Deadline: 17 February 2026
Band: Band 4
Salary: £27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent Work
Job summary
Come and join our dynamic Acute Therapy Team and play a key role in supporting patients at a crucial stage of their hospital journey. We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join our busy and forward-thinking Urgent Medicine Team.
We are seeking a passionate, highly motivated, and proactive individual who thrives in a fast-paced clinical environment. As part of our well-established therapy service, you will contribute to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care that makes a real difference to people’s lives.
Job responsibilities
- As a highly skilled support worker, assist the Occupational Therapists and/or the Physiotherapists in the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of patients in order to maximise their potential.
- To hold delegated responsibility for the therapy management of a discrete area of the service.
- To Carry out individual programmes as established and delegated in broad terms by the Therapist, having the ability to teach and demonstrate specific exercises and techniques to patients and assist the patient in regaining independence in respect to activities of daily living.
- To obtain a daily hand-over report of current and new patients within the designated areas from the appropriate source.
- To screen and prioritise new referrals for discussion with the Therapists. To screen and prioritise daily caseload for ward areas as necessary.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Education to GCSE standard or equivalent to include English at grade C or above
Desirable
- Foundation Degree
Experience
Essential
- Wide ranging and comprehensive experience as Technical Instructor/ Independent Support Worker (Band 3) within relevant speciality e.g. frailty, orthopaedics, neurology, community rehabilitation
- Experience of manual handling and issuing equipment.
- MDT experience
Desirable
- Experience of rapid assessment and discharge from ward areas
- Rapid assessment and discharge from ward areas
- Managing own caseload, making decisions in a fast paced environment e.g. Acute Medicine / ED
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of issues of confidentiality and safeguarding within the healthcare environment
- Sound knowledge of a range of common illnesses, injuries and conditions relevant to the specific area of work
- Sound working knowledge of a broad range of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy treatment and rehabilitation techniques e.g. falls, neurology, fracture management, frailty.
Desirable
- Understanding of quality issues and their implications for services, including clinical audit
Personal Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills, and where there may be barriers to understanding
- Able to communicate and disseminate complex information in a group environment and to Senior members of the MDT e.g. Consultants.
- Able to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Ability to work effectively to deadlines in a fast-paced work environment
- Ability to travel within the community, and move and handle equipment within a domestic situation
- Be able to undertake moderate physical effort throughout day
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
