• Job Description

  Req#: C9370-ACS4MUS-1522?language=en&page=871&sort=publicationDateDes

  Job summary

  Due to retirement an exciting opportunity has come up for a Qualified band 4 Assistant Practitioner or Trainee Assistant Practitioners who has commenced their training and due to qualify.

  We want this Band 4 Assistant Practitioner to be part of the Hand Therapy Team based at Halton. We are looking for a well organised individual with a passion for promoting recovery and independence.

  We are on an exciting journey to transform the Hand Therapy service within the Trust and have brought the teams on each site into a unified integrated team. We are excited to welcome you to join our friendly team where you will have the opportunity to provide a service in the following areas:

  • Assessment of hand conditions
  • Provision of therapy and splints
  • Run Hand Therapy groups
  • Administration tasks such as ordering stock
  • Some housekeeping duties

  You will work as part of a small multidisciplinary team that includes: Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistants and Administrators.

  The Service operates a Monday to Friday service, currently covering the hours of 8.30 - 4.30, not including bank holidays and weekends. You will be expected to work your hours across three of those days.

  Main duties of the job

  Our patients are at the heart of everything we do! We look for people who are committed to being part of a team that delivers excellent care and support to our patients.

  As a Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner, you will be based on the Halton site to provide Occupational Therapy interventions in an outpatient setting. You will receive competency-based training in Occupational Therapy. Following this you will continue to receive support from our Therapy teams to enable you to deliver high quality therapy interventions to the best of your ability.

  The successful applicant will have previous experience working in a healthcare environment and must be a good team worker, flexible, empathetic, have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively with patients, carers, and other members of the multi-disciplinary teams.

  About us

  Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

  Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

  Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

  A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

  Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.

  Details

  Date posted

  20 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 4

  Salary

  £26,530 to £29,114 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time

  Reference number

  370-ACS4MUS-1522

  Job locations

  Halton Hospital

  Hospital Way

  Runcorn

  WA7 2DA

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To plan, provide and evaluate therapeutic activities for groups and individual patients working within a framework of guidance developed with a qualified therapist. To carry out delegated therapeutic interventions.To assist in administration and clerical duties relating to the area of work.

  FULL JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHED

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To plan, provide and evaluate therapeutic activities for groups and individual patients working within a framework of guidance developed with a qualified therapist. To carry out delegated therapeutic interventions.To assist in administration and clerical duties relating to the area of work.

  FULL JOB DESCRIPTION ATTACHED

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Minimum of Level 5 Foundation Degree in relevant area

  Desirable

  • Additional Learning around pelvic floor / perinatal period
  • additional learning in exercise rehabilitation prescription

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience working in a therapy setting with an in depth knowledge of therapeutic principals

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in NHS environment.
  • Experience working with the perinatal population and/or with those who have symptoms of pelvic floor dyysfunction
  • Experience working with those with barriers to communication
  • Experience of delivering groups (educational and/or exercise)

  Skills, knowledge and competencies

  Essential

  • An understanding of therapy
  • understanding of exercise rehabilitation principles and presciption.

  Desirable

  • Competent with using IT systems and completing patient records
  • Able to motivate patients
  • Able to work as part of a team and communicate effectively and escalate concerns in a timely manner

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Minimum of Level 5 Foundation Degree in relevant area

  Desirable

  • Additional Learning around pelvic floor / perinatal period
  • additional learning in exercise rehabilitation prescription

  Experience

  Essential

  • Experience working in a therapy setting with an in depth knowledge of therapeutic principals

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in NHS environment.
  • Experience working with the perinatal population and/or with those who have symptoms of pelvic floor dyysfunction
  • Experience working with those with barriers to communication
  • Experience of delivering groups (educational and/or exercise)

  Skills, knowledge and competencies

  Essential

  • An understanding of therapy
  • understanding of exercise rehabilitation principles and presciption.

  Desirable

  • Competent with using IT systems and completing patient records
  • Able to motivate patients
  • Able to work as part of a team and communicate effectively and escalate concerns in a timely manner

  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.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT

  Address

  Halton Hospital

  Hospital Way

  Runcorn

  WA7 2DA

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://whh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT

  Address

  Halton Hospital

  Hospital Way

  Runcorn

  WA7 2DA

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://whh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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