Therapy Assistant Practitioner

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Therapy Assistant to work full time at the William Harvey Hospital. The post holder will assist in the rehabilitation and recovery of patients on the Trauma and Orthopaedic  wards as an essential member of the Therapy team on site.

The team works holistically and generically and consists of clinical specialist occupational therapists & physiotherapists, senior and junior therapists and support staff.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 4 you will work generically, providing high quality care through effective team work and will be expected to follow through treatment plans from admission to discharge. The team strives to provide high quality care and think innovatively to improve the service we deliver. As a team member you will assist and support the therapists in the Trauma and Orthopaedic  team and work closely with all members of the MDT.

The post holder will be expected to carry out initial assessments of patient’s needs and progress treatment plans to facilitate safe discharge from hospital which may involve home visits and close liaison with community support services.

As a therapy team we are constantly involved in service development and the post holder will be involved alongside the therapy team in new projects, service developments and initiatives to ensure best practice at all times.

Regular supervision is available. There is regular in-service training provided by both therapies and other MDT members. There is an opportunity to enroll on the apprenticeship scheme to develop your clinical skills further. External training opportunities may also be applied for as appropriate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.

If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.