Band 3 Apprentice Generic Therapies Assistant - Stroke Wards
| Posting date: | 18 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,921 Per Annum Inclusive for 30hrs Per Week |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 17 September 2025 |
| Location: | Romford, RM7 0AG |
| Company: | Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Apprenticeship |
| Job reference: | 7424536/162-7191-AV |
Summary
A Vacancy at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust are looking for a motivated Apprentice General Therapy Assistant to join our stroke therapies team. You will work alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists providing rehabilitation plans. Working across the Stroke wards along the pathway including our Hyper acute and acute stroke unit at Queen’s Hospital and our Rehab unit in Goodmayes.
As a member of this team, you will need excellent communication skills and be able to work within guidelines and protocols. Working in this innovative team you will have the opportunity to gain clinical skills and knowledge with regular training and by completing the Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship.
As a leading and evidence-based department we provide a 7 day service. We are looking for a person who will enjoy the benefits of this working pattern.
If you already hold a Healthcare qualification at Level 3 or above or have extensive experience working in healthcare, then you are not eligible to apply for this post.
Please read the advert and Job Description carefully before applying, ensuring that you demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification.
To provide skilled routine, and some non-routine, clinical and non-clinical support to the Therapy team, this includes Physiotherapists , Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists.
To accept patients allocated by the qualified therapist and treat according to protocols and guidelines, monitoring patient progression and making minor alterations to patient treatment programs as required
To work independently, with access to direct supervision as required. To maintain close communication with the qualified therapists to facilitate patient care
To actively participate in departmental induction and in-service training program
To carry out other duties deemed necessary by the relevant Team Lead in discussion with the post holder to ensure adequate provision of service
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal in 2024.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
To be eligible for an Apprenticeship youmustmeet the following criteria:
Be 18 years old or over
Have the right to work in the UK with a visa that covers the duration of the apprenticeship
Have been permanently resident in the UK for the past 3 years.
In line with UKVI guidelines, BHRUT is unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship for Band 2 or Band 3 positions.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
This advert closes on Monday 1 Sep 2025
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust are looking for a motivated Apprentice General Therapy Assistant to join our stroke therapies team. You will work alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists providing rehabilitation plans. Working across the Stroke wards along the pathway including our Hyper acute and acute stroke unit at Queen’s Hospital and our Rehab unit in Goodmayes.
As a member of this team, you will need excellent communication skills and be able to work within guidelines and protocols. Working in this innovative team you will have the opportunity to gain clinical skills and knowledge with regular training and by completing the Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship.
As a leading and evidence-based department we provide a 7 day service. We are looking for a person who will enjoy the benefits of this working pattern.
If you already hold a Healthcare qualification at Level 3 or above or have extensive experience working in healthcare, then you are not eligible to apply for this post.
Please read the advert and Job Description carefully before applying, ensuring that you demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification.
To provide skilled routine, and some non-routine, clinical and non-clinical support to the Therapy team, this includes Physiotherapists , Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists.
To accept patients allocated by the qualified therapist and treat according to protocols and guidelines, monitoring patient progression and making minor alterations to patient treatment programs as required
To work independently, with access to direct supervision as required. To maintain close communication with the qualified therapists to facilitate patient care
To actively participate in departmental induction and in-service training program
To carry out other duties deemed necessary by the relevant Team Lead in discussion with the post holder to ensure adequate provision of service
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal in 2024.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
To be eligible for an Apprenticeship youmustmeet the following criteria:
Be 18 years old or over
Have the right to work in the UK with a visa that covers the duration of the apprenticeship
Have been permanently resident in the UK for the past 3 years.
In line with UKVI guidelines, BHRUT is unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship for Band 2 or Band 3 positions.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
This advert closes on Monday 1 Sep 2025
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