Paediatric Therapy Assistant | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Perseid school is a school for pupils aged between 3 and 19 years who have severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties, and some pupils who have Autism Spectrum Condition.

There is a well-established health team comprising Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists, who work together to support the children and meet their health needs.

Your role will be to assist the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists in the school, by working jointly with them, carrying out therapyprogrammesunder the supervision of the Therapists, helping to set up specialist equipment, and liaising with parents /carersand school staff in order to help maintain the smooth running of the service.

• Under the direction of the Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, to deliver Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy treatment for children, and work with parents / carers / school staff.
• To devise, plan, implement and evaluate delegated therapy interventions for children, individually or in groups and tailored to their individual needs, feeding back to the lead Therapist.
• To assist the Occupational Therapist with the assessment, provision and review of specialist seating for children within the school environment.
• To assist the Physiotherapist with the assessment, provision and review of specialist equipment eg. standing frames, walkers
• To be responsible for the ordering, logging,organisationand collection of specialist therapy equipment.
• To fit equipment as requested by Therapists following appropriate training from the Therapist.
• To assist the Occupational Therapist in upper limb treatments including splinting
• To support parents / carers and school staff in implementing advised therapy programmes as directed by the primary Therapist.
• To work closely with the multidisciplinary team, school staff and families to plan and provide assessment and treatment.

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

• To support training / education for families and school staff to ensure understanding and need for treatment advised.
• To be aware of changing trends in treatment and promote Evidence Based Practice within own team, interpreting this into own specialist area of work in order to provide the highest standard of care to service users.
• To assist with the planning, organisation and delivery of courses and in-service training programmes.
• To carry out continual professional development as identified through supervision and PDP, including in-service training and courses as agreed, working towards objectives set in PDP.
• To take responsibility for identifying suitable courses and training programmes to enhance your own professional development, keeping abreast of new developments within relevant clinical fields.
• To comply with the Sutton Health and Care and Children’s Therapy service mandatory training requirements.
• To be actively involved in own supervision, peer support and relevant specialist section support groups.

This advert closes on Tuesday 21 Apr 2026