Therapy Assistant Practitioner

2 weeks ago


Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Integrated Occupational and Physiotherapy team as a Therapy Assistant Practitioner in Older Peoples Services.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage and organize a designated caseload of patients and own professional activities across the older peoples wards.
  • Provide specific skilled support to the registered therapists in providing technical therapy interventions to patients in a variety of settings.
  • Use an evidence-based, person-centred approach in the planning, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of agreed interventions following guidelines and protocols to promote the functional fitness of patients to aid discharge from hospital in a way that is consistent with their abilities, preferences and cultural beliefs.
  • Work flexibly over a 7 day service rota.
  • Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients using skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation, negotiation and empathy.
  • Work with patients and carers to identify therapy goals for safe, timely discharge, using specialist, standardized assessment tools to assess their skills deficits and functional needs.
  • In collaboration with the patient, plan and implement a programme of interventions using treatment techniques to meet the patient's needs for safe timely discharge.
About Us

We are East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, a leading provider of hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff, offering a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

We are committed to improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

Person Specification
  • Can demonstrate intermediate level of theoretical knowledge and clinical reasoning skills acquired through coursework, in-house training and experience to NVQ Level 3 level or equivalent.
  • Experience as a Therapy assistant or experience at a similar level in a related field of health care / health and fitness / social care sector.
  • Demonstrable experience of delivering tailored personal care.
  • Completion of Integrated Therapies assistant core and/or specific competencies or equivalent.
  • Experience of rehab and reablement of patients.


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