Therapy Assistant Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join the Critical Care, Respiratory, or Surgery Therapy Team at Royal Liverpool Hospital. You will manage your own caseload, providing direct evidence-based therapy interventions under the supervision of a registered Therapist. The role involves working within a multidisciplinary team to support patient recovery, maximise independence, and improve outcomes. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential for comprehensive assessments and motivating patients.
Key responsibilities
- Take responsibility for own caseload providing direct Therapy intervention for an identified patient group under the supervision of a registered practitioner.
- Be accountable for own clinical practice whilst undertaking the assessment and treatment/intervention of identified patient group within agreed parameters and defined protocols of care.
- Work independently within the multidisciplinary team setting, reporting back patient progress and informing therapists of any problems.
- Support registered staff in the administrative duties required for the functioning of the Therapy Department.
- Participate in and contribute to training, audit and service development.
- Support new Band 3 Therapy Assistants to achieve their competencies.
Essential criteria
- Foundation degree/equivalent qualification
- Experience of therapy work in a health care setting.
- Knowledge of care agencies and how to access them.
- Capable of working on own initiative
- Able to communicate written information clearly
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work flexibly and prioritise workload
- Good level of admin/clerical skills
- Able to work as a team member
- Evidence of organisational abilities
- Willingness to work flexibly
Desirable criteria
- Experience of issuing and retrieving patient equipment.
- Experience of carrying out mobility and exercise programmes
- Able to demonstrate awareness of current NHS issues
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Therapy Assistant Practitioner
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for compassionate and enthusiastic Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioners to join either the Critical Care, Respiratory or Surgery Therapy Team at Royal Liverpool Hospital.
The Critical Care Team carry out complex early physical and cognitive assessment and rehabilitation with critically unwell patients.
The Respiratory Medicine Team cover the respiratory and cardiology wards, the Respiratory Support Unit, and the Acute Cardiac Unit.
The Surgery Team works across a range of specialties, including Urology, Colorectal, Hepato-Biliary, Upper GI, Ophthalmology and General Surgery.
All teams work very closely with each other.
The successful candidate should have a minimum of two years' therapy experience in a health care setting. Knowledge of respiratory and/or surgical care is desirable.
You will beresponsible for your own caseload, providing direct evidence-based therapy interventions to support recovery, maximise independence and improve outcomes for patients, including critical care step-down patients and those living with frailty, under the supervision of a registered Therapist. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team providing high quality care which includes Occupational Therapists, Physiother
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