Therapy Assistant Practitioner

NHS; Carmarthen; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Hywel Dda University Health Board is seeking a therapist to join the Community Brain Injury & Complex Neurological Therapy Service, delivering personalised rehabilitation across homes, clinics and community settings. You will empower patients, tailor programmes, and work within a multidisciplinary team to maximise independence and quality of life.

The role requires a caring, proactive communicator with rehabilitation experience, able to work independently and engage in ongoing professional

Qualifications

• Evidence of AGORED Level 3 qualification relevant to workplace or equivalent experience.
• Willingness to complete AGORED Level 4 within a specified timescale.
• Numerate and literate to GCSE level or equivalent.
• IT skills with basic knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Promote a person-centred approach to rehabilitation and empower informed choices.
• Deliver and adapt specialist neurorehabilitation programmes in community, clinic, home and group settings.
• Monitor progress, evaluate outcomes, and report to the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide education and practical strategies to patients, families and carers.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, carers and professionals.
• Maintain therapy equipment, resources and treatment environments.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and participate in governance activities.
• Support students, support workers and new staff through supervision and training.
• Engage in supervision and professional development, including AGORED Level 4 when required.

Skills

Rehabilitation

Communication

Teamwork

Independent working

Welsh language (desirable)

Education

AGORED Level 3

AGORED Level 4 (desirable)

GCSE/Equivalent literacy

Job description

Our Hywel Dda values reflect who we are and how we behave. We continuously work together to be the best we can be as we strive to develop and deliver excellent services, putting people at the heart of everything we do. Throughout our recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you would demonstrate these values in the way that you work with us.

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Job overview

Community Brain Injury & Complex Neurological Therapy Service

Make a real difference in neurorehabilitation. Join a specialist multidisciplinary team supporting people living with neurological conditions to maximise independence, recovery and quality of life. Working across homes, clinics and community settings, you'll deliver personalised rehabilitation programmes, empower patients to achieve meaningful goals, and help bring specialist care closer to home.

What it takes

We're looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about rehabilitation and improving people's lives.
• Caring, compassionate and motivated to support recovery.
• A confident communicator with strong teamwork skills.
• Able to work independently, problem solve and manage their own workload.
• Experienced in a therapy, health, social care or rehabilitation setting.
• Flexible and enthusiastic about learning and developing specialist neurorehabilitation skills.

If you enjoy seeing people achieve what matters most to them and want to be part of an innovative specialist neurorehabilitation team, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Promote an enabling and person-centred approach, empowering individuals to make informed choices about their rehabilitation.
• Deliver and adapt specialist rehabilitation programmes for people with neurological conditions in community, clinic, home and group settings
• Monitor progress, evaluate outcomes/observations and provide feedback to the multidisciplinary team, identifying any changes in need.
• Provide education, advice and practical strategies to patients, families and carers to support ongoing recovery
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, carers and professionals, including those with cognitive, communication or behavioural difficulties.
• Assist with the maintenance of therapy equipment, resources and treatment environments.
• Maintain accurate clinical records, activity data, patient documentation and other administrative tasks associated with patient care.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, audits and governance activities.
• Support students, support workers and new staff through delegation, supervision and training.
• Participate in supervision, training and ongoing professional development, including completion of the AGORED Level 4 qualification where required.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 99 community pharmacies;
• 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 27/10/2026.

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Evidence of AGORED Level 3 qualification relevant to workplace OR other equivalent training, qualifications or experience PLUS Additional knowledge of neurological conditions /experience of working with patients with neurological conditions in a rehabilitation context
• Willingness to complete AGORED Level 4 qualification within a specified timescale after successful appointment
• Numerate and literate to the level of GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent)
• I.T skills with basic knowledge and application of Microsoft Office applications
• Advanced IT skills
• Evidence of role-related CPD activities
• Knowledge of Health Board priorities and practices
• Knowledge of a range of rehabilitation interventions across all therapies

Language Skills

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Experience

• Clinical experience of working within a therapy service
• Experience of working with a variety of people with differing needs
• Experience of managing own time and prioritising activities
• Experience of self-development and learning
• Experience of contributing to improving services
• Experience of working independently
• Experience of working in group settings
• Experience working in a community service
• Experience of working in a variety of teams

Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Louise Steer / Tanya O'Sullivan Job title Clinical Lead SLT / Advanced Practitioner OT Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01267 227805 Additional information