• Job Description

  Req#: C9153-25-0769?language=en&page=50&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are delighted to be able to offer an exciting opportunity to come and work in our UHD Stroke Early Supported Discharge (ESD) Team as a Band 3 Therapy Assistant. These roles involve working closely alongside patients with stroke and neurological conditions in their home environment to provide intensive rehabilitation and promote independence.

  We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to work in our team and applicants should be able to demonstrate a high level of professionalism and commitment in their work. Good organisational and team-working skills are essential, as is the ability to work under pressure. The applicant will need to show excellent communication skills and a high level of compassionate care, tact and empathy whilst working with patients, families and carer, making a real difference to recovery!

  Base Location: Royal Bournemouth or Poole Hospitals or Canfor House - base to be confirmed with successful candidate.

  Interview Date: TBC

  Main duties of the job

  The Stroke ESD Team help to support people to be discharged home immediately after discharge from hospital, with evidence strongly supporting that patients improve more effectively in their home environments. ESD works to promote independence and some of the tasks you may be supporting patients with could include balance, mobility, arm function, communication, returning to everyday activities, personal care, and memory and accessing the community again as well as returning to work and hobbies.

  The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a close multidisciplinary team alongside speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and nursing colleagues, helping to deliver therapy for each of these disciplines. They will be able to work both autonomously and jointly with colleagues. There will be many chances to develop knowledge and skills in both formal and informal settings.

  The post-holder will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a car. It is also essential to have some basic IT skills. Experience of working in a hospital or healthcare setting is essential.

  Working Hours : 22.5 hours per week with a 1 in 6 weekend working pattern with allocated enhancements. The shifts will be 8-4 pm and 10-6pm.

  Base Location: Royal Bournemouth or Poole Hospitals - base to be confirmed with successful candidate.

  About us

  Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

  Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

  Details

  Date posted

  11 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £24,071 to £25,674 a year Per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  153-ME04780

  Job locations

  Bournemouth

  Castle Lane East

  Bournemouth

  BH7 7DW

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Minimum of 4 GCSEs or equivalent (one to include English) at grades A-C/9-4
  • NVQ or Apprenticeship Level 3 or equivalent level of knowledge in Health & Social Care

  Desirable

  • Other relevant qualifications such as NHS, Social Care , Exercise/sports science, communication support, GCSE in Bilogy or Maths

  Experience

  Essential

  • Dealing with the public
  • Experience working in a hospital ot community healthcare setting
  • Experience of dealing with people living with disability in order to promote independence
  • Experience of team working

  Desirable

  • Previous work as a Therapy Assistant or equivalent where direct patient care is involved
  • Experience in delivering rehab programmes to individuals or groups
  • Experience of working woth people in a community setting
  • Experience of teaching
  • Experience of working with people woth Stroke Neurological conditions

  Technical Skills and Competencies

  Essential

  • Basic IT skills keyboard, excel, Word, internet, email)
  • Abilty to work under pressure
  • Ability to write information clearly and consisely
  • Ability to prioritise workload
  • Ability to work independently to continue patient rehab programmes with guidance from qualified therapists
  • Ability to move and handle patients and equipment using approved techniques

  Desirable

  • Awarenes of the different team roles
  • Specific IT training courses attended
  • Ability to carry out simple cognitive screens
  • Skills in manual handling techniques

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • General Understanding of the effects of neurological conditions on a patient's physcal, cognitive aaand communication abilities
  • Knowledge of basic rehab techniques and strategies
  • An understanding of illness and aging
  • An understanding of mobility and adaptive equipment
  • General understanding of communication difficulties

  Desirable

  • Experience working with hospital IT systems e.g. EPR, eCamis, graphnet.
  • Specific training, knowledge and skills with neuro patients
  • Specific training, knowledge of communication impairments
  • Understanding the process of risk assessment
  • Understanding the potential sources of support for patients after stroke

  Other requirements to the role

  Essential

  • Adheres to confidential protocols and policies
  • Car Driver with full driver's license, business insurance and access to a car
  • Ability to work in confined spaces
  • Ability to use tools to adjust equiment and furniture

  Personal Attributes

  Essential

  • Adaptable to change/flexible and able to keep calm under pressure
  • Excellent communication skills written and verbal
  • Strong ability to work in a team
  • Able to manage own time effectively and work to deadlines
  • Compassionate and empathetic communication style
  • Shows initiative and can take direction but knows boundaries
  • Self-motivated and reliable
  • Ability to establish rapport and motivate people
  • To be able to understand the importance of confidentialty

  Language Requirement

  Essential

  • To be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Minimum of 4 GCSEs or equivalent (one to include English) at grades A-C/9-4
  • NVQ or Apprenticeship Level 3 or equivalent level of knowledge in Health & Social Care

  Desirable

  • Other relevant qualifications such as NHS, Social Care , Exercise/sports science, communication support, GCSE in Bilogy or Maths

  Experience

  Essential

  • Dealing with the public
  • Experience working in a hospital ot community healthcare setting
  • Experience of dealing with people living with disability in order to promote independence
  • Experience of team working

  Desirable

  • Previous work as a Therapy Assistant or equivalent where direct patient care is involved
  • Experience in delivering rehab programmes to individuals or groups
  • Experience of working woth people in a community setting
  • Experience of teaching
  • Experience of working with people woth Stroke Neurological conditions

  Technical Skills and Competencies

  Essential

  • Basic IT skills keyboard, excel, Word, internet, email)
  • Abilty to work under pressure
  • Ability to write information clearly and consisely
  • Ability to prioritise workload
  • Ability to work independently to continue patient rehab programmes with guidance from qualified therapists
  • Ability to move and handle patients and equipment using approved techniques

  Desirable

  • Awarenes of the different team roles
  • Specific IT training courses attended
  • Ability to carry out simple cognitive screens
  • Skills in manual handling techniques

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • General Understanding of the effects of neurological conditions on a patient's physcal, cognitive aaand communication abilities
  • Knowledge of basic rehab techniques and strategies
  • An understanding of illness and aging
  • An understanding of mobility and adaptive equipment
  • General understanding of communication difficulties

  Desirable

  • Experience working with hospital IT systems e.g. EPR, eCamis, graphnet.
  • Specific training, knowledge and skills with neuro patients
  • Specific training, knowledge of communication impairments
  • Understanding the process of risk assessment
  • Understanding the potential sources of support for patients after stroke

  Other requirements to the role

  Essential

  • Adheres to confidential protocols and policies
  • Car Driver with full driver's license, business insurance and access to a car
  • Ability to work in confined spaces
  • Ability to use tools to adjust equiment and furniture

  Personal Attributes

  Essential

  • Adaptable to change/flexible and able to keep calm under pressure
  • Excellent communication skills written and verbal
  • Strong ability to work in a team
  • Able to manage own time effectively and work to deadlines
  • Compassionate and empathetic communication style
  • Shows initiative and can take direction but knows boundaries
  • Self-motivated and reliable
  • Ability to establish rapport and motivate people
  • To be able to understand the importance of confidentialty

  Language Requirement

  Essential

  • To be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Bournemouth

  Castle Lane East

  Bournemouth

  BH7 7DW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Bournemouth

  Castle Lane East

  Bournemouth

  BH7 7DW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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