Stroke Therapy Assistant Practitioner – Acute Stroke Team

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust; South Shields; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is recruiting a Stroke Therapy Assistant Practitioner to support Acute Stroke services at Darent Valley Hospital, covering Spruce and Ebony wards. The role focuses on integrated Stroke OT/PT services with other therapies within the Stroke Therapy MDT.

You will assess, plan, and implement patient-centred interventions with indirect supervision, contributing to SSNAP targets and rehabilitation progress. Training provided; weekend work required.

Qualifications

• Good standard of general education, including Maths and English.
• Education to NVQ level 3 or equivalent or relevant working experience.
• Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio.
• ECDL or equivalent level computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients on admission and create SMART goals with planned interventions.
• Manage a designated stroke therapy caseload with indirect supervision.
• Support SSNAP criteria and contribute to Stroke Therapy goals.
• Carry out home visits or measurements and fit equipment where needed.
• Deliver and fit equipment in patients' homes and provide safe-use instruction.
• Progress rehabilitation with appropriate follow-ups and liaise with therapists.

Skills

Communication

Driver licence

Field travel

Team collaboration

Education

NVQ level 3 or equivalent / relevant experience

Maths and English

CPD portfolio

ECDL/computer skills

Job description

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is recruiting a Stroke Therapy Assistant Practitioner to support Acute Stroke services at Darent Valley Hospital, covering Spruce and Ebony wards. The role focuses on integrated Stroke OT/PT services with other therapies within the Stroke Therapy MDT.

You will assess, plan, and implement patient-centred interventions with indirect supervision, contributing to SSNAP targets and rehabilitation progress. Training provided; weekend work required.