Physiotherapy Associate Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two enthusiastic individuals to join a new, innovative and dynamic team within our Frailty Virtual Ward which is part of our expanding Urgent Community Response Team. The UCR is comprised of the Frailty Virtual Ward, the Hospital Avoidance Team and the Same Day Response Team. Although this post is to work within the Frailty Virtual Ward, there is an expectation to work across this part of team and the wider Urgent Community Response Team. The UCR Team supports the adult housebound population of Newcastle to remain at home and avoid hospital wherever possible whilst meeting NHS England's two- hour UCR response standard., We are looking for two experienced and motivated Band 4 Associate Therapy Practitioners who are passionate about service development and providing high standard of patient centred care. You will be working closely within a multidisciplinary team of staff including Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and HCA's all of whom are committed to maintaining independence, promoting self-care and assisting patients in their usual place of residence. Staff will be working under the guidance and support of a registered Therapist/Nurse and regular clinical supervision is part of this role.

• Interview Date Friday 15 May 2026
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week, The successful candidates will provide therapy intervention, moving and handling support to Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists within the team as well as supporting the multidisciplinary team in assessment and development of a holistic management plan. They will be hardworking, reliable, able to use their initiative, and work flexibly to respond to the service needs. As a member of our multi-disciplinary team, you will work to meet the needs of a complex community patients, delivering care supporting early discharge and avoiding admissions to the acute hospital sites.
This includes working evenings, weekends and bank holidays as the Frailty Virtual Ward is operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Oftentimes, this post therefore requires you to work autonomously, when working across the city into patients own homes. Therefore having a full, valid UK driving licence and use of a suitable vehicle for work purposes is essential.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.