# Senior Therapy Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-therapy-assistant/178b66ea-ff80-49bb-be3e-b07327e15c76 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-therapy-assistant/178b66ea-ff80-49bb-be3e-b07327e15c76.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bolton - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (The job will involve 7 day working , as required by the service. The job is a rotational post covering the IMC bed base units as well as DTA beds in community.) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-03T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-19T10:21:18.259Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Bolton/Bolton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Intermediate_care/Intermediate_care-v7985127 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7985127?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.boltonft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic person to join the  therapy team across the intermediate  care and community bed based services. We have a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing and training.  If you are successful you will be supported  to develop professionally as well as provided with regular supervision to support your development and well being. The job will involve 7 day working depending on the needs of the service. ### Main duties of the job As a member of the wider MDT you will work alongside and support specialist therapy staff in transporting patients to and from destinations, providing support to  therapists in rehabilitating the patients across the bed based units. The purpose of this role is to support the therapist(s) to ensure the patients receive the best care possible. Completing patient visits with the therapists and leading on visits , where it is appropriate as instructed by therapists. Preparing the vehicle for use. Undertaking administrative tasks related to the workload Supporting with access. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic person to join the therapy team across the intermediate care and community bed based services. We have a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing and training. If you are successful you will be supported to develop professionally as well as provided with regular supervision to support your development and well being. The job will involve 7 day working depending on the needs of the service. ## Job Description As a member of the wider MDT you will work alongside and support specialist therapy staff in transporting patients to and from destinations, providing support to therapists in rehabilitating the patients across the bed based units. The purpose of this role is to support the therapist(s) to ensure the patients receive the best care possible. Completing patient visits with the therapists and leading on visits , where it is appropriate as instructed by therapists. Preparing the vehicle for use. Undertaking administrative tasks related to the workload Supporting with access. ## Responsibilities For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description. If you have any further questions regarding this role please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Ability to work flexibly when required ### Skills **Essential** - Good written & verbal communication skills - Basic IT skills - Ability to work independently & as part of a team - Abililty to cope with a busy worklaod - Ability to use initiative - Ability to plan & manage own time effectively - Ability to follow instructions - Ability to pay attention to details - Ability to act as a role model - Ability to make choices for pt care and in some cases determine the best course of action ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of how disability/impairment affects function - Knowledge of data protection - Knowledge of confidentiality - Knowledge of health & safety - Knowledge of how to respond to queries - Knowledge of how to respond to unexpected events ### Experience **Essential** - Previous experience within health care - Previous experience working within AHP service - Previous experience or working within an NHS trust/health care/education setting - Team working **Desirable** - experience in community services ### Qualifications **Essential** - GCSE English & maths or equivalent - NVQNVQ level 3 or equivalent level of knowledge **Desirable** - ECDL ## Documents - [open letter (pdf, 235.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2681) - [applicants with a disability (pdf, 207.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1983) - [ps - band 3 senior therapy assistant (pdf, 756.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10268495) - [welcome to bolton nhs foundation trust (pdf, 774.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3041) - [job description - band 3 - senior therapy assistant (pdf, 756.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10268494) ## 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.