Therapy Assistant Practitioner - Community Stroke Team
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Rochdale, OL12 0NB
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
16 September 2026
11 days left
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join a forward thinking and dynamic Community Stroke Team within Heywood, M...
Work as an active member of the Stroke Team assisting in the delivery of integrated rehabilitation in the Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale area, supporting qualified therapists (occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists), and specialist nurses in assessing and treating individuals post stroke.
Support implementation of therapy-specific programmes devised by qualified staff that works towards the individual's goals. This may be intensive, daily or weekly and may include multiple therapy-specific programmes within a treatment session. Support social inclusion as part of rehabilitation that promotes independence and improvements in health and well-being.
The post holder will
- Use technical and creative skills in the provision of therapeutic activities for individual patients and will be responsible for evaluating and amending treatment programmes and interventions within guidelines and competency frameworks supervised by the qualified staff.
- Will take responsibility for their own workload within the framework laid out by qualified staff.
- Will be responsible for delivering defined therapy input without direct supervision and will have access to a therapist for advice and direction as required.
The work will take place in a variety of settings including, in-reach to hospital, patients' own homes and other community settings often as a lone worker.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack.
Qualifications
Essential
- Good level of general education to GSCE or equivalent - including English and Maths.
- NVQ Level 3 in health or social care or equivalent.
Desirable
- Foundation degree in health and social care or willing to work towards.
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience as a B3/equivalent in a therapy service/equivalent and has experience of carrying out therapeutic interventions with people with disabilities.
- Have experience of lone working.
- Car driver and has access to a car undertake visits in the community as required.
Desirable
- Experience of working in neuro-rehabilitation or stroke rehabilitation settings in either acute or community.
- Knowledge of therapy assessments and interventions.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
3 September 2026
Last checked
4 September 2026
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