NHS
Therapy Assistant - Trauma and Orthopaedics
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Job Description
- Req#: C9381-25-0321?language=en&page=196&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Experience in a healthcare environment including time working in an acute environment as part of a team
- Provision of aids and equipment for people with a disability.
- NVQ Level 3 Healthcare or equivalent experience or be prepared to undertake that or similar programme within 6 months of taking up post
- Portfolio evidence of learning
- Experience in a healthcare environment including time working in an acute environment as part of a team
- Provision of aids and equipment for people with a disability.
- NVQ Level 3 Healthcare or equivalent experience or be prepared to undertake that or similar programme within 6 months of taking up post
- Portfolio evidence of learning
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Trauma and Orthopaedic Therapy Team as a Therapy Assistant, working at MMUH - our brand new hospital - which opened in October 2024. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person who is passionate about providing therapy to patients following traumatic injury or elective orthopaedic surgery. This post provides you with the opportunity to for a work across our acute Trauma and Orthopaedic wards, supporting the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Team who are treating patients admitted following traumatic injury or elective surgery. This will involve leading on and carrying out treatment and rehabilitation plans for these patients, whilst working closely alongside the wider MDT. In this role you would be required to work as part of the Trauma and Orthopaedic multidisciplinary team, alongside Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses and Doctors. You would play a key role in gathering information from patients and their relatives / carers to understand their social, environmental and living circumstances, understanding how their injury or surgery impacts their ability to participate in their hobbies and meaningful function on discharge. Through this role, you would support these patients through their injury or surgery and achieve their goals carrying out rehabilitation plans and providing adaptive equipment, with a focus on supporting patients following elective orthopaedic surgery.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will become an integral member of the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy team, working to ensure optimal care for patients admitted to our acute Trauma and Orthopaedic wards. You will work as part of a cohesive multi-professional team, assessing and treating patients with a wide range of traumatic injuries, many of whom will have a range of clinical presentations. The post involves taking on responsibility for managing a caseload, which will involve providing therapy and rehabilitation, mobility progression and equipment provision for patients following elective orthopaedic surgery and traumatic injury. You will support with the implementation of functional and cognitive interventions and evaluate outcomes of physiotherapy and occupational therapy treatments. Through your role, you will be supporting with facilitating flow throughout the hospital with timely as part of each individual patients' recovery journey to prevent delay. This will include liaison with and referring onto to the appropriate agencies as needed. Development of skills and knowledge within this post will be of a high priority. The successful candidate would be expected to undertake training and would have the opportunity to work alongside the MDT. They would also receive strong support, teaching and guidance from the registered Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy staff.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose.When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Details
Date posted
03 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,625 to £25,674 a year pro rata per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
381-CT-7107069
Job locations
SWBH NHS Trust
Sandwell and West Birmingham
B71 4HJ
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Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails
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Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
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
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address
SWBH NHS Trust
Sandwell and West Birmingham
B71 4HJ
Employer's website
https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address
SWBH NHS Trust
Sandwell and West Birmingham
B71 4HJ
Employer's website
https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (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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