Job summary
This is an exciting
opportunity to become part of our Community Frailty Hub team as a Therapy
Assistant, providing vital support to Physiotherapists, Occupational
Therapists, and Nurses. Together, we deliver timely, safe, and compassionate
care to our patients.
In this role, you will work
closely with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, supporting
patients individual needs while promoting health, wellbeing, and independence.
Whether youre seeking a
fresh start or looking for a new challenge, this role offers the chance to
develop a broad range of skills across multiple disciplines, with excellent
opportunities for further career progression.
1 Full time (37.5 hours) or 2 Part Time (20 hours X2)
Proposed interview date:08/09/2025
Main duties of the job
To provide therapy
interventions within an agreed scope of practice following assessment by
qualified Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy staff.
To be responsible for a
caseload of patients working to agreed treatment objectives and to assist Physiotherapists
and Occupational Therapists in the treatment of patients who require more than
one therapist for safe handling, complex rehabilitation
To support with the
collection, delivery and review of equipment prescribed by the Physiotherapist
or Occupational Therapist.
To support patients with
personal cares including hygiene needs, nutrition and hydration and medication
administration.
To maintain patient
records and recording data in an accurate and timely manner.
To support the therapy
team in the administrative duties, particularly those required to ensure
efficient delivery of patient care.
To provide updates to
the Therapy team and other members of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and
participate in the planning and delivery of high quality of care for our
patients.
To be responsible for
prioritising and planning own timetable, acknowledging the need for
prioritisation, escalation and the ability to be flexible.
To review caseload on a
regular basis with senior colleagues and report back appropriately any
concerns, if patient goals are not achieved or if new information becomes available
which may impact on the intervention provided.
About us
Nimbuscare is a not-for-profit Organisation that aims to be a collaborative and agile provider that cares for its people and patients. Nimbuscare is based in York and is owned by all the practices in the city, however we deliver services over a wider footprint.
We deliver Urgent Care Services in collaboration with the hospital and GP practices in York, Scarborough, Selby, Malton and Whitby. We also provide community based frailty care which focuses on treating people in the community where we can. We also aim to shift services into the community where possible, for example our Community Diagnostic Centre runs in partnership with the Acute Trust.
We are committed to contributing towards a better NHS based on equity, fairness, innovation, collaboration and quality.
In line with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), Nimbuscare will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.
Nimbuscare is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities it serves. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences.
As a Disability Confident Committed employer disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this job are guaranteed an interview. Nimbuscare holds a license to sponsor visa applications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Business responsibilities:
Maintain
ethos and culture of Nimbuscare.
Positively
promote Nimbuscare.
Support
Line Managers as required.
Adhere to Health & Safety and educate staff within
your role.
Apply Nimbuscare
policies, standards and guidance.
Safeguarding
Everyone
within Nimbuscare has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding
and promoting the welfare of Adults-at-risk (vulnerable adults), children and
young people and for ensuring that they are protected from harm.
Be fully aware of and understand your duties and
responsibilities arising from the Childrens Act 2004 and Working Together to
Safeguard Children 2018, in relation to child protection and safeguarding
children and young people.
Be fully aware of and understand your duties and
responsibilities arising from the DOH Policy No Secrets (2000), and the
principles of safeguarding as they apply to Adults-at-risk (vulnerable adults)
in relation to your work.
Recognise the types and signs of abuse and neglect.
Ensure the Nimbuscare Safeguarding Lead is alerted
to, and kept fully informed of, any concerns you may have in relation to
safeguarding adults, children and young people.
Adhere to Nimbuscare and local Child Protection and
Safeguarding Adult policies and procedures.
Confidentiality:
While
seeking treatment, customers entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive
information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right
to expect that you will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
In
the performance of your duties outlined in this Job Description, you may have
access to confidential information relating to customers and their carers,
Nimbuscare staff and other healthcare workers.
You may also have access to information relating to Nimbuscare as a
business organisation. All such information from any source is to be
regarded as strictly confidential.
Information
relating to customers, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the
business of Nimbuscare may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance
with Nimbuscare policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the
protection of personal and sensitive data.
Be
aware of your responsibilities under the General Data Protection Regulations
(GDPR).
Health
& Safety:
You will assist in promoting and
maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the
Nimbuscare Health & Safety Policy, to include:
Using
personal security systems within the workplace according to guidelines.
Identifying
the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way
that manages those risks.
Making
effective use of training to update your knowledge and skills.
Using
appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and
safe way and free from hazards.
Reporting
potential risks identified.
Equality
and Diversity:
You will support the equality, diversity
and rights of customers, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting
in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them
in a way that is consistent with Nimbuscare procedures and policies, and
current legislation.
Respecting
the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of customers, carers and colleagues.
Behaving
in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and
respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Quality:
You will strive to maintain quality
within Nimbuscare, and will:
Alert
other team members to issues of quality and risk.
Assess
own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or
under supervision.
Effectively
manage own time, workload and resources.
Work
within own limitations and experience.
Be
aware of and co-operate with audit.
Work
effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.
Portray
a professional image at all times.
Communication:
You should
recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will
strive to:
Communicate
effectively with other team members.
Communicate
effectively with customers and carers.
Recognise
peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond
accordingly.
This list of duties is not exhaustive
Job description
Job responsibilities
Business responsibilities:
Maintain
ethos and culture of Nimbuscare.
Positively
promote Nimbuscare.
Support
Line Managers as required.
Adhere to Health & Safety and educate staff within
your role.
Apply Nimbuscare
policies, standards and guidance.
Safeguarding
Everyone
within Nimbuscare has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding
and promoting the welfare of Adults-at-risk (vulnerable adults), children and
young people and for ensuring that they are protected from harm.
Be fully aware of and understand your duties and
responsibilities arising from the Childrens Act 2004 and Working Together to
Safeguard Children 2018, in relation to child protection and safeguarding
children and young people.
Be fully aware of and understand your duties and
responsibilities arising from the DOH Policy No Secrets (2000), and the
principles of safeguarding as they apply to Adults-at-risk (vulnerable adults)
in relation to your work.
Recognise the types and signs of abuse and neglect.
Ensure the Nimbuscare Safeguarding Lead is alerted
to, and kept fully informed of, any concerns you may have in relation to
safeguarding adults, children and young people.
Adhere to Nimbuscare and local Child Protection and
Safeguarding Adult policies and procedures.
Confidentiality:
While
seeking treatment, customers entrust us with, or allow us to gather, sensitive
information in relation to their health and other matters. They do so in confidence and have the right
to expect that you will respect their privacy and act appropriately.
In
the performance of your duties outlined in this Job Description, you may have
access to confidential information relating to customers and their carers,
Nimbuscare staff and other healthcare workers.
You may also have access to information relating to Nimbuscare as a
business organisation. All such information from any source is to be
regarded as strictly confidential.
Information
relating to customers, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers or the
business of Nimbuscare may only be divulged to authorised persons in accordance
with Nimbuscare policies and procedures relating to confidentiality and the
protection of personal and sensitive data.
Be
aware of your responsibilities under the General Data Protection Regulations
(GDPR).
Health
& Safety:
You will assist in promoting and
maintaining their own and others health, safety and security as defined in the
Nimbuscare Health & Safety Policy, to include:
Using
personal security systems within the workplace according to guidelines.
Identifying
the risks involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a way
that manages those risks.
Making
effective use of training to update your knowledge and skills.
Using
appropriate infection control procedures, maintaining work areas in a tidy and
safe way and free from hazards.
Reporting
potential risks identified.
Equality
and Diversity:
You will support the equality, diversity
and rights of customers, carers and colleagues, to include:
Acting
in a way that recognises the importance of peoples rights, interpreting them
in a way that is consistent with Nimbuscare procedures and policies, and
current legislation.
Respecting
the privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of customers, carers and colleagues.
Behaving
in a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental and
respects their circumstances, feelings priorities and rights.
Quality:
You will strive to maintain quality
within Nimbuscare, and will:
Alert
other team members to issues of quality and risk.
Assess
own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or
under supervision.
Effectively
manage own time, workload and resources.
Work
within own limitations and experience.
Be
aware of and co-operate with audit.
Work
effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs.
Portray
a professional image at all times.
Communication:
You should
recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will
strive to:
Communicate
effectively with other team members.
Communicate
effectively with customers and carers.
Recognise
peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond
accordingly.
This list of duties is not exhaustive
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Certification of Enhanced Criminal Record Check with childrens and/or adult barred list to be carried out after successful interview.
- Caring
- Good communication skills
Desirable
- NVQ Level 2/3 in Care
- Experience of working in a community health/social care setting
Skills
Essential
- Communication Skills. Good Verbal and written communication.
- Ability to build professional and appropriate rapport with patients
- Able to calmly, professionally and efficiently identify patients needs.
-
- Able to calmly, professionally and efficiently deliver patients needs with a warm reassuring demeanour
Behaviours
Essential
- Teamwork: Work effectively and professionally within the team through willingness to proactively support and assist their peers and colleagues.
-
- Ability to work independently supported by the Community Frailty Team. Having the ability to recognise when a problem / issue should be escalated or referred to the wider clinical team because it falls outside of the scope of the role and clinical knowledge.
-
- Solution Focussed Approach: Ability to react to and face challenges or setbacks in a positive manner with a commitment to continuous improvement of their own skills and behaviours and of the service.
- Customer Service: Ability to remain focused on providing and continuously improving an excellent patient and internal customer service (colleagues).
- Confidentiality: Ability to exercise and adhere to Nimbuscare confidentiality policies.
- Work Prioritisation: Ability to organise, prioritise and manage your own workload.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Certification of Enhanced Criminal Record Check with childrens and/or adult barred list to be carried out after successful interview.
- Caring
- Good communication skills
Desirable
- NVQ Level 2/3 in Care
- Experience of working in a community health/social care setting
Skills
Essential
- Communication Skills. Good Verbal and written communication.
- Ability to build professional and appropriate rapport with patients
- Able to calmly, professionally and efficiently identify patients needs.
-
- Able to calmly, professionally and efficiently deliver patients needs with a warm reassuring demeanour
Behaviours
Essential
- Teamwork: Work effectively and professionally within the team through willingness to proactively support and assist their peers and colleagues.
-
- Ability to work independently supported by the Community Frailty Team. Having the ability to recognise when a problem / issue should be escalated or referred to the wider clinical team because it falls outside of the scope of the role and clinical knowledge.
-
- Solution Focussed Approach: Ability to react to and face challenges or setbacks in a positive manner with a commitment to continuous improvement of their own skills and behaviours and of the service.
- Customer Service: Ability to remain focused on providing and continuously improving an excellent patient and internal customer service (colleagues).
- Confidentiality: Ability to exercise and adhere to Nimbuscare confidentiality policies.
- Work Prioritisation: Ability to organise, prioritise and manage your own workload.
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.
