Therapy Assistant Practitioner - Acute Medicine

Transformationunitgm; Lynn (MA); On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is offering a role for a Therapy Assistant Practitioner in a progressive rehabilitation service. You will work across Acute Medical wards, assist in patient assessments, and contribute to their mobility and recovery. This position promotes collaborative practice within a supportive environment as part of a dedicated healthcare team.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Free counselling service

Access to Wagestream - app for instant earned wage access

Support for staff affected by Menopause

Qualifications

• Experience as a Therapy Assistant is required.
• Self-directed working/ability to prioritise tasks is essential.
• Current experience in a health/social care setting is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Work without direct supervision in a clinical area.
• Assist qualified therapists in delivering Rehabilitation Services.
• Supervise and appraise delegated therapy assistants.

Skills

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Initiative and problem-solving

Education

GCSE English grade C or above

GCSE Mathematics grade C or above

NVQ Level 3

Job description

Main area Rehabilitation Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 26.25 hours per week (7 day working as required, on a rota basis) Job ref 426-798-25TAM

Employer The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Town King's Lynn Salary £26,530 - £29,114 Per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 17/06/2025 23:59

Therapy Assistant Practitioner - Acute Medicine

Band 4

Job overview

The Rehabilitation Service has an exciting opportunity for either an existing Therapy Assistant or an experienced Healthcare Assistant with suitable experience who is looking to develop their role at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

This post holder will work as an assistant practitioner across all Acute Medical wards, depending on the need of the day.

To be responsible for participating in ward board rounds, supporting ward staff in the identification of patients requiring either occupational therapy or physiotherapy. Working with therapists on the ward and undertaking assessments and therapy programmes to improve a patient’s mobility and functional ability and lead in the risk assessment process for patient’s needs on discharge for non complex patients and assist with complex patients.

The integrated Rehabilitation Service aims to provide a progressive, forward thinking approach to patient care. Our team has excellent clinical and teaching backgrounds and are able to build on your existing skills and knowledge, through appraisal and supervision. We are keen to promote collaborative practice and to develop staff within a supportive and friendly environment.

If you think you have the skills, experience and attributes for this role and would like to know more, please contact us.

Main duties of the job

• To work without direct supervision within a specified clinical area undertaking basic assessments and continuing treatment as delegated by the qualified occupational therapists, physiotherapist, or students.
• To facilitate rapid discharge of non-complex patients.
  To assist qualified occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and students in the delivery of Rehabilitation Services within the speciality.
• To be responsible for identifying and organising the training needs of the therapy assistants with other Band 4 Assistant Practitioners within the service.
• To undertake the supervision and appraisal of delegated therapy assistants.

Working for our organisation

There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.

We love working here and think you will too.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this opportunity.

Person specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

• GCSE English grade C or above (4 or above in new scale)
• GCSE Mathematics grade C or above (4 or above in new scale) or Key Skills 2 Numeracy
• Educated to NVQ Level 3

Experience

• Experience as a Therapy Assistant
• Experience of self-directed working/ability to prioritise tasks
• Current experience of working in health/social care setting

Skills, abilities, and knowledge

• Proven verbal communication skills, demonstrating evidence of listening and questioning skills and being able to adapt communication skills as required
• Proven interpersonal skills demonstrating empathy and sensitivity to the needs of the patients, carers, staff and colleagues
• Ability to use initiative and problem solve, but recognises own limitations, and when to seek advice from seniors
• Demonstrates the understanding of confidentiality and the requirement this is to be maintained

Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race ,ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values (attached).

Please be aware that if applying via NHS Jobs, your application will be imported into Trac. All subsequent information will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs & we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent via NHS Jobs. By applying for this post you are agreeing to the transfer of information in the application form to Trac jobs & if you are offered a job your personal information will be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system. Please check your email account regularly for communication regarding this vacancy.

We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Free counselling service
• Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access*
• Support and advice for staff affected by either Peri-Menopause or Menopause

Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include: Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.

We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.

Admin & Clerical staff may be required to act as Loggists for a major incident.

Everyone within the Trust has or will shortly need to have a minimum level of skill for computer literacy for their day-to day- work as we become more digitally mature. Therefore all staff should be computer literate.

Certificates of Sponsorship/Visa and Immigration
If you wish to apply for this vacancy and would require sponsorship to work in this role (including if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change your employer), you can look at the government website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job and assess your circumstances against the criteria specified. This will determine your likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.