Senior Therapy Support Worker

Senior Therapy Support Worker

The closing date is 05 August 2026
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We have an exciting opportunity to join our Integrated Therapy Department as a full‑time Band 3 Senior Therapy Support Worker at Worcester Royal Hospital working 37.5 hrs per week.

This is a rotational post; you will move across specialties every 12 months, including specialty medicine, trauma orthopaedics, surgery, acute medicine and frailty.

Working as part of the Therapy and wider Multi‑disciplinary Team, Senior Therapy Support Workers (STSW) use more advanced skills to provide quality therapeutic care, through the delivery of specified assessment and treatment programmes to a limited patient group, as directed by the senior therapist. This is within the scope of the role, under registered therapists' guidance and following training under a range of supervisory arrangements within agreed guidelines and protocols.

They may work unsupervised and autonomously while still working as part of multi‑disciplinary teams developing treatment plans under supervision.

The post holder will assess, treat and progress/grade non‑complex treatment of patients in line with set core competencies, which are assessed by the registered therapist, and use this knowledge to contribute to effective discharge planning as part of the MDT.

The post holder will provide clerical and administrative support to qualified staff and students and will undertake delegated housekeeping and stock control tasks.

The post holder will participate in the weekend service. The speciality will be dependent on experience and may include the treatment of children.

Working hours will be dependent upon the service provided within each speciality; this may include 7‑day working, working contracted hours within an extended daily pattern or participation in a relevant weekend/bank holiday rota.

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information for more details on DBS checks and costs.

• Entry requirements as personal specification.
• Experience in health and/or social care settings, such as employment, work experience, volunteering or placement(s).
• Demonstrates the values of the NHS and commitment to personal and professional development.

• Develops, manages, and maintains positive, appropriate relationships with service users, families and carers, demonstrating respect, kindness, compassion and empathy at all times.
• Understands and demonstrates what it means to provide person‑centred care, by providing education and resources to support informed decision‑making, and of respecting individuals decisions. May provide information to service users.
• Understands the social, cultural, and economic influences, individual circumstances, behaviours, and lifestyle choices that impact on health outcomes for service users and their families, including health inequalities.
• Understands the aims and principles of health promotion, protection and improvement and importance of relevant interventions for individual service users and their families, including making every contact count.
• Understands principles of behaviour change and interventions to prevent ill health and effectively applies these to practice, recognising the individual's right to privacy and choice.
• Able to identify ways to promote dignity and is aware of individuals' environments and factors that might cause discomfort.
• Understands a range of organisations in the health and social care system and services provided and can signpost people effectively in liaison with multi‑disciplinary team colleagues.
• Understands and can explain the main legislation, legal and ethical responsibilities that shape provision of health and social care for service users.
• Understands the importance of adhering to codes of practice, clinical procedures, and professional standards.
• Able to work collaboratively with a variety of health staff, social care staff, professional staff and others. Understands and…