# Therapy Support Worker: Parkinson's Therapy MDT > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/therapy-support-worker-parkinsons-therapy-mdt/5be6fe8b-85d4-4230-828c-9200f0514736 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/therapy-support-worker-parkinsons-therapy-mdt/5be6fe8b-85d4-4230-828c-9200f0514736.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Trust Headquarters, City Hospital campus - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Therapy assistant - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: will involve working on rostered weekend rotas - **Employment type:** 22.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday with rostered weekend work. Will consider part time/job share) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-15T10:41:02.806Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Nottingham/Nottingham_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Physiotherapy_OT/Physiotherapy_OT-v8190371 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8190371?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nuh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 3 Therapy Support Worker to join our Parkinson's Therapy MDT team at NUH NHS Trust on a permanent, part time basis. The role will be 22.5 hours Monday to Friday. Cover on a Wednesday will be required until 8pm to support group work in an off site location within Nottingham. The successful candidate will also be required to join a rota system to cover weekend and bank holidays. . You will work under the supervision and guidance of registered therapists within the multidisciplinary team to provide therapy assessment and rehabilitation to patients with Parkinson's disease in an OP setting. This will be a mixture of individual appointments and group sessions and will support the work of the registered staff in the team across Physio, OT and SLT. The majority of the work takes place at city campus but you will be expected to be able to work at both sites and potentially in community settings to meet service needs as required. ### Main duties of the job You will mostly work alongside a registered therapist in an OP setting providing an integrated rehabilitation approach which includes exercise therapy, mobility intervention, functional transfers , falls prevention, equipment provision, mental health work including anxiety management, being able to promote safety, wellbeing and independence within essential activities of daily living as well as gathering information from patients, relatives and carers. You will also be required to provide speech and language rehabilitation and support. There are numerous groups occurring during the week that will require support worker attendance. You will need excellent communication skills to work with our patients, their relatives and carers and with the wider MDT. You will have non-clinical responsibilities such as data collection, equipment management and stock levels as well as other admin and housekeeping duties. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached full Job Description and Personal Specification for further details about the 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Previous experience as a therapy or rehab assistant - Previous experience of working in the NHS or a care setting ### Physical Skills **Essential** - Physical ability to undertake manual and therapeutic handling of patients and/or equipment on a daily basis in a variety of environments - Basic computer skills - Flexible working schedules including participation in weekend rosters where required ### Training and qualifications **Essential** - GCSE (A-C) English and maths or equivalent - Working towards or achieved NVQ level 3 or equivalent in health related subject. ### Analytical and Judgement skills **Essential** - Ability to work flexibly as part of a team - Awareness of professional behaviour and issues of confidentiality/data protection. ### Planning and Organisational skills **Essential** - Organisational and time management skills - Skills in prioritizing work tasks ### Communication & relationship skills **Essential** - Effective written, verbal and listening communications skills. - The ability to communicate with patients who have communication difficulties. ## Documents - [updated jd (pdf, 440.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10494927) - [updated ps (pdf, 520.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10494928) - [mindful employer (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1778) - [equal opportunities (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1780) - [application process booklet (pdf, 24.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2918) - [disability confidence scheme (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1781) - [rehabilitation of ex offenders (pdf, 106.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1974) - [equality diversity and inclusion (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1779) ## 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.