Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner - Adult Learning disabilities
| Posting date: | 12 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,392 - £31,157 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 June 2026 |
| Location: | Bedford, MK44 1FD |
| Company: | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7668444/418-AHP68444-CW |
Summary
A Vacancy at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
A rare and exciting opportunity has become available for a Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner to join a well‑established physiotherapy team supporting the Adults with Learning Disabilities Team in Bedfordshire. This role includes direct patient contact across a variety of settings — including individuals’ homes, educational environments, day services, and residential care — providing support to patients and their families or carers in managing their physiotherapy needs.
To work as part of the Adult Physiotherapy Learning Disability Service, contributing to the delivery of high‑quality physiotherapy care for clients with learning disabilities. This includes assessing, planning, delivering, and evaluating person‑centred interventions, as well as providing signposting and offering advice where appropriate.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Key Responsibilities
• Manage own caseloadusing client‑centred principles, ensuring all interventions are tailored to individual needs.
• Carry out physiotherapy screening and assessmentfor adults with learning disabilities, and provide appropriate management within this clinical specialty.
• Deliver personalised treatment programmesfor clients with learning disabilities, including the provision of mobility aids and other necessary equipment.
• Determine physiotherapy needsin collaboration with a senior physiotherapist, seeking guidance and support to ensure clinical work is regularly reviewed.
• Represent the Physiotherapy Serviceat multidisciplinary team meetings, ensuring physiotherapy input is fully integrated into each patient’s wider care plan.
• Assess patient understanding and obtain consent, working within legal frameworks when patients lack capacity.
• Support training and developmentby contributing to the supervision and education of colleagues, students, and other healthcare professionals, and responding to queries within your scope of practice.
• Develop clinical competencethrough CPD activities, acquiring new skills and applying them to practice.
• Contribute to discharge planningand provide signposting to other services where appropriate.
Please refer to the attached JD for more details.
This advert closes on Tuesday 26 May 2026
A rare and exciting opportunity has become available for a Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner to join a well‑established physiotherapy team supporting the Adults with Learning Disabilities Team in Bedfordshire. This role includes direct patient contact across a variety of settings — including individuals’ homes, educational environments, day services, and residential care — providing support to patients and their families or carers in managing their physiotherapy needs.
To work as part of the Adult Physiotherapy Learning Disability Service, contributing to the delivery of high‑quality physiotherapy care for clients with learning disabilities. This includes assessing, planning, delivering, and evaluating person‑centred interventions, as well as providing signposting and offering advice where appropriate.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.
Key Responsibilities
• Manage own caseloadusing client‑centred principles, ensuring all interventions are tailored to individual needs.
• Carry out physiotherapy screening and assessmentfor adults with learning disabilities, and provide appropriate management within this clinical specialty.
• Deliver personalised treatment programmesfor clients with learning disabilities, including the provision of mobility aids and other necessary equipment.
• Determine physiotherapy needsin collaboration with a senior physiotherapist, seeking guidance and support to ensure clinical work is regularly reviewed.
• Represent the Physiotherapy Serviceat multidisciplinary team meetings, ensuring physiotherapy input is fully integrated into each patient’s wider care plan.
• Assess patient understanding and obtain consent, working within legal frameworks when patients lack capacity.
• Support training and developmentby contributing to the supervision and education of colleagues, students, and other healthcare professionals, and responding to queries within your scope of practice.
• Develop clinical competencethrough CPD activities, acquiring new skills and applying them to practice.
• Contribute to discharge planningand provide signposting to other services where appropriate.
Please refer to the attached JD for more details.
This advert closes on Tuesday 26 May 2026