Go back South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Therapy Assistant Practitioner
The closing date is 04 August 2025
An excellent opportunity for anyone interested and committed to rehabilitation in the community.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust Community Collaborative and Primary Care Networks are working together to improve community rehabilitation services ensuring that the local population across Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland receive therapy close to home. As a result, there has been changes to service provision recently meaning that services can be delivered by the right therapist in the right place at the right time.
Support and in-service training will be provided to develop your skills, knowledge and understanding of the role. There are supervision structures and competencies in place to ensure that you continue to deliver the best possible service to the patients in our care.
Therapy services at South Tees NHS trust are part of the wider Integrated Therapy service in Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland. This is a unique partnership between Health and Social care in South Tees with a commitment to working together, improving the quality of our services and getting rid of existing barriers between health and social services.
Successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.
Main duties of the job
We are recruiting to a permanent band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner post within Redcar and Cleveland PCN community therapy team which consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners and Therapy Assistants. The service is provided over 5 days Monday to Friday and the post holder will work between the hours of 8.30am-16.30pm with no weekends or bank holidays.
As services are delivered across the Redcar and Cleveland Locality there is an expectation that you will have an ability to work flexibly and travel independently within the community. Working in the community, you will provide rehabilitation in patients' own homes and group settings, working closely with statutory and voluntary services to promote and maintain independence.
Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the New and Aspiring leaders programme, and the Foundation Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. After you complete this one and a half day of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities.
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
* Numeracy and Literacy Level 2 or oMaths & English (English Language or English Literature) GCSE A-C/4-9 or oMaths & English O Level/GCE A-C or oMaths & English CSE Grade 1 or oNARIC/ENIC which compares the qualification to UK GCSE (https://www.enic-naric.net/)
* Foundation Degree in Health and Social care or an equivalent qualification or NVQ4, or NVQ3 with additional accredited training in the specialist field
* Additional training such as short courses
Experience
* Previous rehabilitation experience as an AHP therapy assistant at Band 3 in Health or the equivalent in Social Care
* Previous experience of working in a community setting
Knowledge & Skills
* Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing both routine and at times complex conditions related information to patients, carers and colleagues
* Ability to demonstrate good judgement skills in determining the best course of action when problem solving
* Ability to make decisions about patient care to agreed professional standards using protocols where appropriate
* Team working abilities
* Practical and theoretical knowledge of patient conditions and treatment within relevant speciality
* Ability to work independently but also under supervision.
* Basic IT skills
* Experience of educating and training assistants and qualified therapists within clinical area of expertise
Personal Attributes
* Ability to act appropriately in emotional or distressing circumstances
* To respond and adapt to the changing needs of the service
* Ability to show appropriate empathy
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.
Employer name
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
#J-18808-Ljbffr