**PLEASE NOTE: This role is not eligible for sponsorship**
Therapy Assistant - Medicine / Gastro
37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Salary: £25,760 - £27,476 per annum
Closing Date: Wednesday 29th July 2026
Interview Date: Tuesday 11th August 2026 (TBC)
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly.
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Therapy Assistant to join the expanding Medicine/Gastro Service at George Eliot Hospital.
Applications are welcome from Band 2/3 Therapy Assistants or healthcare practitioners with an interest in supporting patients in rehabilitation and discharge.
This role requires flexibility, empathy and adaptability, as this role requires supporting therapists with their caseload on the wards as well as classes.
Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘ excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
E ffective Open Communication
e x cellence and safety in everything we do
C hallenge but support
E xpect respect and dignity
L ocal health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
George Eliot has an excellent people development service with extensive CPD opportunities both trust led and provided by external providers with participation supported and encouraged by the Therapy leadership team.
In joining this team you will have the opportunity to be a part of the service development within Medicine/Gastro and be part of the Therapy Team delivering care across the speciality and supporting other areas as required
The successful candidate will join a Team of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, who work alongside a wider MDT including Consultants, Physician Associates and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
The postholder may be required to work across 7 days, to meet the needs of the therapy services.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
