Therapy Assistant Practitioner

This position is part of the Therapy Assistant Practitioners rotation in the community. It will provide therapy intervention and care in the patient’s home. The position contributes to the community therapy pathway to support initiatives to avoid hospital admission, shorten patients’ stay in hospital and maximise clinical outcome when discharged from hospital. The rotation includes the Community Stroke Team, Supported Discharge Team and the Urgent Community Response Therapy Team.

The Therapy Assistant Practitioner will work under the supervision of qualified therapy staff, providing assessment and treatment programmes for patients in the community and in intermediate care beds if required. The Therapy Assistant Practitioner is able to carry out a full episode of care from assessment to discharge, for a specified and designated clinical caseload identified by a qualified clinician. The post holder will assist in the administration and clerical duties for the team and department. Our People Are Our Greatest Asset.

When We Feel Supported And Happy At Work, This Positivity Reaches Those Very People We Are Here For, The Patients. Engaged Employees Perform At Their Best And Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives Contribute To Cultivate a Culture Of Engagement.

We Have Four Staff Networks, a Corporate EDI Team And a Suite Of Programmes And Events Which Aim To Insert The 5 AspirationsImproving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership developmentWidening access (anchor institution) and employabilityImproving the experience of staff with disabilityImproving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and developmentMaking equalities mainstreamFor further details / informal visits contact: Name: Theresa Agbeni Job title: Lead Community Physiotherapist Email address: theresa. agbeni1@nhs. net Telephone number: 07887 633 356