# Children’s Therapies Support Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/childrens-therapies-support-worker/ff9fa1cd-8e42-4cfe-9ead-eca26183861b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/childrens-therapies-support-worker/ff9fa1cd-8e42-4cfe-9ead-eca26183861b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** Dependant on experience - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 22.5 hours per week (Felxible working available but working pattern must include a Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-06T11:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-22T11:10:46.701Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Carshalton/Epsom_St_Helier_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Childrens_Therapies_Support_Worker/Childrens_Therapies_Support_Worker-v8312906 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8312906?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you looking to work within a small and supportive team and have strong communication skills? We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic person to work in an therapies support worker role across the Children’s Therapies Team. Children’s Therapies comprises Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech & Language Therapy. The post holder will be part of the Sutton Health & Care Children’s Therapies Team and the post will sit across Admin and Speech & Language Therapy Flexible working is available although we do need the successful candidate to work Fridays. ### Main duties of the job You will be based in the admin office at Green Wrythe Lane Clinic, supporting delivery of therapy services. As the first point of contact for parents / carers and professionals you will be expected to answer queries, manage referrals, book appointments and signpost people to other services. The post holder may also help with clinical work from time to time as required by the service. Successful candidates will have demonstrable skills working with different client groups. You should be flexible, organised and creative with good IT skills, and enjoy working with children, their families and other team members. You should also have excellent written and verbal communication skills. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached supporting job description which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification. The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - - Ability to communicate effectively to ensure high standards of care, treatment, service or support as appropriate to your role - - Able to provide a customer focussed service - - Good IT skills – Excel, word, email, internet, powerpoint, taking minutes - - Ability to manage time effectively, meet deadlines and manage work pressures and competing demands. - - Ability to take initiative and problem solve. ### Knowledge **Essential** - - Knowledge of a range of IT systems **Desirable** - Knowledge of NHS systems such as EMIS - Understanding of the basic principles of speech and language therapy and how the support worker supports this role. ### Experience **Essential** - - Experience of working in health or social care environment - - Team working - Previous experience of administrative role **Desirable** - - Relevant experience of working within children services - - Relevant experience working with members of the public ### Qualifications **Essential** - - Evidence of formal education with written, verbal and numeric skills to GCSE or similar level ## Documents - [dbs policy (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=677) - [children's therapies support worker jd (pdf, 272.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10633554) ## 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.