Children's Therapy Assistant Practitioner

NHS Jobs; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Children’s Therapy Assistant Practitioner in Stevenage. The successful candidate will support therapists and work with children, requiring computer literacy and strong communication, clinical reasoning, and organisational skills.

Please note the post requires a full driving licence and access to a car for business use. The role emphasises teamwork and autonomous working where needed.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with therapists and/or with children.
• Computer literate with knowledge of computer systems and programmes.
• Enthusiastic, motivated with good communication, clinical reasoning and organisational skills.
• Must be a team player but able to work autonomously and champion patients' needs.
• Full valid driving licence with access to a car for business use.

Skills

Child experience

Therapist support

Communication skills

Clinical reasoning

Organisational skills

Independent worker

Team player

Full driving licence

Computer literacy

Tools

Microsoft Office

Care software systems

Job description

Children's Therapy Assistant Practitioner

Please see Job Description attached, which details the responsibilities within this post. The successful candidate will have experience of working with therapists and/or with children, and must be computer literate and able to demonstrate good working knowledge of a variety of computer systems and programmes. They will need to be enthusiastic and motivated, and have good communication, clinical reasoning and organisational skills. They must be a team player but be able to work autonomously and have the ability to champion the needs of patients. A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010). Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose. We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post through robust and thorough interview and assessment. HCT will prioritise recruitment of workers living in England under the new immigration rules for care workers effective from 9 April 2025. Employers must first prove that they have attempted to recruit a worker from within England who needs new sponsorship. This ensures that those who came to the UK to pursue a career in adult social care can do so.