Associate Practitioner - Community Rehabilitation
The closing date is 10 May 2026
ESNEFT provides a Community Rehabilitation Service delivered by Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists North East Essex.
We are looking for an experienced, motivated Associate Practitioner to join our team and assist our therapists in the provision of this service.
It is preferable that you have experience of working in a community, occupational therapy or physiotherapy setting.
It is essential that you are a car driver with access to a vehicle for work as you will be expected to travel across the North East Essex area.
Main duties of the job
The key objectives for this post are to provide goal focused rehabilitation, supporting patients to become experts in their own care and to remain in their own homes; to provide the holistic assessment and treatment for this care group; to support the smooth running of the service including taking strength and balance exercise classes; and the management of equipment ordering and other administrative tasks for the team.
Clear clinical reasoning and good assessment skills are essential. You will be encouraged and supported to develop your clinical skills and be actively involved in service development.
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Literacy and numeracy skills
* Knowledge and skills acquired through a combination of formal training, short courses, in-house training and experience to diploma level or equivalent E.g. FdSc Health and Social Care (Associate Practitioner)
* Other relevant training
Experience
* Proven experience of working in relevant speciality
* Competence in field of activity
Knowledge
* Demonstrate an understanding of drivers, principles and guidance relevant to care group
* Knowledge of therapy and nursing procedures, activities or interventions relevant to field of activity and how and when to modify them
* Understanding of elements of care relevant to area of work, such as personal care, nutrition, non verbal communication and including some specialist techniques
Skills
* Ability to use MS office applications, e-mail, Systmone
* Motivational skills E.g. healthcoaching
* Car owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle (role will involve travel to other sites that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means)
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
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum pro rata
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