Therapy Assistant

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Therapy Assistant to join our rehabilitation team at Mansfield Community Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside experienced clinicians in delivering high-quality assessments and interventions to a varied caseload, including neurological and multi-pathology patients, primarily within our outpatient clinic setting.

You will play an important role in supporting person-centred care, so strong interpersonal skills and an understanding of individualized rehabilitation approaches are essential. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about helping people regain independence and who thrives in a supportive clinical environment.

If you are ready for a therapy support role where you can genuinely make a difference, this could be the perfect next step. You will learn and develop within a dynamic, innovative and friendly team committed to delivering outstanding care. We will support you to build your skills, grow your confidence and contribute meaningfully to patient outcomes.

We are excited to hear from applicants who are eager to develop, enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team and are committed to providing excellent patient-focused care.

Apply now to join our team!

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other.

We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as "outstanding" for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only "outstanding" NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

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Date posted: 27 February 2026

Pay scheme:
Agenda for change

Band:
Band 3

Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Full-time

Reference number: 214-CSTO-7725980

Mansfield Community Hospital

Stockwell Gate

Mansfield

NG18 5QJ

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

• Up to date understanding of a range of medical conditions
• Skills of reasoning and decision making for patient management
• Basic computer and administration skills
• Empathy skills
• Manual handling skills
• Must have a good understanding of the assistants role
• Organisational skills

• NVQ Level III in Care "Diagnostic and Therapeutic Support" award or similar relevant award or ability to undertake training for the qualification on appointment

• Further relevant training within current clinical area

• Experience of working with patient in a hospital/ward environment
• Working within a multi-disciplinary team

• Ability to travel for home visits/follow up visits & access visits

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 name:
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address:

Mansfield Community Hospital

Stockwell Gate

Mansfield

NG18 5QJ