Therapy Assistant Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for compassionate and enthusiastic Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioners to join the Acute Intervention Therapy Team at the Royal Liverpool Hospital.

The successful candidates will beresponsible for their own ward-based caseload providing direct Therapy intervention for an identified patient group under the supervision of a registered Therapy practitioner. They will be part of a multidisciplinary team providing high quality care which includes Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential to complete comprehensive assessments and to support and motivate patients to participate in therapy programmes.

Candidates who do not already hold the Assistant Practitioner (AP) qualification or equivalent will be required to undertake the Assistant practitioner apprenticeship. Salary will be renumerated (Annex 21) to reflect the training element of the post and will only be transferred to a band 4 pay scale on successful completion of the AP apprenticeship.

 

Main duties of the job

All posts are subject to 7-day shift working pattern, staff are required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.

To take responsibility for own caseload providing direct Therapy intervention for an identified patient group under the supervision of a registered practitioner.

To be accountable for own clinical practice whilst undertaking the assessment and treatment/intervention of identified patient group within agreed parameters and defined protocols of care.

To work independently within the multidisciplinary team setting, reporting back patient progress and informing therapists of any problems.

To support registered staff in the administrative duties required for the functioning of the Therapy Department.

To participate in and contribute to training, audit and service development.

The posts are full time, however requests for part time and flexible working patterns will be considered.

If unsuccessful at interview for this position; there may be other opportunities to offer within the Care Group. This may include working on an alternative Hospital site.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting.
  • Basic Computer Skills: I/E can use PAS systems, email and can access policies on the Trust intranet

Other

Essential

  • A good team player supportive of colleagues and patients.

Experience

Essential

  • Previous acute care experience
  • Ability to provide excellent patient care

Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to analyze patient progress in response to care given.
  • Understands the role of audit in assuring standards of care and can undertake audits in practice.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Foundation degree/equivalent qualification

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: 29 October 2025

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.