Therapy Assistant Practitioner

4 months ago


Kettering, United Kingdom Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Acute Inpatient Therapies Team at Kettering General Hospital

We are seeking a motivated and dynamic Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join our Therapies Bank Team. You should have excellent communication skills and a commitment to providing high quality, evidence-based care for our patients across the 7-day service.

**If you are excited by the below then we are the team for you**:
Integrated therapies working on acute inpatient orthopaedic and medical wards

Supporting the high exciting profile our therapies team hold within the acute trust

Band 3 & Band 4 Assistants development forum

Established competency-based learning programme

**THIS IS A BANK POST AND THE ROLE DOES NOT ATTRACT SPONSORSHIP**

**WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING**:
You will manage and prioritise your own case load independently, assessing and treating patients with a wide variety of conditions.

You will also assist in assessing and carrying out specific rehabilitation programmes for clients with more complex needs, so improving their quality of life.

You should have the ability to work alone as well as within a team. Good written and verbal communication skills are essential.

Full-time or part-time hours are available, the post holders will be expected to work across 7 days.

**WHY YOU SHOULD WORK FOR US**:
Great learning and development opportunities to enable all staff to fulfil their potential

Salary sacrifice schemes

NHS agenda for change terms and conditions

A generous annual leave provision

NHS pension

Flexible working

We remain committed to your professional development to ensure we maintain high quality standards keeping our patients at the forefront of our service delivery.

**Therapies will offer**:
Regular training opportunities, both internally and externally as identified as part of the appraisal process.

Regular Formal supervision

Formal Appraisals and Reviews

Therapy Professional Development Forum to support your development in your Band 4 role.

Fieldwork Educator Opportunities

Band 3/4 Peer Meetings

Support to participate in service based research and audit

**WHERE WE ARE**:
Kettering offers great access to all the beautiful Northamptonshire countryside. It has excellent road and rail network links to and from London, the East Midlands and Birmingham and the hospital is just off the A14 giving easy access to the M1.

As part of our Trust’s commitment to Improving Working Lives, we offer staff a range of facilities and family friendly policies.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

**For any more information please feel free to contact**:
Melanie Paragreen - Interim Deputy Director of Therapies, Head of Therapies and Chair of the AHP council for Northamptonshire - 01536 492984

Hannah Scott - AHP Workforce and Practice Education Project Lead 01536 491529

Please see job description attached for a detailed overview of the job role.

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