Therapy Support Worker: Children's Therapies

Job overview

Join our Children's Therapies team as a Therapy Support Worker at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, working with children and young people (age 0–19 years) and their families for 6 months. Children's therapies includes Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Dietetics: at least half of the role is working within children's physiotherapy.

You will support our Children’s Therapies Service across inpatient, outpatient and community settings—including Woodfield Child Development Physiotherapy Service. Working under the guidance of qualified therapists, you will help deliver high-quality therapy, including hydrotherapy, in a variety of environments such as children's wards and intensive care, outpatient clinics, special and mainstream schools, nurseries, and homes in North RBKC and Westminster.

You will provide essential administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the service. This includes organising resources, managing equipment, handling documentation, responding to enquiries, and contributing to efficient service delivery.

This is a unique opportunity to join a collaborative team, with training and supervision to support you to deliver therapy with children, either working one-on-one or in small groups.

If you are caring, motivated, and eager to grow within an expert-led service—this could be your perfect next step.

Interviews will take place Monday 5th October.

Main duties of the job

• Assist, support and work under the direction of a qualified therapist.
• Manage own caseload of patients, with supervision.
• Achieve, develop and maintain competencies through skills and knowledge development.
• Record patient information in line with Trust guidelines
• Work effectively within the team, service and Trust.
• Perform non-clinical and administrative duties within the service, as required.
• Manage equipment, products and stock levels.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

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.