Therapy Assistant

Main area Therapy Assistant Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract Fixed term: 7 months (Contract until the end of March 2026) Hours Part time – 18.5 hours per week Job ref 848-BHC-186-25

Site Caritas House Town Orpington Salary £31,081 – £33,665 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 10/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 05/08/2025

Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.

Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee\’s voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.

Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.

Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.

Job overview

Therapy Assistant – Band 4

7 month Fixed Term Contract

Part-time contract 18.5 hours/week

The Post Covid Community Pathway across Bromley is expanding and we are looking for an enthusiastic and creative Therapy Assistant who enjoys working independently and as part of a team. In this role you will have the opportunity to complete assessments, interventions and reviews to adults resident in Bromley who have multiple symptoms including fatigue, breathlessness and brain fog.

We are looking for someone who has some experience working as a support worker and would like a role working with people who may have both physical and mental health symptoms that are affecting their ability to function, work and enjoy life as they used to. If you are interested in developing your skills and have some experience working in health or social care please get in touch.

Main duties of the job

To be a member of the Post Covid Community Pathway providing assessments, treatments and reviews within a high quality service to the residents of Bromley. The post holder will hold a small caseload and be responsible for progressing simple rehabilitation programmes. Providing basic equipment provision, walking aid provision, referring on to external support services and reviewing and discharging patients with overall supervision from a registered member of staff.

The Therapy Assistant in the Post Covid Community Pathway will support all aspects of service delivery through virtual and face to face means, in both group and 1:1 settings in the community, clinics or people’s own homes.

Working for our organisation

Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults. Being born from

NHS Bromley’s community provider unit we have been providing community services to the people of Bromley for many years and we have a wealth of experience.

Bromley Healthcare is a great place to work. The unique way we deliver services and offer everyone who works here a voice, means that your career with us will be rewarding.

Social Enterprises are a fairly new and exciting way to deliver healthcare, offering many of the traditional advantages of the NHS (such as excellent training and development) with the freedom for innovation by being able to reinvest any surpluses we make into the community.

Salary is dependant on NHS experience and current banding/pay point, applicants from outside the NHS will receive the start point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms & conditions.

Excellent benefits package available including various pension schemes, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, discounted electronics, access to EAP, high street discounts, Blue Light Card eligibility, opportunity to apply for low interest personal loans and an excellent lease car scheme and we are constantly looking to expand our staff benefits.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be responsible for own clinical caseload of patients as allocated by a qualified Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist or Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.
• Joint working with Senior Therapists, admin and support staff to ensure the community pathway runs smoothly for all those referred.
• Assessing patients through virtual or face to face means independently, making decisions with support from registered staff in the clinical assessment of patients with health and social care needs.
• Agreeing goal orientated programmes in conjunction with the client, his/her family and other professionals involved and planning and implementing appropriate intervention.
• Regularly monitoring and reviewing client progress using the ‘Living with Covid Recovery’ or ‘Your Covid Recovery’ online platforms.
• To implement and progress patient management and treatment plans within scope of practice and in line with competencies whilst under the supervision of a senior therapist.
• Liaising with other health care professionals, making referrals, making recommendations where necessary to reduce the effect of disability on health and wellbeing.
• Participate in health promotion/education and give advice as necessary to clients and their carers.
• Assessment for and provision of basic equipment needs in line with competencies.
• As delegated to by senior staff, support clients by attending and on occasions leading group programmes related to Post Covid Syndrome symptoms.
• Monitor client’s health and medical status; reporting any changes or deterioration to the Senior Therapist and MDT involved in the client’s care accordingly.
• To attend the weekly MDT meetings to discuss clients.
• To adhere to the Principles of Compassion in Practice and ensure that the culture of the service is enabling for patient’s independence.
• To use valid and reliable outcome measures to evaluate the effect of therapy interventions and ensure that treatment programs are progressing appropriately.
• To ensure accurate, comprehensive and up to date clinical records are maintained in accordance with BHC guidance and professionally agreed criteria and within a multidisciplinary context to ensure an holistic approach to patient care.
• To sensitively deal with distressing or emotional circumstances regarding patient care, and communicate information, sensitively, requiring empathy and reassurance, to patients, carers and members of the MDT both verbally and in writing.
• To incorporate client preferences into treatment and rehabilitation decisions and to empower patients and their families through appropriate support and education.
• To show respect to patients own beliefs, values and differing cultural needs.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Literate and numerate in English
• NVQ3 or equivalent in health or social care subject
• Certificate from internal/external training eg. Falls, rehab, long term conditions

Information Technology

• Knowledge of TCES or similar IT System
• Sound IT skills including word processing and data analysis such as Microsoft Word and Excel.

Training

• Evidence of continued professional development

Skills

• Ability to work on own initiative and without supervision
• Ability to work as part of a team and actively participate in multidisciplinary team meetings
• Knowledge of Post Covid Syndrome and the effects on the body systems.
• Holds a current UK driving license and has access to a car for work purposes
• Negotiation skills, able to overcome barriers
• Use of electronic patient record systems

Experience

• Recent work in health or social care setting as therapy or nursing support worker
• Experience of working with people who have physical or mental health conditions
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of working in the community / lone working
• Experience of fitting a range of equipment

We are dedicated to caring for our service users and their loved ones, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of our colleagues. That\’s why we strongly encourage all colleagues to avail themselves of the Coronavirus vaccination.

To get a sense of what it\’s like to work with Bromley Healthcare, you can visit our YouTube channel at the following link: YouTube Channel .

Salary is determined by NHS experience and current banding/pay point. External applicants will begin at the entry point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms and conditions.

At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated. Diversity and inclusion are key components of our People Strategy, as an equal opportunities employer, we are particularly eager to enhance Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation across Bromley Healthcare, especially at senior levels.

We welcome applicants with a disability. We are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process, please let us know if you require any.

We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one. These include:

• Compressed hours
• Part-time
• Job shares

We encourage you to discuss this with your hiring manager, who will take your individual circumstances into account alongside the service needs.

We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to a rewarding career with Bromley Healthcare. Please note that all offers of new employment with Bromley Healthcare are subject to a six-month probationary period.

Bromley Healthcare CIC is an NHS community provider and an integral part of the NHS family. However, we pride ourselves on being different; as a co-owned social enterprise, Bromley Healthcare CIC is owned by its employees. This ensures that our staff remain under NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and are members of the NHS pension scheme (provided they are eligible). If not, we offer the Nest or Scottish Widows pension schemes.

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• All staff identified as AT-RISK who meet the requirements of the post will be prioritized accordingly.
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