Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner | Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 04 Gorffennaf 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £26,530 - £29,114 per annum pro rata |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 03 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Countywide, HP21 8AL |
| Cwmni: | Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7207175/434-CR7207175 |
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The Therapy Assistant Practitioner will provide general and specific care to adults, as specified below, and will be proficient and competent to work across therapy disciplines. The worker will be flexible and prepared to work as part of a dynamic team, willing to support the MDT and to adapt their approach to meet the needs of patients putting patients at the heart of what they do.
To be an integral member of the Hub Bed and Chartridge Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), providing prompt delivery of therapy interventions and equipment to patients, in liaison with senior staff, which support improving a patient’s function and discharge home.
To take responsibility for designated elements of the patient treatment protocols and delivery of such treatments in patients within their current location (Hub Bed Care Home, ward and occasionally patients own homes)
To acts as a technical resource in relations to the provision of mobility equipment.
· Deliver therapy interventions within the clinical setting within set protocols and within the scope of the Therapy Assistant Practitioner role.
To undertake assessment of appropriate patients following signed off competencies and only on appropriate delegation by the supervising Therapist.
Deliver high standards of care, manage a defined caseload, plan and set up reviews and deliver individual programmes without direct supervision following signed off competencies and on appropriate delegation by the supervising Therapist
· Provide therapeutic intervention including exercise prescription or identified task practice to support reductions in service needs and improvements in function and to be able review and progress as able.
To assess for and fit, adjust, demonstrate and operate equipment to assist the patient to gain maximum independence following appropriate training and competency sign off. To review equipment, use and feedback to the Therapist.
Where appropriate and as part of Therapy sessions, assist patients in maintaining their personal hygiene, including oral hygiene, grooming and dressing needs with respects for culture and religious needs, ensuring privacy and dignity at all times. Enable and assist the patient as directed or outlined within the patient’s goal planning progress plan appropriate to their ability and condition.
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
This advert closes on Sunday 20 Jul 2025