Assistant Practitioner - Stockport, United Kingdom - Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
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Stockport, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic, caring, and experienced Assistant Practitioner to be part of their Adult Community Therapy Team.

You will be an enthusiastic practitioner who will work both independently and collaboratively, visiting patients in their own homes and clinics.

You will work closely with Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists to deliver rehabilitation programmes for patients who have a physical disability or a long-term condition, as well as patients recently discharged from the acute or D2A settings.


  • You will work in the community as an autonomous practitioner visiting patients in their own home, providing rehabilitative domiciliary programmes and intervention, under the guidance of qualified community therapy staff.
  • You will progress patients in line with your own competencies and under the supervision of a qualified therapist.
  • You will assess for and provide walking aids in patient homes and clinic settings.
  • You will also contribute to the supervision of junior staff and students
  • You will follow all Trust standards, policies, procedures and competencies appropriate to the band/position.
  • You will maintain accurate and uptodate electronic data and records using the approved system and following national and local standards.


We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve.

We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We recognise that flexible working is important.

We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

  • Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
  • NHS pension scheme membership
  • Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
  • NHS Staff discounts
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary finance for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
  • Stockport Credit Union
- for local financial advice


The successful applicant will carry out treatment programmes directed by the Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, with regular reviews of patient goals, and progression of rehabilitation programmes.

Alongside direct patient care, the post holder will support the team with admin, service development and housekeeping activities.

For further information please contact Sophie Bussey, Team Lead on


The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust's policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary


In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.

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