OCIT Assistant Practitioner

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK health trust is looking for an Assistant Practitioner to join their Integrated Team in Coventry. This role involves providing rehabilitation services to adults in community settings under the guidance of qualified therapists. Successful candidates will require excellent communication skills, a UK driving license, and the ability to work flexibly over a 7-day week. This position offers an exciting opportunity to improve community health and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of conditions to contribute to therapy assessment and treatment.
• Ability to deliver delegated therapeutic assessments and treatments.
• Full UK driving license and insurance for business use.

Responsibilities

• Work as an Assistant Practitioner within a multidisciplinary team.
• Provide rehabilitation to adults in various community settings.
• Assist in developing and reviewing treatment programs.

Skills

Rehabilitation skills

Team collaboration

Patient assessment

Job description

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Practitioner to join the new and transformational One Coventry Integrated Team (OCIT) service. The trust along with Coventry City Council and Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust have designed and developed 3 Local Integrated Teams (LITs) across the city of Coventry which are supported by multi-professional teams offering a holistic and integrated approach to urgent community needs for the residents of Coventry.

Local integrated care is one of the Trust's fundamental purposes, as set out in our refreshed strategy for 2022-2030; 'More than a hospital'. The Trust has an ambition to deliver improvements in the health and wellbeing of our local populations through collaboration with partners across the health and social care system. The role of therapy and therapy support staff is key to the successful delivery of this exciting and transformational service aimed to improve the health and wellbeing of the Coventry population.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Main duties of the job

• To work as an Assistant Practitioner within One Coventry Integrated Team as a member of a multidisciplinary team
• The post holder will provide rehabilitation to adults in Coventry with a wide range of conditions under the direction of a team of qualified therapists, in patients current residence, or other community setting (e.g. short term placement).
• Assist and lead in supporting individualised treatment programmes assessing and reviewing outcome measures and supporting effective service development.
• In addition to these responsibilities following training and completion of clinical competency document the Assistant Practitioner will be able to deliver delegated therapy assessments and interventions with a level of autonomy equal to their qualification and competency.
• As required, to work flexibly to ensure appropriate service provision over a 7 day working pattern.
• To adhere to the lone worker policy.
• There will be an on-going and daily requirement for the post-holder to travel to different locations within Coventry and Warwickshire
• The post holder will be required to have a full UK driving licence & car and to be insured for business use (please note that an international driving license is not accepted).
  
  

About Us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Details

Date posted

28 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

218-AHP-B4-7376363

Job locations

Tile Hill Primary Care Centre

Jardine Crescent, Tile Hill

Coventry

CV4 9PQ

Job Description

Job responsibilities

• To have knowledge and understanding of a wide range of conditions to be able to contribute to and undertake therapy assessment and treatment
• To deliver delegated therapeutic assessment or treatment according to the patients goals and complexity, with co-workers or as a lone worker, according to established competency.
• To regularly visit patients in their own homes and other community settings.
• To assist in moving and handling and therapeutic positioning of patients to provide assessment and intervention. This may include assisting the patient getting up and down off the floor, managing stairs and working in confined spaces.
• To progress an individuals therapy programme autonomously, seeking professional guidance and supervision when required if scope of practice is exceeded.
• Using equipment, prescribed for the individual within therapeutic tasks or sessions.
• Ordering and assessing for basic therapy equipment with delegated patients following completion of assessed competency.
• To demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use and application of specific equipment to enable the training of others (including patients, carers, relatives and staff) to a given competency.
• To work collaboratively with Social Services and third sector providers to ensure delivery of effective safe care.
• To complete holistic assessments of patient needs with a focus on enablement, home first and effective utilisation of resources
• To work collaboratively with the team participating in evaluation and audits of the OCIT service and support in identifying opportunities for improvement and service development
  
  

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

• To have knowledge and understanding of a wide range of conditions to be able to contribute to and undertake therapy assessment and treatment
• To deliver delegated therapeutic assessment or treatment according to the patients goals and complexity, with co-workers or as a lone worker, according to established competency.
• To regularly visit patients in their own homes and other community settings.
• To assist in moving and handling and therapeutic positioning of patients to provide assessment and intervention. This may include assisting the patient getting up and down off the floor, managing stairs and working in confined spaces.
• To progress an individuals therapy programme autonomously, seeking professional guidance and supervision when required if scope of practice is exceeded.
• Using equipment, prescribed for the individual within therapeutic tasks or sessions.
• Ordering and assessing for basic therapy equipment with delegated patients following completion of assessed competency.
• To demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use and application of specific equipment to enable the training of others (including patients, carers, relatives and staff) to a given competency.
• To work collaboratively with Social Services and third sector providers to ensure delivery of effective safe care.
• To complete holistic assessments of patient needs with a focus on enablement, home first and effective utilisation of resources
• To work collaboratively with the team participating in evaluation and audits of the OCIT service and support in identifying opportunities for improvement and service development
  
  

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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Desirable

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Experience

Essential

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Desirable

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Knowledge

Skills

Essential

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

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Person Specification

Essential

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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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Address

Tile Hill Primary Care Centre

Jardine Crescent, Tile Hill

Coventry

CV4 9PQ

Employer's website

https://www.jobsatuhcw.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Address

Tile Hill Primary Care Centre

Jardine Crescent, Tile Hill

Coventry

CV4 9PQ

Employer's website

https://www.jobsatuhcw.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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