Assistant Practitioner - Physiotherapy
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 07/09/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a therapy assistant/assistant practitioner to join the Liverpool Community Physiotherapy service. The service provides therapy and rehabilitation in patients' homes across Liverpool, aiming to promote independence and improve quality of life for individuals with various physical problems. The successful candidate will work across community teams on a rotational basis, supporting patients in their homes and other community settings. The role offers opportunities for skill development and career progression within a supportive multidisciplinary team.
Key responsibilities
- Provide therapy and rehabilitation support to patients in their homes and other community settings.
- Work across Liverpool community teams (North, Central, South, Care Homes and Falls) on a rotational basis.
- Contribute to promoting independence and improving quality of life for patients with physical problems.
- Support service delivery, including audits and in-service training.
- Engage in continuous professional development and training opportunities.
Essential criteria
- Foundation Degree or equivalent or equivalent work based experience.
- Assessing, planning and implementing individualised programmes of care.
- Understanding local and national influences on health care delivery, including Public Health.
- Experience of previous work in health care.
- Clinical Governance and Risk Management.
- Actively Involved in professional development.
- Knowledge of Health Promotion strategies
- Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to travel, for work purposes.
- Continuous improvement - committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all.
- Accountability - taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care.
- Respect - how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way.
- Enthusiasm - demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it.
- Support - actively supporting others with compassion and courage.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of developing self care skills in patients/clients
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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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Assistant Practitioner - Physiotherapy
The closing date is 09 September 2026
Job summary
Liverpool Community Physiotherapy service provides therapy and rehabilitation in patients homes. We aim to promote independence and improve quality of life for people with physical problems caused by accidents, ageing, disease or disability. These include respiratory conditions, orthopaedic and musculoskeletal conditions, mobility issues, neurological conditions and those receiving palliative care.
We're looking for a therapy assistant/assistant practitioner to join our multidisciplinary team across Liverpool. If you're motivated, with therapy experience and skills, a passion to be part this service, and share our aim for perfect care, we'd like to hear from you.
The role involves working across Liverpool community teams (North, Central, South, Care Homes and Falls) on a rotational basis to provide support to our patients in their homes and other community settings, which will enable you to develop skills and flourish within your career. If this interests you, come and join our fantastic team.
We're a very supportive team with physiotherapists, occupational therapists and assistant practitioners.
Main duties of the job
We'll encourage your development whether through training, job shadowing, internal promotion etc.
What we offer
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