# Senior Therapy Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-therapy-assistant/a6c8ee33-6d10-4ed7-be68-e5c12b1f0849 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-therapy-assistant/a6c8ee33-6d10-4ed7-be68-e5c12b1f0849.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Countess of Chester Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Therapy assistant - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: To work on a roster covering a 7-day service working 8am to 8pm - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Work shifts 8am to 8pm, over a seven day service) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-21T08:40:30.861Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cheshire/Ellesmere_Port/Countess_Chester_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/ICP_Therapies/ICP_Therapies-v8382778 - **Employer website:** https://www.coch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Working Full time or Part time hours We are delighted to offer an engaging career opportunity within the Hospital at Home team. If you’re eager to make a real difference and thrive in a dynamic community environment, this role could be perfect for you. We are looking for a motivated Senior Therapy Assistant to join our friendly Hospital at Home Team, delivering acute therapy services within the person's own home. Your role will involve assisting with patient assessments, focusing on optimising function and daily activities following an acute deterioration in function. You’ll work closely with our multidisciplinary team to provide optimal treatment for people within their own home. This position covers a 7-day service from 8am to 8pm, offering you the chance to be part of a supportive team dedicated to excellent patient care. ### Main duties of the job As part of the team, you will assist therapists with their patient caseload, as well as help with essential administrative and housekeeping duties, keeping our service running efficiently and making a positive impact every day. You will apply your organisational and clinical skills to manage work and respond to service needs. Using your clinical expertise and strong communication, you will adjust care as necessary and refer appropriate patients to community services, for ongoing community input. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities See Job Description for further details. Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’ Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes. The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. 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** - Excellent verbal skills - Able to demonstrate ability to use basic Microsoft packages such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint - Good level of literacy skills to complete therapy documentation and referrals to other services - Able to communicate with a range of professionals, patients and relatives regarding patient treatment plans both in the hospital and in the community **Desirable** - Working knowledge of Cerner system ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience working in a health or social care setting, working as a therapy assistant - Experience of delivering therapy programmes to patients with complex needs - Supervisory experience - Knowledge of a range of presenting conditions. - Carry out interventions using a criteria led discharge protocol - Able to undertake reviews and amend action plans accordingly **Desirable** - Understanding of professional conduct - Health, safety and risk awareness ### Qualifications **Essential** - NVQ level 4 or equivalent - ECDL or CLIAT qualification ## Documents - [risk id (pdf, 352.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10711787) - [how to travel to work (pdf, 186.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2810) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 278.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2608) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 816.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10711786) ## 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.