Therapy Assistant Practitioner - Band 3/4 developmental role

Job summary

Band 4 (or 3-4 development post) Therapy Assistant Practitioners

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to appoint several Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioners or consideration for B3-4 developmental posts.

The therapy assistant practitioner posts are for our Front Door Therapy Team working within accident and emergency and emergency assessment units with our experienced Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists. These posts are permanent posts.

Our team aims to maximise an individual's abilities, with a focus on patient-centred goals, whilst enabling a safe discharge from hospital. With good MDT working and strong links with our community colleagues, our friendly team work together, helping to support patient flow, ensuring a smooth transition between hospital and community settings.

These posts would be ideal for someone who has experience as a therapy assistant (Physio or Occupational Therapy) with the required qualifications for this role commencing as a Band 4, and also for someone who would like to develop in their career to a Band 4. Training is available to support with this opportunity. Operating hours include 7 day service, covering 8am-8pm.

Flexible working - our extended hours provide the appointable candidate with the flexibility to create a work schedule that suits their needs. This could include options such as a 4 day work week or other flexible working patterns.

Main duties of the job

The role requires the successful candidate to work as part of a team to manage a designated workload (within a scope of practice), maintain appropriate records, and accept accountability and responsibility for their own actions. The post holder will need to be able to work autonomously, with close supervision/support from a qualified team member, and as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team.

There will be opportunities to engage in service developments and training and the post holder will assist with the supporting and skill development of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy staff including assistants, apprentices and students.

To evaluate patient's progress and use own judgement to make amendments to the treatment programme within their scope of practice.

To undertake administrative and some house-keeping duties to support the Therapy service.

The post holder will be required to support with discharge coordination and flow of patients.

The post holder will be required to work Bank Holidays & weekends as part of a rota.

About us

Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).