Therapy Assistant Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

We are looking for a Therapy Assistant Practitioner to expand the current Department, and on the Emergency Floor . The team provides rapid and comprehensive assessment, working within an integrated therapy model creating a seamless service across Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, enabling an efficient journey for the patients.

The Integrated Front Door Therapy Team consists of Occupational therapists and Physiotherapists, and we are looking to expand with this new Rehab Assistant role. There is a strong multidisciplinary approach on the acute floor with collaborative working across wider professions.

The successful candidate should be pro-active, flexible and demonstrate excellent communication, clinical and organisational skills required to manage in a fast-paced environment providing excellent assessment, discharge planning and placing a key focus on admission avoidance.

 

Main duties of the job

  • Assisting in providing Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy interventions for patients assessed by the team. Once deemed competent, the post holder will be able to assess non-complex patients, progress them and plan discharges appropriately, liaising with key personnel and outside agencies accordingly.
  • The Therapy Assistant Practitioner will work under the direction and guidance of an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist within the team but may work without being directly supervised but with immediate access to a therapist on site or by telephone/bleep. Other members of the team may also request tasks to be undertaken which will support them in managing the workload on a daily basis.
  • The post holder will be expected to use a minimal amount of clinical judgement and freedom to act when undertaking their work whilst remaining within agreed protocols.
  • To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • To participate in a 7-day rota including weekends and bank holiday within an 8am-8pm service.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Experience working as an Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy Assistant worker or another relevant role
  • Experience working in NHS health or social care or be able to demonstrate transferable skills
  • Good communication, verbal and written

Desirable

  • Proven competency training in fitting and assessing for daily living equipment and carrying out activity of daily living assessments, basic mobility, progression of mobility, stair assessment, taking exercise classes and providing individual exercise programmes

Specific Requirements

Essential

  • Physically able to carry out a job that requires taking weight in the therapeutic handling of patients
  • Good time management including punctuality and ability to prioritise caseload

Freedom to Act

Essential

  • Recognises own limitations and seeks advice and guidance from more experienced colleagues as appropriate.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Essential

  • Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
  • Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 08 April 2026

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