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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Therapy Technician - South Bristol Community Hospital

The closing date is 24 July 2025

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Job summary

Are you looking for a change in your role as a Therapy Technician? Would you like to gain specialist skills in rehabilitation of Older People or those with Neurological conditions? Do you want excellent work/life balance, with part-time hours and no weekend working? If so, then come and join us in the Therapy Outpatients Team at SBCH!

We are a small, specialist team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and two Therapy Technicians. Previous members of staff have praised the supportive team structure, and we are proud to have been described as 'a talented and friendly group of people' to work with!

You can find out more about the Adult Therapies Service here: Therapies - UHBW Careers

Would you like to chat about this post, or arrange a visit to SBCH? Call Charles (Charlotte Dingle) on 07771784464, or phone the office on 0117 342 9741 and ask for one of the Band 7s.

Main duties of the job

Within this role, you will support the delivery of a specialist rehabilitation service in the therapy gym at South Bristol Community Hospital - working across the two pathways of Older Person's Rehabilitation and Outpatient Neurology Service.

Unique benefits to working in this team include:

  • Support by highly skilled and experienced qualified therapists and specialist band 7's
  • Supportive, integrated team working
  • Robust in-service training programme
  • Protected, regular clinical supervision and annual appraisals
  • Participation in service development and QI projects
  • Support to attend appropriate external training courses
  • Wellbeing sessions and shared lunches
  • Exemption from weekend and bank holiday working

The service is currently trialling two different programs of service delivery to determine whether a 4 day or 5-day service is best for our patients and staff. As a new member of staff you will be part of this project, collecting data and contributing to the decision regarding the future of the service. This means your working days may change during the first 6 months working here, but this will be in liaison with the team. Want to hear more about the benefits of working at UHBW? Click here for more staff benefits: https://www.uhbwcareers.nhs.uk/staff-benefits

We wish to make candidates aware we are unable to support relocation costs for this post. As it is a part-time Band 4 post, it does not meet the financial threshold for visa sponsorship.

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Details

Date posted

11 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year Dependant on experience per Agenda for Change

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

387-DT8285-DA-A

Job locations

South Bristol Community Hospital

Bristol

BS14 0DE


Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • oExperience of working as a Therapy Assistant/Rehabilitation assistant or equivalent
  • oUnderstands the concepts of therapy and the enabling approach
  • oExperience of working in a multi-professional team

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • oExcellent written communication skills
  • oAbility to work under own discretion in order to prioritise allocated workload effectively
  • oSelf-motivated and keen to explore new methods of working
  • oWillingness to undertake appropriate training and develop additional skills
  • oBasic computer literacy

Qualifications

Essential

  • oNVQ level 3 or Foundation Degree in a relevant subject or equivalent level of experience within acute care
  • oPrevious experience working within Health care setting including Outpatients

Aptitudes

Essential

  • oCredible & mature attitude, which is recognised & respected by other staff
  • oCommitted to team working
  • oCommitment to Trust values

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • oAbility to plan, implement and evaluate patient care
  • oExcellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to build and maintain positive working relationships and inspire confidence in ability. Good listening skills to provide an effective supportive environment for patients
  • oA good knowledge of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy and the roles of these

Aptitudes

Essential

  • oKind and caring attitude towards patients and their family or caregivers
  • oProactive attitude
Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • oExperience of working as a Therapy Assistant/Rehabilitation assistant or equivalent
  • oUnderstands the concepts of therapy and the enabling approach
  • oExperience of working in a multi-professional team

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • oExcellent written communication skills
  • oAbility to work under own discretion in order to prioritise allocated workload effectively
  • oSelf-motivated and keen to explore new methods of working
  • oWillingness to undertake appropriate training and develop additional skills
  • oBasic computer literacy

Qualifications

Essential

  • oNVQ level 3 or Foundation Degree in a relevant subject or equivalent level of experience within acute care
  • oPrevious experience working within Health care setting including Outpatients

Aptitudes

Essential

  • oCredible & mature attitude, which is recognised & respected by other staff
  • oCommitted to team working
  • oCommitment to Trust values

Skills and abilities

Essential

  • oAbility to plan, implement and evaluate patient care
  • oExcellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to build and maintain positive working relationships and inspire confidence in ability. Good listening skills to provide an effective supportive environment for patients
  • oA good knowledge of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy and the roles of these

Aptitudes

Essential

  • oKind and caring attitude towards patients and their family or caregivers
  • oProactive attitude

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Address

South Bristol Community Hospital

Bristol

BS14 0DE


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Address

South Bristol Community Hospital

Bristol

BS14 0DE


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead Occupational Therapy

Charlotte Dingle (Charles)

Charlotte.Dingle@uhbw.nhs.uk

07771784464

Details

Date posted

11 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year Dependant on experience per Agenda for Change

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

387-DT8285-DA-A

Job locations

South Bristol Community Hospital

Bristol

BS14 0DE


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