Job summary
- Main area
- Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term for 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekend and bank holiday working- rota based)
- Job ref
- 363-CHB7374479
- Employer
- East London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Shefford Health Centre
- Town
- Shefford
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Therapy Assistant Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 4
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job overview
- Works within the multidisciplinary team in a primary care setting including clients’ homes, residential homes and clinic, providing support for a variety of therapeutic and clinical interventions based on the team skill mix.
- Participate in the assessment, planning, implementation and individualised therapeutic interventions under the guidance of the multidisciplinary team
- To identify and provide appropriate assistive equipment for clients to facilitate safety in their chosen environment.
- To work autonomously and undertake lone working in the community To work a variety of shift patterns which include weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.
- To travel across the county as service demands require.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for assessing, planning and implementing therapeutic interventions. To assess, demonstrate and provide appropriate, adaptive equipment to meet specific client needs and to facilitate safely in the chosen environment.
To form professional relationships with clients, family and carers and communicate condition related information to them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.
To involve clients, family and carers in the planning of care/rehabilitation programs and encourage self-management where appropriate. Promoting self-management of health related conditions.
To have an enhanced level of knowledge of support services within the community.
To communicate effectively with all members of the Integrated Community Services team. To support and promote wider team working.
To provide written reports and verbal feedback to the team regarding clients’ performance/progress in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure.
To act as named person for the client to contact within the department and to feedback relevant issues to senior staff.
Maintain professional, responsible and appropriate relationships with managers, colleagues, clients, their family/friends and other services.
To support other departments and localities within the Therapy Services at the request of management as demand requires.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals to promote the understanding of the aims of therapy and to ensure a constant approach to patient care.
To undertake advanced holistic therapeutic assessments with a diverse range and complexity of physical and psychological conditions which increase the risk of falls.
To hold own caseload of clients referred. Taking responsibility for accepting and discharging these patients, undertaking all aspects of clinical duties required within the pathway as an autonomous practitioner.
To ensure the client record on Systm1 contains the client’s full journey in a timely manner.
Person specification
Education/Qualification Training
Essential criteria
- GCSE Maths and English
- NVQ 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care and/or significant care experience
Desirable criteria
- Completed Care Certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a Health or Social care setting
- Experience of working in community/therapy teams
- Experience of working with adult clients with primarily physical conditions
Desirable criteria
- Significant experience of client personal, physical and general care tasks
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- An understanding of a wide range of physical conditions or willingness to learn.
- Knowledge and understanding of mental health conditions.
- Be able to undertake frequent standing, kneeling, crouching, hoisting and other moving and handling procedures Regularly move and handle clients that may require moderate physical effort, in confined spaces and often unsuitable environments, using relevant practical experience, equipment and skills that enable optimum safety and best practice.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to complete basic wound care and clinical observations
Other
Essential criteria
- A passion to learn new therapy skills to support clients
- Willing to work to meet the needs of the service (to include weekends, bank holidays)
- Have a full UK Drivers licence and access to a vehicle to use for work purposes
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
- Jodie Crew
- Job title
- Therapy Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07393762383
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