Therapy Assistant (Band 4)
Therapy Assistant (Band 4)
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Job Description
St Peters Hospice provide palliative care to adults in Bristol South Gloucestershire and parts of North Somerset and Bath & North-East Somerset through a range of services including community care in-patient care and day services.
We are developing our service and have an opportunity to join our Day Services and Therapy team as a Therapy Assistant.
The role will require both independent and team working within a variety of settings including the Hospice inpatient unit and community settings including patients homes.
You will have the ability to work alongside the Physiotherapists Occupational Therapists Registered Nurse and Complementary therapists in providing services that focuses on patients goals around empowerment enablement and self-management. The therapists use a rehabilitation model to optimise function.
Applicants should have excellent communication skills demonstrating sensitivity and compassion to patients families and carers. Experience of working with people with life limiting conditions will be an advantage. You will have experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team be adaptable reliable and highly organised. Applicants should also have excellent IT skills.
You must have a clean driving licence and access to a car.
What we can offer you:
- Salary from 27061 up to 29696 per annum dependent on experience
- Working hours are 30 per week (4 days) Monday to Friday 9:00 - 17:00 with occasional Saturday hours
For more information about the role please see the attached job description or contact Rachael James Day Service and Therapy Team Manager at
Please note the jobholder will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Sensitive DBS applications:
If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate please call 0 or email once the form has been issued to you.
We will also require vaccination history or evidence of immunity.
Strictly no agencies.
About Us
Weve spent over 40 years helping people die in peace and with dignity. Combining compassion with clinical expertise we provide patients with the best possible care at the end of their lives.
Were here for the people around our patients too those closest to them. Before during and after a bereavement we provide support thats remembered forever.
We think its that unforgettable support that inspires people to give back to St Peters. To fundraise for us. Donate. Volunteer. Were not exaggerating when we say that we couldnt do what we do without our wonderful supporters. We really cant thank them enough.
We want to help many more people to die well. And were doing this by teaching others. As a centre of educational excellence we share our skills with other health professionals helping the NHS and care homes to provide better end-of-life care.
Were here for all for free forever.
The Benefits
If you join our clinical team we offer NHS Agenda for Change benefits such as:
- NHS equivalent salaries
- Generous holiday entitlement and recognition for previous NHS service (up to 33 days for 10 years service)
- Continuation in the NHS pension scheme for existing members
- Recognition of previous NHS service for sick pay
There are many benefits to working at St Peters including:
- 27 days holiday plus bank holidays pro rata. This increases the longer youre with us
- Competitive salary
- Pension with employer matched contributions up to 6%
- Enhanced sick pay rising with service to a maximum of 12 weeks full and 12 weeks half pay.
- Birthday leave a day off in the month of your birthday
- Ability to buy or sell up to three days of annual leave per year
- Volunteer leave
- Life insurance scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Access to discounts and offers through the Blue Light Card
- Home and electronics salary sacrifice scheme
- Free parking at our main office sites
- Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
- Travel discounts
- Eye care scheme
- Annual flu vaccine scheme
- Comprehensive induction
- In-house learning & development team
- Continual professional development
Life is busy and we all want to enjoy a healthy work/life why we offer flexible working hours and if its practical for your role we also offer hybrid working.
You can split your hours between your home and our offices in Brentry and Long Ashton. We think this is a good way to work it gives you the convenience of working from home and the camaraderie of being with colleagues in the office.
Equity and Diversity
We want our teams to reflect the diversity of our community and we want everyone to feel that they belong. Thats why weve joined ENEI: Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion. This is a UK based not-for-profit organisation that helps employers build and maintain diverse teams and inclusive cultures. Were really pleased to have ENEI supporting us on our Equity Diversity and Inclusion journey.
Just as we offer care to all we welcome applications from everyone. We want to hear from you regardless of your age disability religion or belief sex race sexual orientation gender reassignment marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.
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