Job summary
- Main area
- Community Services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 209-A-25-7248975
- Employer
- East Cheshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Knutsford District and Community Hospital
- Town
- Knutsford
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Community Assistant Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 4
It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.
Job overview
East Cheshire NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity available for a suitably experienced Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to become part of our established therapy team within the Knutsford Care Community. We welcome applications from candidates with a keen interest in working within an integrated community team.
This post is based at Knutsford Community Hospital.
You will be required to be flexible at times and work across sites in East Cheshire to assist colleagues from other teams. It is therefore necessary to travel efficiently between sites and to rural areas.
Band 3 applicants with relevant experience are welcomed.
About the service:
We are a forward thinking and evolving Therapy service, offering a range of staff experiences from Therapy Assistants through to Advanced Clinical Specialists. Each discipline is supported by a professional lead, with strong links with GP’s, Consultants and local Universities.
Hours per week: 20.25
Please be advised we are unable to provide Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship to non-UK residents.
Main duties of the job
- We are looking for an enthusiastic and well-rounded candidate, with experience of working in the NHS.
- The candidate should be motivated, with good communication skills and the ability to work within the therapy team and wider MDT. Organisation and time management is key to efficiently managing delegated caseloads.
- The candidate should provide a patient centred approach to care, and be able to demonstrate basic clinical knowledge within the area of community therapies.
- It will be essential for the post holder to work under supervision of a qualified member of staff, as well as autonomously within trust policies and scope of practice and competencies, in addition to maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records.
Working for our organisation
It is all about the people at East Cheshire NHS Trust. We have a real sense of community, and our values are truly embedded into everything we do, ensuring we are a great and inclusive place to work. You will be supported, developed and empowered throughout your career with us. Come and join us, where you can play your part in helping us deliver outstanding care and improving the health of all the people we serve.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.
Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate. If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 5 GCSE’s including English and Maths or equivalent
- BTEC National Diploma or equivalent in a relevant subject
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge / competency of a range of assessment tools & interventions relevant to the role
- An understanding of confidentiality & Information Governance
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of relevant terminology and clinical conditions
Skills
Essential criteria
- Effective communication and listening skills
- Takes own initiative and seeks appropriate guidance
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to teach practical skills
Desirable criteria
- Risk assessment
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of contributing to individual & group interventions for patients & settings relevant to the role
Desirable criteria
- Experience of contributing to audit
- Experience of working with the relevant specialist patient group
- Evidence of working as a therapy assistant
Specific Job Requirement
Essential criteria
- Skills in delivering therapy programmes
- Ability to adapt programmes to meet the changing needs of the clients with reference to the supervising therapist
- Ability to support and motivate patients as appropriate
- Ability to carry out and complete delegated project
Desirable criteria
- Experience of contributing to audit
- Experience of working with the patients following stroke and/or neurological conditions
- Evidence of working as a therapy assistant
- Ability to contribute to patient assessment
- Ability to organise therapy programmes in consultation with the responsible therapist
Other Role Requirements
Essential criteria
- Please refer to the job description and person specification for further details regarding the role requirements
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lizzie Thornton
- Job title
- Community Therapy Manager - CHOC & Knutsford
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07392 128940
- Additional information
Please call or email if you would like to discuss this post further.
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