# Clinical Support Worker Higher Level - Therapy Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-support-worker-higher-level-therapy-assistant/63b93a9e-8083-452e-84ae-8d6b3e6dbab4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-support-worker-higher-level-therapy-assistant/63b93a9e-8083-452e-84ae-8d6b3e6dbab4.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** The James Cook University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum (pro rata) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 18.75 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-14T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-30T14:40:42.801Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cleveland/Middlesbrough/South_Tees_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Growing_Friarage_Community_Services_L/Growing_Friarage_Community_Services_L-v8225761 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8225761?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.southtees.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Part time hours 18.75 per week for 9 months fixed term contract (secondment possible for UHT staff) If you are applying for a secondment post, you must seek authorisation from your manager who will go through the secondment policy with you. Are you passionate about rehabilitation and helping patients to achieve their potential and improve their quality of life? If so, this could be the opportunity for you! We have a Clinical Support Worker Higher Level, Therapy Assistant post, to work within the Middlesbrough Therapy Team to provide rehabilitation to patients in the local community. Successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role ### Main duties of the job Working in the community, you will work alongside Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists to implement rehabilitation programmes in patients’ own homes, care homes and group settings, working closely with statutory and voluntary services to promote and maintain independence. As well as completing joint visits with therapists the post holder will be expected to undertake independent visits to implement exercise programmes, complete mobility practice, self-care practice, provide, fit and check equipment as requested by the therapist. At present the service is provided 5 days a week (Monday to Friday) with no requirement to work weekends. The post does require successful candidates to be able to travel independently within the local community to visit patients at home. Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role. ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working in health or social care - Experience of undertaking and recording clinical observations and escalation of changes or findings. **Desirable** - Experience of working in an NHS care role ### Knowledge & Skills **Essential** - Excellent interpersonal, communication and active listening skills. Ability to adopt appropriate styles and methods of communication. - Time-keeping, planning and prioritisation skills. - Basic IT skills to use electronic patient records and other Trust systems. - Analytical and judgement skills to make decisions based on patient / service user interactions and observations and metrics. - Understanding of the importance of robust, accurate, clear, timely documentation. - Attention to detail. **Desirable** - Working knowledge of Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Ability to work independently and as part of a team. - Ability to deal with a wide range of people at all levels, including clients, carers, family, health and social care colleagues and other professionals. ### Qualifications & Training **Essential** - 3 A-levels OR Health and Science T-level OR equivalent level 3 qualification(s) and Functional Skills (level 2) OR As a level 3 apprenticeship, such as the Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship (or other level 3 qualification pathway) AND/OR Short courses and completion of competency workbook equivalent to Level 3 in a range of patient and clinical care duties AND/OR Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3; - Theoretical knowledge - Experience of a range of care and related procedures - clinical observations - knowledge of relevant legislation ## Documents - [friarage hospital map (pdf, 531.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2096) - [james cook campus map (pdf, 168.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2094) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 113.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2093) - [clinical service units directorate (pdf, 116.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2423) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 1009.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10534906) ## 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.