Assistant Practitioner-Therapy (Cambridge)

Cambridgeshire And Peterborough Nhs Foundation Trust; Cambourne; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Therapy Assistant Practitioner for a 3-month secondment to join our Intermediate Care Service in the Cambridge area. You will support recovery at discharge home, work with a multidisciplinary team, and develop skills in physical rehabilitation with education and career progression opportunities.

The post requires autonomous working under qualified therapists, with emphasis on patient goals and independence.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent plus knowledge of patient conditions via training and experience.
• Good general education up to GCSE or equivalent.
• Evidence of relevant short course and in-service training.

Responsibilities

• Assess, interpret, plan and implement therapy interventions for specific patient groups.
• Use clinical judgement to evaluate patient progress and record measurements.
• Provide advice to patients and carers.
• Work autonomously under the direction of a registered practitioner within the Intermediate Care Team.
• Keep the patient at the centre of care with carer participation in decision making.
• Provide a high standard of care.
• Work in community settings including lone working with access to Specialists when required.
• Plan and prioritise own workload.

Skills

Teamwork

Time management

IT skills (Word)

Care planning

Commitment to quality care

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

GCSE level education

Relevant short courses / in-service training

Tools

None

Job description

Job summary

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS POST IS CURRENTLY ONLY OPEN TO EMPLOYEES OF CPFT
3 month secondment
We have a unique opportunity for a Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join our Intermediate Care Service. Working alongside our multidisciplinary team, the post holder will play a key role in ensuring that people recover on their discharge from hospital in their own homes, attaining their goals and progressing towards independence.
The expectation is that you will work autonomously as part of the team and under direction of the qualified therapists. Within the role we offer career development and educational opportunities to build a career within physical rehabilitation services.
We are looking for passionate, supportive, caring individuals, who will be expected to show initiative and be an active part of the team.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for assessing, interpreting, planning and implementing therapy interventions for specific groups of patients
• To use clinical judgement to evaluate patient progress, including the recording of objective and subjective measurements
• To provide advice to patients and carers
• To work autonomously under the direction of a registered practitioner within the Intermediate Care Team
• To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making
• To provide a high standard of care
• To work in various community settings, this includes lone working, with access to Specialist and Advanced Practitioners when required
• To plan and prioritise own workload

About us

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.
Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.
To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
All appointments for new employees to CPFT are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.
Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted: 16 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 4
Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 310-MOPAC-8219151-A
Job locations: Chesterton Medical Centre, Union Lane, Cambridge, CB4 1PX, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
• Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.
• *DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website
• To assess for, plan and implement therapy interventions, such as exercise programmes (group or individual), provision of mobility aids, measuring and fitting adaptive equipment, minor and major adaptations
• To evaluate therapy interventions and prepare discharge summary for supervised patient discharge
• To identify when patients need interventions from other services and initiate timely onward referral as indicated
• To effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills. This may involve using skills where patients have difficulties in communication eg. Hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, speech problems, cognitive impairment, behavioural problems and pain
• Establish and maintain appropriate working relationships with colleagues, patients, carers and other health care professionals
• Be responsible for ensuring equipment is used safely, following relevant training, and that it is maintained appropriately
• To assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment
• To attend relevant external and internal courses to extend knowledge or gain relevant skills to improve clinical practice as identified as part of the Appraisal process
• Will occasionally be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products, therefore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies
• To work effectively within the team structure and liaise appropriately with members of the MDT and other agencies by attending MDT meetings, case reviews
• To inform/update all members of the multi-disciplinary team, service users and appropriate others, of changes involving current care plans, patients progress and other relevant matters that pertain to the care of the patient
• To promote independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent level of knowledge and experience, plus knowledge of specific patient conditions, forms of therapy acquired through training and experience
• Good general education up to GCSE equivalent.
• Evidence of relevant short course and in-service training.

Desirable

• Chair based and OTAGO exercise training, or willingness to undertake

Experience

Essential

• Clinical experience in a rehabilitation/reablement or a therapy environment

Desirable

• Community experience
• Equipment provision

Physical Requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel independently around the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
• Time Management and prioritisation skills
• Standard keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word
• Able to assess plan and implement care
• Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision

Desirable

• Understanding of clinical supervision

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Chesterton Medical Centre, Union Lane, Cambridge, CB4 1PX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/
Employer contact details: Intermediate Care Clinical Team Lead, Ruben Ponnusami, [e-mail]