Therapy Clinical Support Worker

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Home First Therapy team in Buckinghamshire.

We are looking for motivated and skilled individuals to join the team, which supports patients that have recently been discharged from hospital, to regain their independence and remain in their own homes.

The ideal candidate will be able to take a holistic and person centred approach to supporting patients to recover from their recent hospital admission, and to achieve their short term goals, maximising independence.

The role will include visiting patients in their home, providing therapeutic treatment of patients, under the guidance and supervision of qualified therapists within the team.

Main duties of the job

• To be an integral member of the Home First Therapy team, providing prompt assessment and delivery of therapeutic treatments to patients in liaison with senior Therapy staff.
• To take responsibility for designated elements of the patient treatment protocols and delivery of such treatments in patients own home.
• To act as a technical resource to the Home First Service, in relation to the provision of mobility equipment.
• To document, evaluate and liaise with qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists following interventions.
• To be responsible for the completion and potential delegation of non-clinical tasks within Home First therapy team.
• To work as part of the weekend Home First Service

About us
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We are committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Closing date: 04 November 2026
Band: Band 4
Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum - pro rata for part time
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 434-CR8288046-A

Essential education, qualifications and training

• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care
• Commit to undertaking Foundation Degree and any associated training once available

Desirable

• Moving and Handling/First Aid Qualification

Essential experience

• Significant experience working within a patient facing environment with a reablement/ rehabilitation focus
• Previous experience working with patients with physical, cognitive or behavioural impairment

Essential skills, abilities and knowledge

• Good knowledge of the audit process
• Collaborate with multi professional service users, internal and external at all levels.
• Able to motivate self and be able to work with all levels of staff
• Ability to work well in a team and independently
• Able to accept and undertake responsibility for designated tasks
• General computer skills
• Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi disciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate, legal and in legible manner (in English)
• Demonstrate good organisational skills
• Demonstrate insight into the importance of maintaining a safe working environment.
• Ability to learn/ability to self initiate learning (evidence within the last 2 years)
• Awareness of Health & Safety issues and policies
• Able to know own limitation and seek advice.
• Able to complete tasks set, follow instructions
• Flexible and adaptable in approach to work
• Able to undertake manual handling tasks
• Physical ability and endurance work in the physical environment of the clinical area required by this post.
• Positive attitude
• Flexibility and adaptable to changing needs of the service
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Ability to act as an effective role model

Essential special circumstances

• Valid and current driving licence and car to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire.
• Ability to work weekends/Bank Holiday

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
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Road, Aylesbury, HP21 8AL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact: Laura Truby, Service Lead, laura.truby@nhs.net, 01296838257

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