Paediatric Therapy Assistant | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 08 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 per annum / pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 07 February 2026 |
| Location: | Salford, M65FW |
| Company: | Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7722235/236-SCO-CS486-25-PS-A |
Summary
We have an exciting opportunity to recruittwo Band 3 Paediatric Therapy assistants, to join our friendly and dynamic Children's therapy team working across Salford. The team includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Assistants and Administration staff and provide services to children from 0-19 with a variety of short- and long-term conditions which impact their mobility and independence.
One post is full time (37.5 hours) and one part time (30 hours) with the hours to be worked between 8:30 and 5:30 Monday to Friday. The postswill work in schools, nurseries, patients homes and clinics across Salford.The post holder will be expected to be flexible within their working week to accommodate slightly earlier or later visits to meet the needs of the families we are working with.
Introduction of these posts means we can increase the team’s ability to provide hands on therapy to those children who require it, in addition to expanding our support, training and resources to families and professionals across Salford.
These are varied posts and involve a mixture of administrative, non-clinical and clinical duties.
Non-clinical duties include preparation andsupport ofdelegated clinics or care pathways; advice and guidance to parents and professionals on access to training and resources and reviewing progress; management of therapy resources and supporting audit and service development. It will also include supporting with infection control and maintenance of clinical resources and areas.
Clinical duties include working in various settings with children as part of the multi-disciplinary team alongside Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists. This includes supervising therapy programmes at a group or individual level, assisting with functional activities e.g. dressing and assisting with mobility practice, supporting patients with the use of specialist equipment as well as completing administrative duties
Additional in-house training will be provided to support development of skills to enable the post holders to complete the more specialist parts of these roles. There are also monthly assistant meetings to promote learning and peer support.
We are looking for people with experience of working with children and supporting their development, alongside other professionals and ideally has experience of working with therapists.
It is essential that you are computer literate, a car owner and driver and are flexible, keen to develop and enjoy team working.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care, appreciateandinspire– to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack(opens in existing window)
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Changes to the UK immigration policy introduced on the 9th April 2025, increased the minimum salary threshold for certificates of sponsorship applications for Health and Care Worker Visa from £23,200 (£11.90 per hour) to £25,000 (£12.82 per hour). For further information on the Health and Care Worker visa, please visit the Home Office website.
As per Agenda for Change, if you are new to the NHS your starting salary would be £24,937 (minimum Band 3 salary point from 1st April 2025 in line with National Living Wage requirements). This salary point is below the new minimum threshold, and therefore not eligible for sponsorship. For further information please check the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook on the NHS Employers website.
This advert closes on Thursday 22 Jan 2026
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