Therapy Assistant Practitioner

The Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy teams at London North-West University Healthcare NHS Trust are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Therapy Assistant Practitioner to deliver high quality rehabilitation to their patients. We are looking for an experienced, caring person to work within our existing therapy team providing a high standard of care as part of the MSK/ Neurology/ Rheumatology outpatient Physiotherapy service and on our Orthopaedic trauma wards at Northwick Park Hospital. You will lead/ assist with outpatient exercise classes and help book patients into exercise classes. As a Therapy Assistant Practitioner, you will provide clinical assessment and treatments under the supervision of qualified staff, be responsible for assisting in the triaging, prioritisation, and new patient assessments, review of equipment and care needs, delivery of rehabilitation programmes and discharge planning for your patients. You will need to become familiar with referral processes for community and other inpatient facilities. Previous experience in a similar role is essential, whilst area specific training will be provided. Excellent Inter-personal skills are also essential as you will be required to liaise with clinicians, patients / carers and GPs, as appropriate

enjoy working in a team setting - have excellent communication skills - be flexible, adaptable and able to work with a wide range of people - be hard working & conscientious - To understand the psychological symptoms and conditions that can affect a person with chronic pain, trauma and illness. - To be able to implement personalised treatment programmes -To be able to work within a pressured and sometimes stressful environment. - Be able to prescribe exercises and lead exercise classes.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.