Therapy Assistant Practitioner (Home First)
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Middlesbrough, TS6 6TD
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
10 September 2026
10 days left
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join our friendly and dynamic Urgent Community Response (UCR) Home F...
You will have the ability to work under pressure, be well organised, demonstrate excellent communication skills and be able to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.
The team is friendly and supportive and mentorship for this role will be available from the Clinical Service Lead for both UCR and Hospital at Home, Specialist Therapy Leads and the wider clinical UCR therapy workforce. We have a comprehensive training programme and our staff are encouraged and supported in their continual professional development through regular workshops and clinical supervision
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the country, close to the North Yorkshire Moors and within easy reach of Newcastle and Leeds. It comprises two acute hospitals, James Cook University Hospital and Friarage Hospital Northallerton and a number of community hospitals.
James Cook University Hospital is a major trauma centre and provides a wide range of district general hospital services and specialist services such as neurosciences, renal medicine, spinal injuries, major trauma, cardiothoracic, vascular surgery and cancer services.
Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.
Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.
We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.
We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- English and Mathematics at key skills level 2 or equivalent.
- Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care OR Equivalent Level 3 Qualification OR Level 3 Apprenticeship in relevant clinical care. OR Health and Science T-Level AND Equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of clinical care duties equivalent to Level 3
Experience
Essential
- Substantial previous experience as an AHP Band 3 or equivalent therapy in Social Care
- Evidence of achieving the KSF exit competencies of Band 3 Therapy Assistant.
Desirable
- Experience of working in the community setting.
- Experience of working in an NHS role
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and active listening skills.
- Basic IT skills to use electronic patient records and other Trust systems.
- Time-keeping, planning and prioritisation skills.
- Ability to adopt appropriate styles and methods of communication.
- Analytical and judgement skills to make decisions based on patient / service user interactions.
- Understanding of the importance of robust, accurate, clear, timely documentation.
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
27 August 2026
Last checked
28 August 2026
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