Generic Therapy Assistant Practitioner

NHS; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is seeking a Generic Therapy Assistant Practitioner to support patient transitions from hospital to home. The successful candidate will work in a multi-disciplinary team, assist with therapy-based assessments, and help deliver high-quality care. This role requires good educational qualifications, skill in OT/PT activities, and effective communication abilities. Welsh language skills are desirable for engaging with patients.

Qualifications

• Possession of an NVQ level 3 or equivalent in therapy.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively in Welsh (Level 3 desirable).

Responsibilities

• Support patients transitioning from hospital to home as a therapy technician.
• Carry out clinical assessments and provide adaptive equipment.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams on patient care.

Skills

Communication

Time Management

Computer Literacy

Ability to Work Independently

Welsh Language Skills

Education

Relevant NVQ level 3 or equivalent

GCSEs in English and Mathematics or equivalent

Job description

Go back Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Generic Therapy Assistant Practitioner

The closing date is 01 July 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Therapy Team working across the Emergency Department and AMU to support patients transition from hospital to home as a generic Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy technician. We are looking for a skilled, organised and enthusiastic individual to join our established and friendly, integrated team.

Main duties of the job

Key aspects of the role include working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to undertake specific clinical/therapy based assessments, interventions, home assessments/sessions, provide adaptive equipment, support patients to remain in their own home, avoid hospital admission as well as administrative and supportive tasks.

You will also need to have excellent time management and prioritisation skills and the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written form.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable at Level 3 Speaking/Listening (or 'B1' Level if you've learnt Welsh as an adult). This doesn't mean you have to be fluent or able to write long reports in Welsh; it just means being able to hold simple conversations with patients. Have a look at the 'Croeso Candidate!' guide attached below for more information.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of good education, to include English, Mathematics GCSE or posses equivalent qualification, or skills knowledge and experience
• Relevant NVQ level 3 or equivalent
• Knowledge relating to a range of core OT/PT activities
• PT/OT specific educational modules AGORED or equivalent

Experience

• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
• Experience of working as HCSW in a medical, rehabilitation or care setting at Band 3
• PT/OT specific experience

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent ICT, computer literacy and keyboard skills
• The ability to work independently whilst under appropriate supervision
• Ability to work with patients with communication barriers/motivational issues
• Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B1) are desirable for this role.

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.

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