Job summary
- Main area
- Therapy Assistant Practitioner
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- 10 months (Fixed Term- ending 2nd July 2027)
- Hours
- Part time - 24.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 176-F-7797240
- Employer
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Peterborough City Hospital
- Town
- Peterborough
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Therapy Assistant Practitioner
Band 4
Job overview
Therapy Assistant Practitioner (B4) Role – Fixed Term Maternity Cover for up to 10 months 24.75 hours/week (0.66wte)
Women’s Health Physiotherapy Team
This fantastic role is central to the women’s health physiotherapy team at NWAFT. You will work within a passionate, warm and experienced team who will support you in your development.
Once trained you will be able to assess and treat women with pelvic health issues (e.g. pelvic pain in pregnancy, bladder problems), and work on the maternity ward and breast cancer wards offering standard physiotherapy advice and support with exercises and education prior to patient discharge.
You will support the rest of the team with non-clinical admin and day-to-day running of the service.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with:
- A keen interest in women’s health
- Excellent communication and organisation skills
- A desire to improve and develop
- Confidence to lead group sessions independently
- Ability to work both within a team and autonomously
Interviews for this role will be conducted in person to assess relevant skills effectively.
Main duties of the job
Once trained and competencies signed off - Your role will incorporate both clinical and non-clinical work:
- You will be assessing and educating women’s health physiotherapy patients 1:1 and in a group setting in outpatients.
- You will carry out ward-based therapy work on the maternity wards – offering pelvic health advice, and on the breast cancer ward issuing advice and home exercise programmes prior to discharge.
- You will document all clinical encounters.
- Stock taking, general housekeeping and administrative duties.
Working for our organisation
Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust’s redeployment process.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the person specification and job description for more details regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Level 3 apprenticeship in health and social care (NVQ III)
- GCSE English and Maths – grade 9-4 or Functional skills English and Maths - level 2
- Evidence of having attended clinical training and how this has been put into practice
Desirable criteria
- Relevant degree, e.g. level 5 foundation degree (healthcare related) sports therapy, sports science, rehabilitation science, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychology
- A level in human biology
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of working as a band 3 in a Therapy support worker role or student therapist role
- Comfortable using clinical and administrative IT systems as part of daily workflow
Desirable criteria
- Experience of facilitating group-based activities and delivering education sessions to patients in a healthcare or community setting
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- To have an in-depth knowledge of the roles of Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist within rehabilitation and the ability to support their interventions to promote patient independence, recovery and safe discharge planning
- To have an in-depth knowledge of rehabilitation
- To have an in-depth knowledge of the cardiovascular system
- To have an in-depth knowledge of the respiratory system
- To have an in-depth knowledge of the musculoskeletal system
Key Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, accurate and timely patient documentation
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to use verbal and non-verbal communication effectively, demonstrate active listening, and adapt communication styles to meet individual needs
- Ability to work autonomously, managing own workload and prioritising effectively.
- Sound knowledge of therapy-related equipment and the ability to assess, select and instruct others in its appropriate use
Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates personal responsibility and accountability for own practice, with the confidence to work independently and the judgement to seek support or escalate concerns when appropriate
- Ability to support and promote the learning and development of patients, carers, colleagues and learners through teaching, coaching and role modelling
- Actively contribute to the team effort including service development
Other
Essential criteria
- Willingness and ability to participate in 7-day services
- Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts Values and Behaviours
- Be prepared to work across sites as and when required
- Professional appearance and behaviour
- Satisfactory enhanced DBS check against vulnerable groups barred lists
Desirable criteria
- Current full UK driving licence
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kate Mitchell
- Job title
- Highly Specialist Physiotherapist- Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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