Therapy Assistant Practitioner - Paediatrics - Band 4

United Lincolnshire Hospitals; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

NHS Pension

Flexible working where possible

Job summary

United Lincolnshire Hospitals is seeking a Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner in Paediatrics at Lincoln. The role supports patient flow with good MDT collaboration, and is ideal for someone with therapy assistant experience or senior health care support work, progressing to band 4.

The post offers full-time hours (37.5 per week) within an NHS Trust that values compassionate, collaborative and innovative care.

Qualifications

• 2 A level’s or equivalent Level 3 qualification in a subject relevant to the post
• GCSE English and Maths - Grade 4-9 or equivalent
• Relevant Level 5 qualification (Diploma level) or equivalent e.g Foundation degree, HNC
• ECDL or equivalent
• Other related Healthcare qualifications

Responsibilities

• To work with a degree of autonomy and as part of a team manage a designated workload, maintaining appropriate records, within a scope of practice and accept accountability and responsibility for own actions.
• To undertake support work in the rehabilitation of defined patients within the caseload and provide treatment in line with Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy guidelines.
• To accept patients within a scope of practice and carry as own patient caseload.
• To evaluate patient’s progress and use own judgement to make amendments to the treatment programme within their scope of practice.
• To undertake administrative and some housekeeping duties to support the Therapy service.

Job description

Therapy Assistant Practitioner - Paediatrics - Band 4

Band 4

Main area Physiotherapy Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent: Base plus one Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 357-PR-560-26-A

Site Lincoln Hospital Town Lincoln Salary £28,392 - £31,157 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 21/10/2026 23:59

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our Group values guide everything we do. They are:

Compassionate - We care about people - Compassionate is the act of showing empathy, kindness, and respect to others, recognising their individual needs and circumstances. It involves listening, understanding, and supporting others in a way that makes them feel valued, safe, and cared for.

Collaborative - We work together as a team - Collaborative is working inclusively and respectfully with others to achieve shared goals. It involves open communication, valuing diverse perspectives, and building trust to create a supportive and effective team environment.

Innovative - We strive to improve - Innovative is the process of exploring new ideas, approaches, and technologies to improve care, services, and working practices. It involves creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take risks in a safe and supportive environment.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

Our Group Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Caring and building a healthier future for all” – stating their ambition for our Trust and the wider group to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

So,what is in it for you?

• Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

• Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
• Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
• Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
• Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
• Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
• NHS Pension:A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
• Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
• Bank working:The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

In addition, there ismore.

• Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
• Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
• Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
• Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
• Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.

Job overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to appoint a Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner within the Paediatric team.

With good MDT working and our friendly team work together, helping to support patient flow.

This post would be ideal for someone who has experience as a therapy assistant (Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy) or senior Health Care Support Worker with the required qualifications for this role commencing as a Band 4.

Main duties of the job

To work with a degree of autonomy and as part of a team manage a designated workload, maintaining appropriate records, within a scope of practice and accept accountability and responsibility for own actions.

To undertake support work in the rehabilitation of defined patients within the caseload and provide treatment in line with Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy guidelines.

To accept patients within a scope of practice and carry as own patient caseload.

To evaluate patient’s progress and use own judgement to make amendments to the treatment programme within their scope of practice.

To undertake administrative and some housekeeping duties to support the Therapy service.

Working for our organisation

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service

Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

What should you do next?

Person specification

Qualifications

• 2 A level’s or equivalent Level 3 qualification in a subject relevant to the post
• GCSE English and Maths - Grade 4-9 or equivalent
• Relevant Level 5 qualification (Diploma level) or equivalent e.g. Foundation degree, HNC. Or agreement to work towards
• ECDL or equivalent
• Other related Healthcare qualifications

Previous Experience

• Experience as a senior therapy assistant or senior health care support worker or equivalent in hospital or community
• Experience of collecting/recording information on paper and computer systems.
• Experience of using good service user relations and effective communication skills including face to face, telephone and written.
• Experience of working as a therapy assistant practitioner
• Experience of working under pressure
• Experience of leading and developing group work
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a member of a team and without direct supervision
• Knowledge and understanding of the principles of Therapy.
• Demonstrate professional behaviour.
• Evidence of personal development in previous employment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Evidence of prioritisation skills and good organisational skills
• IT Skills - digitally literate.
• Proven ability to use initiative and recognise own limits knowing when to seek further assistance.
• Demonstrate resilience and emotional intelligence
• Ability to demonstrate non-discriminatory and inclusive practice
• Caring and compassionate.
• Supportive communication skills with people experiencing language impairment

Specific Requirements

• Willingness to undertake further training and learn new skills.
• Demonstrate ability to complete appraisal objectives.
• Ability to travel across county/sites by being a car driver.
• Commitment to support the Trust Values.

ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.

All new employees will be subject to a charge for the DBS check that is required for the post. The Disclosure & Barring Service application form (formerly CRB) will be provided by ULTH and the fee will be deducted from your salary over a 3 month period.

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Please note, for applicants with previous NHS service: If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement.

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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.

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