Assistant Practitioner

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Therapy Assistant/Assistant Practitioner to join their multidisciplinary team. The role involves supporting patients in their homes across Liverpool, promoting independence and quality of life. Ideal candidates will have therapy experience and a passion for patient care. This position offers structured career progression and a commitment to work-life balance.

Benefits

Regular clinical supervision

Comprehensive in-service training

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Experience in therapy services.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Committed to professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to patients in their homes.
• Work across various community teams on a rotational basis.
• Participate in clinical supervision and training.

Skills

Motivated

Therapy experience

Passion for patient care

Job description

Overview

Liverpool Community Physiotherapy service provides therapy and rehabilitation in patients homes. We aim to promote independence and improve quality of life for people with physical problems caused by accidents, ageing, disease or disability. These include respiratory conditions, orthopaedic and musculoskeletal conditions, mobility issues, neurological conditions and those receiving palliative care.

We’re looking for a therapy assistant/assistant practitioner to join our multidisciplinary team across Liverpool. If you’re motivated, with therapy experience and skills, a passion to be part this service, and share our aim for perfect care, we’d like to hear from you.

Role and responsibilities

The role involves working across Liverpool community teams (North, Central, South, Care Homes and Falls) on a rotational basis to provide support to our patients in their homes and other community settings, which will enable you to develop skills and flourish within your career. If this interests you, come and join our fantastic team. We’re a very supportive team with physiotherapists, occupational therapists and assistant practitioners. We’ll encourage your development whether through training, job shadowing, internal promotion etc.

What We Offer

• A robust support structure with regular clinical supervision and performance development review
• A comprehensive in-service training programme
• Opportunities to support service delivery including audits, in-service training, etc.
• Peer group support
• An innovative NHS Trust that’s committed to investing in its future and its staff
• Be part of the development of services at the centre of the future direction of healthcare
• Structured career progression, support and opportunities
• Flexible working patterns and our commitment to a good work life balance.

About Mersey Care

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

Our commitment

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Niamh Hansberry Job title: Team Lead Physiotherapist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0151 295 3988