Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner - Acute Medicine

Job overview

BAND 4 THERAPY ASSISTANT PRACTITIONER - ACUTE MEDICINE

Permanent | Full Time (37.5 hours per week)

We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team of Therapy Assistant Practitioners, working in a multi-skilled team of specialists including Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and other Assistant Practitioners within the Integrated Therapies Department at the James Paget University Hospital.

The role is primarily patient facing and requires excellent communication skills. You will be expected to carry your own caseload of patients - assessing them early in their admission, identifying their therapy needs, delivering therapeutic health care (including manual handling, mobilisation, delivering exercises and supporting activities of daily living) and working towards early discharge from hospital.

In order to apply for this post, applicants will ideally possess a Degree/Foundation Degree or be able to evidence equivalent knowledge and skills in a similar post. For applicants who do not meet this criteria, the minimum qualification requirement would be an NVQ III in Health and Social Care or equivalent, with the ability to complete the Foundation Degree being a condition of employment. In this instance, Annex 21 would be applied and there would be a variation in the salary offered during the training period.

Main duties of the job

The patients on your caseload will have a variety of conditions that may include:  cardiology, respiratory, general surgery, oncology, palliative care, frailty and care of the elderly.

If you enjoy working at a fast pace within a busy therapy environment, working directly with patients and being part of a multidisciplinary team, then this role is for you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Summary of Post

• To assist qualified therapists in the delivery of the therapy service to a specified caseload of inpatients
• To work without direct supervision, undertaking tasks that fall within the remit of the non-complex patient. This can include frontline initial assessments
• To routinely act as first contact with the non-complex patient
• To carry own caseload of non-complex patients, devising and implementing treatment programmes with reference to a qualified therapist
• Assisting qualified Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy staff with the assessment of complex cases and ongoing management
• To work a rostered seven-day service/shift pattern
• To work within the James Paget University Hospital or in a community setting as required