Assistant Practitioner Heart Therapy Team | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 15 Rhagfyr 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £33,094 - £36,195 per annum incl. HCA |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 28 Ionawr 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SW3 6NP |
| Cwmni: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7653114/196-LIS10167E |
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A fantastic opportunity has opened for a dynamic and enthusiastic person to join the multi-professional team working in Adult Heart Therapies at the Royal Brompton Hospital. This individual would work alongside and be supported by a friendly therapies team. Your role would include working with inpatients and include:
• Assisting in the provision of care to patients, supported and supervised by senior therapists
• Carrying out clinical tasks (such as supervision of daily individual physiotherapy and occupational therapy rehabilitation)
This post would suit someone who is thinking of a return to practice ( Occupational Therapy /Physiotherapy), or someone wanting experience prior to further training in any of these professions.
This person will need to possess good organizational skills and the ability to work as a member of a busy team. It is essential to have excellent communication skills, both with other professionals and with patients and their carers.
There will be regular supervision, training, and support from highly skilled therapists to address learning needs and personal development. The post holder will be expected to work closely with the other members of the multidisciplinary team.
1. The post holder will work as an integral and active part of the Adult Heart Therapy Team. They will be responsible for supporting the Therapy team in the provision of a patient-centred service, in an efficient and cost-effective way.
2. The post holder will assist in the provision of care to patients, supported and supervised by senior therapists
3. The post holder will carry out clinical tasks to support the therapy team. This will predominantly be the physiotherapy and occupational therapy teams and will involve daily individual rehabilitation and developmental sessions, joint sessions for complex patients with qualified therapists.
4. The post holder will carry out clinical assessments independently, within their Assistant Practitioner competency framework. They will assist in the initial generic therapy assessment of referrals to the adult heart therapy team.
5. The post holder will continue individualised rehabilitation and developmental programmes with patients and progress and review these with support from qualified therapists as appropriate.
6. The post holder will be based at The Royal Brompton Hospital but may need to move between hospital sites for work as required.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield
Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We provide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world.
Our integrated approach to caring for patients from before birth, through childhood, adolescence and into adulthood and old age has been replicated around the world and has gained Royal Brompton and Harefield an international reputation as a leader in heart and lung diagnosis, treatment and research.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Patient care objectives
1. To work as a core member of the Heart Therapy Team.
2. To work effectively within the Multidisciplinary Team and commit to providing quality care and service development by participating in, and contributing to, quality improvement initiatives.
3. To perform complex aspects of patient care in the hospital, with direct and indirect supervision such as carrying out daily supervised patient rehabilitation/developmental sessions.
4. To perform complex aspects of assessment and patient care this may be in the hospital or out-patient clinics.
5. To use appropriate and safe manual handling techniques with patients requiring neuro rehabilitation and therapeutic facilitation to achieve set goals.
6. To be responsible for performing given tasks and reporting any concerns to the Specialist Therapists or appropriate member of the clinical team through daily feedback.
7. To perform clinical functional assessment procedures with patients, without any direct supervision, and basic triage assessments to facilitate appropriate onward referrals to specialist physiotherapists, occupational therapists and external agencies.
8. To be aware of and adhere to the Trust policies and procedures, including infection control.
9. To treat patients according to relevant allied health professional standards e.g. treat patients according to set dietetic standards and protocols for oral nutritional support and food allergy, monitoring and modifying care plans as required
10. To be aware of and adhere to local policies and procedures.
11. To provide programmes of rehabilitation that have a therapeutic basis following framework guidelines laid down by the Specialist/Senior Therapists and within this set and work towards SMART rehabilitation goals.
12. To use assessments made during a treatment session, along side patient feedback and liaison with a Specialist/Senior Therapist, to change and progress treatment sessions in the future.
13. To assist qualified therapists with complex rehab sessions where a second or third pair of hands may be needed.
14. Awareness of safe practise, ongoing risk assessment and the need for onward referral, particularly when carrying out assessments and rehabilitation.
15. Maintain accurate, comprehensive and up to date patient records and mandatory statistical information to reflect care provided. To participate in audits as required.
Educational objectives
To gain the required knowledge and skills in the relevant technical and clinical procedures, and to maintain those skills working under the Assistant Practitioner Competency programme under the supervision of Specialist/Senior Therapists.
To develop and maintain knowledge of rehabilitation, cardiology and cardio-thoracics
To attend and participate in department in-service training.
To continue to gain practical knowledge that will support the delivery of care to this particular group of patients.
To support the day-to-day running of specialist rehabilitation from the therapy team and occasionally cover tasks outside of normal day to day responsibility at an appropriate level to this banding.
To maintain awareness of safe practise and the need for onward referral and communication with relevant services, particularly when lone working.
Organisational and management objectives
To take responsibility for the organisation and provision of Therapy equipment, ensuring patients have appropriate equipment and up to date guidance regarding cleaning and infection control, as well as stock taking and annual servicing.
To undertake patient related administration tasks for the therapy team
Manage and prioritise own clinical caseload as delegated by the Senior Therapist.
To assist in the development of information for patients and their families, particularly around rehabilitation
To maintain an efficient and accurate record system.
To keep accurate and up to date clinical records in line with Trust and department standards.
To use IT skills, collating input, maintaining patient database and accessing patient data as required.
Adhere to directorate procedures for the use of supplies and equipment in order to promote the effective and efficient use of resources. Assist in the restocking of supplies and maintenance of equipment as directed by a Senior Therapists.
Participate in the Trust’s appraisal and personal development plan schemes by meeting with the manager regularly and continually working towards set objectives.
Communication
1. Demonstrate a courteous and helpful approach to patients and their families, ensuring patients feel reassured and supported.
Carry out assigned administrative tasks as directed by a Senior Therapists.
Take patient phone calls and seek advice from Specialist Therapists when appropriate, and to use reassurance skills that require tact and persuasion on occasions.
Report untoward incidents and any other relevant information to a Specialist Therapist immediately.
5. Inform a Therapist if asked to carry out a task that the individual does not have the training or capacity to do.
Promote the corporate image of the Trust to all individuals, groups and organisations, both within the Trust and externally to the community at large.
Participate fully as a team member, sharing knowledge and information and supporting colleagues, to promote a cohesive team.
Information management
To participate in research, audit, and quality improvement programmes for the Therapy team.
Undertake relevant training for electronic information systems in place and under development.
Use relevant IT systems in the support of patient care, including Anglia Ice for the accurate labelling and handling of patient specimens and Lorenzo and RATAR for recording activity.
To maintain strict confidentiality regarding patient information, adhering to trust policies and procedures.
To be responsible for managing and maintaining personal diary and to organise time autonomously and effectively.
Other duties
To undertake any other duties commensurate with the grade as requested.
This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Jan 2026