Band 3 Therapy Support Worker/Assistant Practitioner - Lincolnshire

TN United Kingdom; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Band 3 Therapy Support Worker/Assistant Practitioner to join their innovative team in Lincolnshire. The role involves facilitating online therapeutic groups and providing community support for patients with anorexia nervosa. Successful candidates will enjoy a rewarding work environment with opportunities for professional development and team collaboration.

Benefits

Regular supervision

In-house training

Free car parking

Contribution to continued development

Working within a skilled team

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting patients in a therapeutic context.
• Ability to facilitate online and community-based interventions.
• Driving license required for community support.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate online groups, supporting all patients on the programme.
• Provide meal supervisions online and in the community.
• Work collaboratively with carers and loved ones.

Skills

Facilitation

Patient Support

Team Collaboration

Job description

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Band 3 Therapy Support Worker/Assistant Practitioner - Lincolnshire, Lincoln

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Client:

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Location:

Lincoln, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

3

Posted:

19.05.2025

Expiry Date:

03.07.2025

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Job Overview

Band 3 Therapy Support Working/Assistant Practitioner Waterlily Online Inpatient Prevention Programme Lincolnshire

Who are we? The Waterlily Inpatient Prevention Programme is a pioneering and relatively new, intensive online treatment programme for patients with anorexia nervosa, living in the east midlands region. The region covers Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire, working as a provider collaborative to meet the needs of this vulnerable patient group. The post holder will work within the Lincolnshire area.

What do we do? Deliver an online group programme, Monday to Friday, 8.30am till 4.30pm. We run educational and therapeutic groups and provide meal supervisions. There is one evening meal each week, which we are hoping to increase the regularity of as our staffing increases.
Although the majority of the treatment is delivered online, there is also some face-to-face work on an individual basis and community support for activities such as home cooking, visits to cafes or for shopping.

Who’s who? We are a team of enthusiastic and skilled clinicians OTs, RMNs, Assistant Psychologists, and Therapy Support Workers. We are passionate about providing a much needed alternative option of treatment, other than inpatient admission or long-term outpatient therapy for our patients.

Based where? You will be based in Lincolnshire, but employed by Leicestershire Partnership Trust. You will work at the Lincs base, in the community or from home. You will need to be able to drive and travel around the Lincolnshire area, to support patients in the community .

Contact details if you have any questions or would like to know more about this role:

Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)

The main aspects of the role will be to:

• Facilitate online groups, supporting all patients on the programme.
• Provide meal supervisions online and in the community
• Work with patients in their community setting, supporting activities that help them to achieve their goals
• Work collaboratively with carers and loved ones involved
• Be part of an innovative and enthusiastic team, contributing to continual improvement and providing high quality and effective treatment!

The benefits of being the post holder will be:

• Current staff describe role as rewarding and fun!
• Autonomy to facilitate patient focussed interventions.
• Regular supervision
• Inhouse training
• Regular CPD
• Free car parking
• Contribution to continued development and service improvements
• Working within a skilled and creative team!
• And many more!

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. This post holder will work within the Lincolnshire area, predominantly working online with 4 other services across the east midlands region.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.