# Therapy Assistant - Orthopaedics > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/therapy-assistant-orthopaedics/fb3ee07e-64a4-469e-bdb0-caed4256ff2b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/therapy-assistant-orthopaedics/fb3ee07e-64a4-469e-bdb0-caed4256ff2b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £31,554 - £33,270 Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover starting August 2026) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T16:10:35.061Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/University_College_London_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Trauma_Orthopaedic_Surgery/Trauma_Orthopaedic_Surgery-v8042134 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8042134?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uclh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Fixed Term Contract for 12 months (Maternity Leave cover)  (37.5hours per week) Including Weekends An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic band 3 therapy assistant to join the Trauma & Orthopaedics Physiotherapy Team at University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust.  The Trauma & Orthopaedic service at UCLH is a busy department, working over different sites; Trauma Orthopaedics in the UCLH main building and Elective Orthopaedics in the elective centre at Grafton Way Building. The team is led by over 20 consultants who specialise in a range of elective and trauma work.  Currently UCLH provides first-class acute and specialist services across 8 sites. You will be part of the Orthopaedic therapy team, which provides services across a number of specialist areas. These include: inpatient Trauma & Elective Orthopaedics, Day Surgery and Joint School. You role will be rotational, rotating between physiotherapy and occupational therapy services across inpatient elective and trauma orthopaedics. This role involves weekend working. ### Main duties of the job As part of the treatment and rehabilitation programme, the post holder works under the supervision of the qualified therapist, to perform specific tasks for an individual or group/class.  Duties may include: o    Assisting the patients with functional activities of daily living (e.g. personal care) o    Working directly with the therapists to deliver rehabilitation, including use of patient handling equipment.  o    Assist in providing group/individual sessions as required.  o    Providing non-complex interventions for complex patients. o    Working alone on the ward as instructed by the therapists o    Pre assessing elective total knee replacement patients o    Assist qualified staff in the provision of adaptive equipment o    Cleaning of re-usable equipment as required per trust policies. o    Reinforces the qualified therapist's advice and patient education.  o    Administrative tasks including sending referrals, contacting community providers, ordering of equipment. o    Visits patients’ homes on home assessments and measures for and fits aids under the direction of the Occupational Therapist Respects the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of each patient and contributes to the provision of a therapy service sensitive to the patient's needs. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* * UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? ## Job Details Fixed Term Contract for 12 months (Maternity Leave cover) (37.5hours per week) Including Weekends An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic band 3 therapy assistant to join the Trauma & Orthopaedics Physiotherapy Team at University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust. The Trauma & Orthopaedic service at UCLH is a busy department, working over different sites; Trauma Orthopaedics in the UCLH main building and Elective Orthopaedics in the elective centre at Grafton Way Building. The team is led by over 20 consultants who specialise in a range of elective and trauma work. Currently UCLH provides first-class acute and specialist services across 8 sites. You will be part of the Orthopaedic therapy team, which provides services across a number of specialist areas. These include: inpatient Trauma & Elective Orthopaedics, Day Surgery and Joint School. You role will be rotational, rotating between physiotherapy and occupational therapy services across inpatient elective and trauma orthopaedics. This role involves weekend working. ## Job Description As part of the treatment and rehabilitation programme, the post holder works under the supervision of the qualified therapist, to perform specific tasks for an individual or group/class. Duties may include: o Assisting the patients with functional activities of daily living (e.g. personal care) o Working directly with the therapists to deliver rehabilitation, including use of patient handling equipment. o Assist in providing group/individual sessions as required. o Providing non-complex interventions for complex patients. o Working alone on the ward as instructed by the therapists o Pre assessing elective total knee replacement patients o Assist qualified staff in the provision of adaptive equipment o Cleaning of re-usable equipment as required per trust policies. o Reinforces the qualified therapist's advice and patient education. o Administrative tasks including sending referrals, contacting community providers, ordering of equipment. o Visits patients’ homes on home assessments and measures for and fits aids under the direction of the Occupational Therapist Respects the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of each patient and contributes to the provision of a therapy service sensitive to the patient's needs. ## Responsibilities For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* * UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH? ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Has worked within an NHS/Social Care/caring setting - Has worked within a team - Has worked with older people or in an inpatient rehabilitation setting - Has experience in use of equipment to aid mobility and/or activities of daily living **Desirable** - Has worked as a therapy assistant - Has worked with patients who have long term conditions - Has worked in community care ### Communication **Essential** - Ability to follow oral and written instructions - A good command of both written and spoken English **Desirable** - Evidence of an understanding of the skills required to ensure effective communication ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Conducts self in a professional, confident and approachable manner - Demonstrates a flexible approach to service delivery needs - Able to participate in service delivery on a rota basis, including weekend and public holiday working, as required. - Post holder will need to be passed as fit to perform full duties of the post through occupational health, with any reasonable aids and adaptations necessary, and should be able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines - Able to exert moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day. - Able to frequently cope with working in a stressful environment and with intense concentration for frequent periods throughout the day. - Able to cope with exposure to highly unpleasant work conditions (i.e.body fluids, sputum) ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Ability to prioritise and organise own work - Ability to work as a member of a team - Good numeracy skills - Competent IT skills, including use of keyboard and basic computer systems. - Ability to work flexibly ### Knowledge and Qualifications **Essential** - Broad general education - Knowledge of Physiotherapy and/ or Occupational Therapy **Desirable** - NVQ or equivalent in Health and/or Social Care - Associate member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) or British Association of Occupational Therapy ### Personal and People Development **Essential** - Demonstrates interest in developing new knowledge and skills **Desirable** - Evidence of maintaining own professional development - Able to motivate self, colleagues and patients ## Documents - [uclh values (pdf, 860.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2685) - [job description (pdf, 568.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10330700) - [functional requirements (pdf, 262.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10330699) ## 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.