# Therapy Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/therapy-assistant/3ff3a75a-9b22-4d02-bb2b-42c613b689a5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/therapy-assistant/3ff3a75a-9b22-4d02-bb2b-42c613b689a5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Basingstoke - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** 37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time Available) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-24T11:31:06.297Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hampshire/Winchester/Hampshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Therapy_Assistant/Therapy_Assistant-v8060312 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8060312?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting  opportunity has arisen within the Acute Team at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic person who wants to work within a team whose priority is to rehabilitate patients back to their maximum functional ability. The successful candidates will have the opportunity to work with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists  in a variety of clinical settings including: Surgical wards, medical wards, and elderly care, providing rehabilitation programmes and enabling patients to be discharged from hospital as soon as possible. The work can be physically demanding but is very rewarding. ### Main duties of the job You will receive on the job training based on a structured competency framework, and will be well supported by qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists. We are looking for candidates with good communication skills and the ability to motivate patients and who ideally have previous experience of working with people in an enabling or caring environment, although this is not essential and can be discussed at interview. The successful candidates will need to be a manual car driver and be prepared to work in a flexible way. We cover a 7 day service so regular weekend working will be required. We encourage candidates to come and have informal visits. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached. If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Acute Team at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic person who wants to work within a team whose priority is to rehabilitate patients back to their maximum functional ability. The successful candidates will have the opportunity to work with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists in a variety of clinical settings including: Surgical wards, medical wards, and elderly care, providing rehabilitation programmes and enabling patients to be discharged from hospital as soon as possible. The work can be physically demanding but is very rewarding. ## Job Description You will receive on the job training based on a structured competency framework, and will be well supported by qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists. We are looking for candidates with good communication skills and the ability to motivate patients and who ideally have previous experience of working with people in an enabling or caring environment, although this is not essential and can be discussed at interview. The successful candidates will need to be a manual car driver and be prepared to work in a flexible way. We cover a 7 day service so regular weekend working will be required. We encourage candidates to come and have informal visits. ## Responsibilities For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached. If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact. ## Person Specification ### Other skills **Essential** - Holding a Full current UK driving licence for a manual car. **Desirable** - Gave an example of managing own stress ### Skills & Ability **Essential** - Demonstrates good organisational skills and being a good team player - Demonstrates good communication skills **Desirable** - Evidence of ability to use initiative ### Computer literate **Essential** - Able to present clear written communication **Desirable** - Has qualification in relevant computer skill ### Knowledge and skills **Essential** - Experience of working in an enabling or caring environment **Desirable** - experience in group work, for example, ability to conduct patient education sessions ### Training & Qualifications **Essential** - Key skills 2 English - Key skills 2 numeracy **Desirable** - First aid certificate - Foundation degree, NVQ relevant competency framework, or equivalent ## Documents - [pledge (pdf, 205.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10350529) - [b3 therapy assistant jd 2025 (pdf, 824.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10350528) - [hhft employee rewards & benefits (pdf, 723.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=900) - [tackling climate change at hampshire hospitals (pdf, 4.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2900) ## 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.