Therapy Assistant Practitioner

at  Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

This position is part of the Therapy Assistant Practitioners rotations in the inpatient therapies team at University Hospital Lewisham (UHL). It will provide therapy assessment, intervention and discharge planning in the hospital setting. The position contributes to the inpatient therapy pathway to support initiatives to support recovery during an acute hospital admission, shorten patients’ stay in hospital and maximise clinical outcome when discharged from hospital to avoid readmission.
This post allows the post holder the opportunity to work across the inpatient therapies service in a variety of specialty areas.
The Therapy Assistant Practitioner will work under the supervision of qualified therapy staff, providing assessment, treatment and discharge planning for patients at UHL.
The Therapy Assistant Practitioner is able to carry out a full episode of care from assessment to discharge, for a specified and designated clinical caseload identified by a qualified clinician.
The post holder will assist in the administration and clerical duties for the team and department.
Please note, vacancy is at Honor Oak Health Centre, Turnham Road, Brockley, SE4 2LU
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JOB SUMMARY:

This position is accountable to the Inpatient Physiotherapy Lead for UHL. It will provide therapy intervention and care in the hospital setting. It will provide therapy assessment, intervention and discharge planning in the hospital setting. The position contributes to the inpatient therapy pathway to support initiatives to support recovery during an acute hospital admission, shorten patients’ stay in hospital and maximise clinical outcome when discharged from hospital to avoid readmission.
The Therapy Assistant Practitioner will work under the supervision of qualified therapy staff, providing assessment and treatment programmes for patients in the hospital.
The Therapy Assistant Practitioner is able to carry out a full episode of care from assessment to discharge, for a specified and designated clinical caseload identified by a qualified clinician.
The postholder will assist in the administration and clerical duties for the team and department.

Please refer the Job description for details