# Therapy Support Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/therapy-support-worker/7d6a7554-411b-4f5f-b85e-7bb7afee6ac6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/therapy-support-worker/7d6a7554-411b-4f5f-b85e-7bb7afee6ac6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** CPFT at North Cambridgeshire Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Therapy assistant - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Full and Part time hours available.) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-21T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-07T09:01:17.451Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cambridgeshire/Cambridge/Cambridgeshire_Peterborough_NHS_Foundation_Trust/General_Medicine/General_Medicine-v8348449 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8348449?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cpft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview To apply for this post please use the Microsoft Forms- here Please note applications not processed through the above Microsoft Forms will not be taken forward. Full and Part time hours available. As a Therapy Support Worker, you will be part of a multidisciplinary inpatient team, working closely with colleagues from health and social care to provide high-quality, person-centred support. Working under the guidance of registered professionals, you will receive training to develop skills across a range of areas, including therapy interventions, nursing care, and medicines support. You will use these skills to help meet the individual needs of service users and support them in achieving their recovery goals. You will observe and report any changes in a service user's wellbeing or progress and work with the wider team to review and update care plans as required. ### Main duties of the job - To carry out duties delegated and supervised by registered professionals. - To assist in the delivery of high standards of health care and support patients within the community inpatient setting. - Providing care to patients with deterioration in their health or function - To implement therapy interventions and treatment plans, such as exercise programmes (group or individual), provision of mobility aid, measuring and fitting adaptive equipment, minor adaptions. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities - Apply competency based treatment techniques/care to patients with a range of conditions under the supervision of a registered practitioner, following a prescribed treatment/care plan. - To carry out delegated initial assessments and report back to a registered professional - To adhere to risk assessments and health and safety assessments, including making an evaluation of a patient conditions and reporting any changes. Newly identified risks. - To adhere to risk assessments and health and safety assessments, including making an evaluation of a patient conditions and reporting any changes/newly identified risks. - To provide a high standard of care. - To plan and provide own delegated workload. Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently and in a timely manner across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to meet Strict deadlines. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. 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 ### Other **Essential** - Positive approach to patients/service users - Recognise peoples right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect - Willingness to embrace integrated model and new ways of working - Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working in a healthcare environment or care environment **Desirable** - Experience of caring for adults and older people with physical and/or mental health conditions, a particular interest in this age group and their welfare/rehabilitation. - Experience of supporting people to be independent - Knowledge of the role of registered professional OT and/or Physiotherapist - Use of adaptive equipment ### Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision - Good Communication Skills - Ability to record messages and information in an accurate and concise way - Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs - Ability to work well within a team as well as individually. - Ability to manage self and prioritise own workload - Basic computer skills Understanding that this post supports different health systems **Desirable** - Experience of using Systm One or a similar patient record system ### Physical Requirements **Essential** - The ability to: kneel and bend and work in cramped environments - Move and manoeuvre people and equipment - Manoeuvre patients using moving and handling aids ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - NVQ level 3 or equivalent of knowledge and experience, - Good general education up to GCSE equivalent. - Willingness to undertake training to meet competency framework **Desirable** - Chair Based and Strength and Balance exercise training, or willingness to undertake - NVQ Level 3 Care Award (certificate & portfolio) ### Knowledge & Understanding **Essential** - Professional attitude - Caring, approachable and courteous manner - Punctual and reliable - Maintains confidentiality - Honest - Team player ## Documents - [cpft values (pdf, 114.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1743) - [cpft benefits (pdf, 74.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2967) - [cpft accommodation (pdf, 713.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2805) - [cpft mindful employers (pdf, 51.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1744) - [b3 - therapy support worker (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10673560) - [employee probation period guidance (pdf, 177.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3046) ## 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.