Job summary
- Main area
- Therapies
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 367-LD&F-101358
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Community Learning Disability Health Team
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Therapy Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 4
Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
Job overview
Whilst we welcome all applications from all suitable candidates, unfortunately, we will not be offering sponsorship for this role.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Therapy Practitioner to join the Dietetic and Speech and Language Therapy Team within the Community Health Learning Disability Team based across Buckinghamshire.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work as an influential and integral member of a diverse multi-disciplinary team and will directly support the work of the Dietetic Team.You will be motivated to develop your clinical skills working with adults with learning disabilities, who may have additional and mental health problems and/or challenging behaviour. You will be able to demonstrate an interest in working with this client group from your previous experiences. You will have good communication and organisational skills and be enthusiastic about working as part of a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team.The successful candidate will be able to show understanding of the dysphagia and dietetic needs of adults with learning disabilities and a willingness to undertake further training in these areas.You will receive regular supervision and support from the members of the Dietetic and Speech and Language Therapy team and will be actively encouraged to participate in continuing professional development.The post holder will be line managed within the Specialist Learning Disability Services and will be professionally accountable to the lead Dietitian in Learning Disabilities and Forensics. All staff should comply with the Trust’s Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.
Working for our organisation
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
· To work individually with service users on specific tasks as identified by a registered Dietitian.
· To provide this service to service users who present with dysphagia and dietetic needs
· To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team
· To be able to work flexibly across a wide variety of settings within the service
· To contribute to assessment and therapeutic interventions, including completing directed observations
To maintain clinical records
· To liaise with carers and other professionals as relevant
· To exercise good personal time management, punctuality and consistent reliable attendance
· To attend mandatory training and demonstrate application during interventions
· To undertake relevant activities to meet training objectives identified with your supervisor, this may be taught, shadowing of others or through self-directed learning
· Demonstrate, in consultation with the Dietitian, the use of initiative to meet specific individual needs of service users
· To keep a record of your training and development activities
Please see job description for more details
Person specification
Essential and desirable criteria
Essential criteria
- Technical /teaching qualification e.g. City & Guilds or Health & Social Care NVQ Level 3
- Knowledge of Dietetic interventions relevant to client group
- Willingness to undertake relevant training in dietetics and/or computing skills
- Experience of working in paid or voluntary employment relevant to post
- Understanding of professional conduct
- Clear communication through written, verbal and non-verbal modes
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
- Observation skills
- Presentation skills
- Ability to teach practical skills
- Ability to adapt communication style to meet both the needs of individuals and different situations
- Ability to use problem solving techniques
- Ability to work single independently with individuals and groups
- Commitment to client-centered, non-discriminatory practice
- Treating service users with dignity
- IT skills
- Car driver with access to own vehicle (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010, which prevents you from driving)
- Appropriate level of fitness to undertake all tasks within the role including use of Respect techniques and moving and handling of weighing equipment e.g. wheelchair scales (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010, which prevents you from doing so)
- Ability to manage own workload
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Application of health, safety and risk management policies
- Regular requirement to deal with distressing or emotionally charged situations
Desirable criteria
- Relevant health and/ or social care experience
- Knowledge of the principles of practice governance
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
- Clara Blackall
- Job title
- Highly Specialist Dietitian
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07971992290
List jobs with Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Administrative Services or all sectors