Central London Community Health Trust

Therapy Assistant

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Job summary

To assist the learning disability therapists in their work within the CLCH Learning Disability Service. The post holder will work under the direction of the therapists as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, whilst using his/her own initiative in carrying out duties.

The post holder's time will be spent in various community settings including day centres, service users' homes and at the team bases. There is opportunity to work with other professionals on the team. The work will include assisting with group and individual therapy, making and maintaining treatment and assessment materials and providing administrative assistance.

The post holder will promote independence, dignity, choice, self-esteem and wellbeing of service users and their carers.

Main duties of the job

To provide specific therapy intervention for people who have learning disability and are living in the community as directed by lead clinician.
To assist with planning individual, group work and service user goalsetting under the continued direction of the therapists.
To be able to explain intervention process and the role of different therapies to the service user.
To comply with moving and handling regulations prescribed by the EEC directive.
To assist service users in using community facilities e.g. hydrotherapy, gymnasium, transport, library etc as much as possible within available resources.
To promote carers involvement in the therapies provided for the service user.
To be aware of the stock system of equipment in the department while seeking guidance from the therapist when issuing equipment for service users use.
To maintain and produce communication books for service users.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

11 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£30,039 to £31,088 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-INNER-7195066

Job locations

Lisson Grove HUB

London

NW8 8LW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good standard of General education
NVQ Care level 3 - or equivalent or prepared to work towards

Desirable

A foundation knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology

Experience

Essential

Experience of formal employment and/or voluntary in a health or social care setting as a provider of health or personal care services.
Experience of working with people with disabilities

Desirable

Experience of working with a multi-professional team
Experience of running groups

Skills

Essential

Basic understanding of principals of rehabilitation and promoting independence
Understanding of what is meant by equal opportunities and able to apply in practice
Able to accurately report and feedback information to colleagues and others both verbally and in writing
Proficient with IT software e.g. Microsoft word.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good standard of General education
NVQ Care level 3 - or equivalent or prepared to work towards

Desirable

A foundation knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology

Experience

Essential

Experience of formal employment and/or voluntary in a health or social care setting as a provider of health or personal care services.
Experience of working with people with disabilities

Desirable

Experience of working with a multi-professional team
Experience of running groups

Skills

Essential

Basic understanding of principals of rehabilitation and promoting independence
Understanding of what is meant by equal opportunities and able to apply in practice
Able to accurately report and feedback information to colleagues and others both verbally and in writing
Proficient with IT software e.g. Microsoft word.

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

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Lisson Grove HUB

London

NW8 8LW

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Lisson Grove HUB

London

NW8 8LW

Employer's website

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