role also includes a range of non-clinical duties, such as: Stock monitoring and equipment ordering Equipment maintenance Supporting audits General administrative and IT-based tasks We are looking for someone who: Is motivated, proactive, and able to work both independently and as part of a team Has strong organisational and communication skills Is confident in using IT systems Has an interest in rehabilitation and supporting people with physical disabilities ## Responsibilities Please see in the attached Job Description and Personal Specification documents for details of the job role and the requirements. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Able to maintain own caseload of patients with complex conditions, as delegated by the occupational therapist and/or physiotherapist and to prioritise appropriately in order to meet deadlines - Ability to treat patients within prescribed clinical protocols/programmes with minimum or no immediate supervision - Ability to progress (and/or make minor adjustments to) prescribed treatment plans, when appropriate, by using own clinical judgement and knowledge within agreed parameters - Ability to assess and prescribe simple aids and equipment for personal and domestic activities of daily living - Ability to plan and lead group patient treatment - Organic written communication evident from application **Desirable** - Skills of applying and using Early Walking Aids ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of assessing patients requiring walking/ other aids and instruct them in their proper and safe usage - Experience of working as a band 3 or band 4 within therapies in the NHS **Desirable** - Experience of working with amputees in a rehabilitation setting - Experience working within vascular surgery, orthopaedics or plastic surgery department or other rehabilitation setting - Experience completing outcome measures ### Knowledge/Qualifications **Essential** - Demonstrates knowledge of health care delivery - Knowledge about the role of the physiotherapist and the occupational therapist - Knowledge of the proper and safe use of wheelchairs - Established and significant experience in a therapy unit/department working with inpatient and outpatient populations - Completed Health & Social Care NVQ Level 4 or equivalent **Desirable** - Proficient in use of health clinical systems and prior use of EPIC - Knowledge of amputee rehabilitation - Experience working with vascular, orthopaedic or amputee patients ## Documents - [frf document (pdf, 376.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10321276) - [job description (pdf, 296.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10321274) - [person specification (pdf, 144.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10321275) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.