Therapy Assistant Practitioner

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Therapy Assistant Practitioner to support patients' rehabilitation goals. You will manage your own client caseload, delivering personalized care under the guidance of health professionals. The ideal candidate shall have NVQ III or equivalent and experience in rehabilitation. This role is integral to enhancing patients' independence and quality of life in their homes within the community rehab team.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years working as a rehabilitation assistant in health or social care.
• Knowledge of specific treatment approaches.
• Experience with service users in a rehabilitation field.

Responsibilities

• Maintain own client caseload as designated by qualified staff.
• Undertake client assessment using structured assessment forms.
• Monitor client status, using own judgement and knowledge.
• Implement treatment within care plans.

Skills

Client assessment

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Education

NVQ III (Diagnostic and Therapeutic Care)

Job description

***Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post***

We are seeking an enthusiasticTherapy Assistant Practitioner (TAP) to join our dynamicCommunity Rehabilitation and Short Term Assessment Team (CR-STAT)in Greenwich. This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in supporting patients and carers to achieve their rehabilitation goals, enhance independence, and improve quality of life.

As part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), you will work under the guidance of allied health professional (AHP) colleagues to deliver rehabilitation care plans in patients' own homes. You will help patients regain independence and maximise their rehabilitation potentials by implementing therapy programmes, prescribing appropriate equipment, and monitoring progress to ensure care is personalised and effective.

CR-STAT team supports Greenwich residents with rehabilitation needs, helping them remain safely at home, maximising quality of life , reducing reliance on care packages, and preventing unnecessary long-term care placements.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive and patient-focused team, making a real difference to the lives of residents across Greenwich.

Main duties of the job

• Maintain own client caseload, as designated by qualified staff
• Undertake client assessment using structured assessment Forms
• Undertake a telephone assessment to ascertain the needs of the client and signpost/prioritise as appropriate with the guidance of qualified members of staff
• Deliver intervention with minimal or no immediate supervision from AHP colleagues often working as a lone practitioner.
• Recommend appropriate interventions to promote independence and safety following local protocols
• Monitor client status, using own judgement and knowledge
• Progress and/or make minor modifications to treatment programmes within agreed clinical protocols and parameters, reporting any significant changes to the Health and Social care MDT
• Implement treatment within care plans
• Undertake follow up visits to monitor discharge outcomes and encourage continuation of rehabilitation program
• Undertake multidisciplinary social/ rehabilitation programs with patients/ clients as directed by AHP colleagues, reporting back on progress and outcomes, working with the MDT to ensure programs are current and appropriate
• Develop dexterity, co-ordination, palpatory and other therapeutic skills necessary for effective rehabilitation of clients.
• Maintain effective multidisciplinary communications in order to ensure that treatment goals are met, and a high-quality service is provided to clients

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We Listen
• We Care

Job responsibilities

Please see attached documents for full details in Job description and person specification including main responsibilities

Person Specification

Education

• NVQ III (Diagnostic and Therapeutic Care) or equivalent qualification / experience

Experience

• Minimum 3 years working as a rehabilitation assistant in health or social care
• Knowledge of specific treatment approaches
• Experience in similar rehabilitation field/ working with service users
• Negotiation and problem solving skills

Other Requirements

• Awareness of standards of record keeping
• Awareness of the principles of clinical governance/audit
• Good presentation skills, both written and verbal
• Interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills, and ability to consider cultural diversity
• Car Driver

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.