Job Overview
Are you an experienced Therapy Support Worker or do you already hold an Assistant Practitioner qualification?
Do you want to grow your clinical skills and make a meaningful impact in providing highquality therapy within a supportive subacute inpatient setting?
If the answer is yes, we are seeking a motivated and compassionate Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join our friendly and dedicated team on Dalgleish Ward at Melton Mowbray Hospital.
Dalgleish Ward is a 17bed unit offering sub-acute care and rehabilitation, supported by an experienced multidisciplinary therapy team including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Therapy Support Workers. You will be working in a collaborative environment where your contribution is truly valued. Free onsite parking is available for all staff.
This is a fulltime role, currently operating Monday to Friday within sociable working hours, with the potential to develop into a 7day service in the future.
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If you are enthusiastic about patient care, enjoy working collaboratively and want to develop further within Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy, we would love to hear from you.
Contact Details:
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Anna Euerby
OT Clinical Team Lead
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Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)
What You Will Do
* Deliver therapy assessments and interventions to individuals and groups, using therapeutic handling and assessment skills.
* Support patient rehabilitation programmes and adapt treatments within defined guidelines.
* Communicate effectively with patients, families, carers and the wider MDT, often about complex or sensitive information.
* Manage your own caseload, prioritising effectively to support service delivery.
* Contribute to staff training, service development projects, audit and continuous quality improvement.
* Maintain accurate clinical documentation in line with Trust and professional standards.
* Support the induction of new staff, students and colleagues.
* Complete occasional access visits to patients' home's to support safe discharge from hospital.
* Occasionally support our other inpatient therapy teams, such as Rutland ward, which is 20 minutes' drive from site.
About You
We are looking for someone who:
* Has previous experience in a health care setting, ideally within a therapy role.
* Holds Level 2 functional skills in Maths and English or equivalent.
* Has either already completed AP training [or equivalent] or willing to complete a 2-year foundation degree once in post.
* Demonstrates strong communication, organisational and clinical reasoning skills.
* Can work independently within a structured clinical framework.
* Is compassionate, adaptable, and able to support patients with complex health needs.
* Shows commitment to professional development, reflective practice and ongoing learning.
* Able to drive and has access to a vehicle for work.
What We Offer
* A supportive, friendly team environment.
* Regular supervision and structured CPD.
* Inservice training and development opportunities.
* Opportunities to contribute to service improvement.
* NHS benefits, pension, and generous annual leave.
* Free on-site parking at all our community hospitals.
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.