Job Summary
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.
Main duties of the job
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Practical and teaching knowledge to NVQ level 3
- Completed Therapy competency training for non-qualified staff; e.g. Progression of mobility, Individual exercise programmes etc.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working practically with Adults with Learning Disabilities
- Experience of community working eg schools, social care
- Four years as a Band 3
Personal skills
Essential
- Empathy, able to communicate with children, relatives, carers and external agencies
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.
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: 26 May 2026
