Therapy Assistant Practitioner - Community Hospitals

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Little Clacton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous NHS pension scheme

Unsocial hours payments (where applic.

27 days annual leave (pro rata)

NHS discounts

Staff Health and Wellbeing programme

Job summary

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a skilled Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join the North East Essex Community Hospitals Therapy Rehabilitation Team. You will assess, treat and progress referrals for a range of patients, working with Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy in our Community Hospitals at Harwich and Clacton.

The role is 37.5 hours weekly, with a 1-in-5 weekend rota as part of a 7-day service, predominantly based at Clacton Hospital.

Qualifications

• Experience in rehabilitation, ideally within an NHS setting.
• Good communication and organisation skills.
• Willing to work weekends as part of a 7 day service.

Responsibilities

• Assess, treat and complete referrals for a wide variety of patients.
• Work with Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy teams in Community Hospitals (Harwich and Clacton).
• Manage own workload and participate in team/service development.

Education

Foundation degree / Level 5 Healthcare / Sport and Exercise Science or similar

Job description

Therapy Assistant Practitioner - Community Hospitals

Company:

Company: Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust

A Vacancy at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

An opportunity has arisen for you to join our North East Essex Community Hospitals Therapy Rehabilitation Team.

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Therapy assistant to work with the team to assess, treat and complete referrals for a wide variety of patients.

You will be working with the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy teams in our Community Hospitals, at Harwich and Clacton.

The post is 37.5 hours per week with weekends on a 1 in 5 rota as part of our 7 day service. You will be predominantly based at Clacton Hospital.

You should have experience of working in rehabilitation ideally within an NHS setting, be enthusiastic and keen to work with the Therapies team to provide an excellent service. You will need to have good communication and organisation skills, be a team worker and able to use your own initiative.

Ideally you will be educated to Foundation degree/ level 5 Qualification in Healthcare / Sport and Exercise Science or similar.

You will be supported by qualified therapists, working within a competency framework and will be given all necessary training for the job. You will manage your own workload and participate in team and service development.

You will be expected to work weekends, approximately 1 in 5, as part of our 7 day service.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Sunday 18 Oct 2026

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust