Therapy Assistant Practitioner- DMOP | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Greater London is seeking therapy assistants to support frail patients within its acute medicine department. The role entails providing high-quality therapy care under supervision, with essential skills in communication and basic IT. Candidates will benefit from strong clinical leadership, peer support, and tailored training. This position requires good teamwork and documentation abilities, ultimately ensuring the safe discharge and maximal recovery of patients.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications or experience in therapy.
• Able to work in a dynamic team environment.
• Ability to independently assess and treat patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of therapy care under therapist's guidance.
• Ensure accurate documentation.
• Support therapy planning and assessments.
• Aid in implementation of therapy interventions.

Skills

Good written and verbal communication skills

Basic IT skills

Administrative skills

Job description

If you have relevant qualifications, experience or transferable skills and you are interested in supporting acute hospital therapy team working alongside Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, then this is the post for you.

You will provide therapy for frail patients with various medical and conditions in the Department of Medicine for Older People (DMOP). You will need good written and verbal communication skills, basic IT and administrative skills.

Successful candidates will join our dynamic DMOP therapy team and be embedded into an existing therapy team with strong clinical leadership, peer group support and training. You will be allocated to work as an Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy or a generic therapy assistant practitioner.

Your development will be supported by joint therapy assessment with therapists, monthly one‑to‑one supervision and yearly appraisal. The therapy team offers an in‑service training programme.

We provide a 7‑day service. This post is subject to a CRB check. Please note this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Responsibilities

• To provide a high standard of therapy care within the area of work, independently assessing and treating patients under the therapist’s guidance to facilitate maximal recovery of function and safe discharge in coordination with the therapy team and the wider multi‑disciplinary team.
• Ensure accurate and appropriate documentation.
• Support therapy team with planning by providing individual therapy assessments and treatment plans for patients within the framework agreed by the therapist, including equipment provision where indicated.
• Support the implementation of therapy interventions for individuals or therapy groups, actively involving families and carers where appropriate, and aid in the completion of referrals for patients requiring further rehab or support on discharge.

Trust and Locations

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) serves the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond, with a workforce of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff and a population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital – home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country, including a top‑rated hyper‑acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper‑acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
• St Mark’s Hospital – an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
• Ealing Hospital – a busy district general hospital with a 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
• Central Middlesex Hospital – our planned care site hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

To view the main responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

This advert closes on Thursday 13 Nov 2025.