Therapy Assistant Practitioner

at  North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join the Critical Care and Surgery Therapy team at Peterborough City Hospital.
The ideal candidate will have a strong team work ethic, a kind and caring nature and a willingness to learn and develop. You will need to be motivated, flexible and adaptable assisting with a range of patients throughout the acute hospital setting while demonstrating excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
The role involves working as part of supportive multidisciplinary team and will assist in providing Occupational and Physiotherapy to people with a range of surgical, respiratory and medical conditions:
Supporting patients with exercise programmes and mobility
Assisting therapists with discharge planning
Completing functional tasks to support the patient in returning to their previous level of function
Administrative duties
Undertaking visits to patients homes to assess their discharge needs
Assessment, practice and provision of equipment.
In return we will provide the necessary support, supervision and training to ensure your development within your role as well as the use of protected CPD time to progress skills and knowledge.
We are willing to consider development roles from band 3 to band 4, secondments and acting up opportunities.
To undertake assessments and treatments for patients that have been triaged by a Therapist and deemed appropriate for Therapy Assistant Practitioner intervention with case management advice available via indirect and direct contact with a registered therapist.
To carry own caseload of non-complex patients assessing, according to competencies, and devising and implementing treatment programmes.
To work collaboratively within Multidisciplinary and Multi-agency teams with the aim of supporting timely discharge.
To enable patients, their families and carers in the attainment of their rehabilitation goals by providing treatment programmes developed and monitored by Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists in supervision.
To deliver safe, efficient and effective patient focussed care in line with local standards.
To be actively involved in the in-service training programme, including the mentoring and training of Band 2 and 3 therapy assistants and supporting students as required.
To participate in the provision of 7 day services as required.
To adhere to the Trusts values and behaviours.
We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.

Benefits to you

• 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
• NHS Pension Scheme:
• Flexible working opportunities;
• Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
• Career development and training;
• Wellbeing support and activities;
• In-house physiotherapy Service;
• On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
• Subsidised staff parking (currently free).
• Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

For further information regarding this role please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached to the post

Please refer the Job description for details