# Therapy Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/therapy-assistant/8a26d942-af91-4eef-be7c-1c6c9728374c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/therapy-assistant/8a26d942-af91-4eef-be7c-1c6c9728374c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** North Middlesex University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £30,630 - £32,346 per annum including Outer London HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-23T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-17T23:00:46.506Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Therapy_Assistant/Therapy_Assistant-v8231358 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8231358?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a motivated Therapy Assistant to join our Acute Medicine for Elderly Therapy team (consisting of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Assistants) This team is part of Acute Therapies Service which is based at North Middlesex Hospital site. You will assist in the assessment, acute rehabilitation and discharge planning of in-patients under the care of the team and provide therapy input as directed. You must be an organised and motivated individual who can work flexibly as part of a team and have previous experience of working within a relevant clinical setting. You will need to have excellent communication skills, be reliable and can work under pressure within an acute hospital setting. You will be required to participate in seven day Rota . Please note that interviews will take place face to face only Due to high number of applicants expected, please note that this advert may close early ### Main duties of the job To assist therapists in the management of their caseloads by gathering relevant patients information , implementing clearly defined treatments set by the responsible therapists, for example, exercise programmes for patients with simple non-complex mobility conditions. To assist therapists in joint treatment sessions when risk assessment defines the need for more than one person to perform the intervention. Implement therapeutic treatment on a day-to-day basis, including but not exclusively, seating/positioning, functional ADL activities, exercise programmes , falls management programmes and manual handling procedures having immediate access, close supervision, and advice from the responsible therapist. To assess and monitor a patient’s progress/response to treatment and report treatment outcomes to the therapist daily. To assist in the provision of mobility aids and other equipment following agreed protocols and guided by a therapist’s support, as necessary ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Refer to attached Persons Specification and Job Description for detailed job responsibilities and skills required for this post ### 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 ### Others **Essential** - Ability to manoeuvre equipment - Physically fit to carry out manual handling tasks and therapeutic manual handling procedures - Able to show empathy when dealing with patients and staff ### Values **Essential** - - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working in a healthcare setting - Experience of working in a team environment **Desirable** - Previous experience as a therapy assistant - Experience of taking exercise classes ### Skills and aptitudes **Essential** - Awareness of conditions you are likely to encounter in a hospital or therapy treatment setting, e.g. mobility and social problems - Awareness of multi-disciplinary staff roles - Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal form, to staff and patients who may have communication barriers, e.g. Stroke or language barriers - Able to apply problem-solving skills to situations, which may include analysis of clinical, technical, or organizational issues - Physically fit to perform manual handling techniques and exercise therapy and demonstrate the ability to learn more advanced techniques - Able to demonstrate the ability to organise self and others to perform routine departmental tasks in a variety of settings ### Personal Qualities & attributes **Essential** - Self- Motivation - Caring and compassionate nature - Ability to show initiative ### Education & professional Qualifications **Essential** - - GCSE Maths and English **Desirable** - NVQ or equivalent qualification ## Documents - [band 3 jd (pdf, 239.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10541261) - [band 3 ps (pdf, 177.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10541262) - [functional requirements (pdf, 392.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10541263) - [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 637.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752) ## 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.