Trainee Therapy Assistant Practitioner

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Trainee Therapy Assistant Practitioner, assisting in stroke therapy services within a supportive multidisciplinary team at Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley Hospital. This role offers development opportunities, where you will support patients, gather information, and deliver therapeutic activities, making a real difference in patient care.

Qualifications

• Hardworking and driven individual.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Skills in assessing and implementing treatment programs.

Responsibilities

• Support Registered Therapists in patient assessment and treatment.
• Deliver defined therapy inputs independently.
• Evaluate and modify treatment plans with guidance.

Skills

Communication

Team Collaboration

Technical Skills

Job description

Join to apply for the Trainee Therapy Assistant Practitioner role at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Are you a hardworking, driven individual looking for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Stroke AHP Team, assisting in delivering Stroke specialist therapy services across the Stroke pathway at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career within an innovative and supportive multidisciplinary team.

You will support Registered Therapists in assessing and treating patients with stroke diagnoses. An Assistant Practitioner undertakes highly skilled support work, including gathering assessment information, implementing treatment programs, and recommending equipment and minor adaptations.

The Assistant Practitioner will use technical and creative skills to deliver therapeutic activities and will be responsible for evaluating and modifying treatment plans under guidance from a Registered AHP. You will take responsibility for your own work within a broad framework provided by a Registered AHP.

You will deliver defined therapy inputs independently, with immediate access to a Registered AHP for advice and guidance.

The work will be based at the Acute Stroke Unit at Royal Preston Hospital and the Stroke Rehabilitation Ward at Chorley Hospital. The service currently operates 6 days a week, with plans to extend to 7 days.

We employ around 10,000 staff providing quality services to our community, caring for 370,000 local residents and delivering specialist care to 1.5 million across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us offers diverse development opportunities, skill enhancement, and the chance to make a real difference in patient care. You will learn about hospital operations, collaborate across roles, and develop your career.

Join a fantastic, established multidisciplinary team at Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley & South Ribble Hospital. For more details or informal visits, contact:

• Lucy Roebuck Saez, Clinical Lead Speech & Language Therapist, Email: [e-mail], Tel: [phone]
• Jackie Campbell, Clinical Lead Physiotherapist
• Tracy Sargeant, Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist

Seniority level

• Internship

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care