Assistant Practitioner - Band 4

Lincolnshire Community Health Services Nhs Trust; South Witham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust is seeking an Assistant Practitioner to join Adult Community Therapy across The South East locality (Spalding, Boston, Bourne and surrounding areas).

You will assess patients in their homes or care homes, coordinate care with registered therapists, and support rehab and holistic needs to maximise independence. A foundation degree or equivalent is required.

Qualifications

• Foundation degree or equivalent is required.
• Experience in health or social care settings is desirable.
• Ability to travel across Lincolnshire and surrounding areas.

Responsibilities

• Independently assess, treat, review and discharge individuals using the Home First approach.
• Develop rehabilitation plans considering cognitive, psychological, social and medical aspects.
• Support independence in community settings with a person-centred approach.
• Work in a MDT and coordinate with carers/relatives where appropriate.
• Provide information on community services and assist access to these services.
• Maintain a caseload and monitor progress with supervision from a registered practitioner.
• Support discharge planning from acute and community settings.
• Contribute to project development to improve patient flow.

Skills

Assessment skills

Clinical skills

Communication

Travel ability

Education

Foundation degree or equivalent

5 GCSEs or above

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Practitioner to join Adult Community Therapy around The South East locality (Spalding, Boston, Bourne and Surrounding areas). As a therapy focussed Assistant Practitioner you will complete assessments with people within their own home or care home settings to co-ordinate the care of patients working alongside registered therapists and therapy assistants to ensure their rehab and holistic needs are being met to maximise their levels of independence. To apply for this position, you must have a foundation degree or equivalent.

Main duties of the job

This position is to support patients on the adult community therapy caseload within their own homes or care home settings to address any therapy needs. You will need to deliver high quality patient centred care whilst working within an MDT arena and therefore have good communication skills. You will hold a caseload of patients and complete holistic assessments of the patients who come into our care and support with the identification of therapy needs. Therapy experience is preferred but not essential. You will need to have an ability to travel, around the county, but more locally around Lincoln and Gainsborough areas due the community nature of this position.

• Independently assess, treat, review and discharge individuals utilising the Home First approach and work towards supporting people to meet their goals
• Take account of a persons cognitive, psychological, social, sensory, perceptual, motor and medical aspects whilst developing a rehabilitation plan with the individual which is graded appropriately
• Support individuals to remain independent in a community setting utilising a person centred approach whilst taking account of the enablers, carers and relatives opinions.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team of professionals to ensure peoples needs are holistically assessed and addressed
• Review and monitor plans with individuals and their support networks, making appropriate adjustments as necessary
• Provide information on community services available to promote self-care activities and provide advice and support as required to access these services
• Protect individuals and their support network from harm and abuse as far as possible, liaising with other professionals and the safeguarding team whenever there are concerns
• Maintain a caseload of patients working alongside own competencies, experience and training whilst receiving supervision and guidance from a registered practitioner to develop skills and support with more complex cases
• To support both acute and community hospital with discharge planning for individuals who will be transitioning into the care of Adult Community Therapy
• To support the service in co-ordinating project development to improve patient flow by supporting and communicating with alternative services within the health and social care sector

Essential and desirable

Essential

• Foundation degree or equivalent
• 5 GCSEs or above (or equivalent)
• Previous experience of health or social care setting
• Evidence of assessment and clinical skills
• Ability to travel

Desirable

• Experience of working in a community setting
• Experience of working without direct supervision

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing date: 01 November 2026

Employer name: Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust

Contract: Fixed term, 6 months

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working