B4 Assistant Practitioner - ESD
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 25/08/2026
- Closes
- 08/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Practitioner to join the Suffolk Integrated Stroke Service's Early Supported Discharge Team. The role involves delivering evidence-based rehabilitation to stroke survivors in their homes and communities, managing a delegated caseload of patients with non-complex needs, and supporting assessment, treatment, and ongoing review. The post holder will also contribute to six-month stroke reviews, service development, and SSNAP data collection. This role offers a chance to develop specialist rehabilitation skills within a supportive stroke service.
Essential criteria
- Foundation degree in healthcare, or equivalent
- GCSE Maths and English Grade C/4 or above
- Can demonstrate intermediate level of theoretical knowledge and clinical reasoning skills acquired through coursework, in-house training and experience
Desirable criteria
- Member of special interest group such as ACPIN
- Assistant member of CSP
- Experience & Knowledge
- Experience as a Therapy assistant or experience at a similar level in a related field of health care / health and fitness sector
- Demonstrable experience of delivering tailored personal care with an associated level of senior responsibility
- Knowledge of medical conditions and functional needs within the context of stroke and neurological deficits.
- Completion of Integrated Therapies assistant core and/or specific competencies
- Ability to work on own initiative without direct supervision
- Knowledge of specific treatment protocols for neurological conditions
- Able to maintain clinical records and complete basic reports.
- Ability to provide and receive complex and sensitive information
- Ability to exchange condition related information with MDT, patients and carers
- Ability to evaluate patient's condition and context, subsequently providing necessary basic/simple needs -led assessment and planned interventions/care programmes, and identify functional needs for safe discharge.
- Health & Safety and risk awareness
- Able to evidence ability to plan, prioritise and maintain own clinical caseload.
- Knowledge of role of therapy in Acute and Community Care.
- Able to demonstrate role and duties to MDT and community colleagues.
- Able to support the provision of student placements and other experiential learning.
- Able to delegate appropriate aspects of patient care to other support workers.
- Knowledge of community resources and whole systems/ pathways approach to care
- Experience of working across and liaising with variety of teams
- IT literate
- Understanding of the role and application of occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and psychology.
- Knowledge of occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and psychology within the Acute Care or Community care settings.
- Experience of group work with patients.
- Ability to plan and deliver range of prescribed interventions.
- Ability to prescribe and implement care programmes to facilitate timely discharge for patients.
- Ability to support specialist OT / PT input to care programmes for complex patients as directed
- Understanding of the issues around hospital throughput especially around admission avoidance and early discharge
- Understanding of reablement in the community setting
- Skills & Abilities
- Good communication skills to overcome barriers of understanding particularly with adults with disabilities
- Good written and verbal communication skills Organisational ability and time management of self
- Able to recognise personal and role limitations and seek assistance accordingly
- Able to have the ability to conduct clear telephone assessments with good verbal communication
- Team worker
- Flexible approach to needs of the service
- Desire to develop
- Adaptable approach to working duties
- Education & Qualification
- Foundation degree in healthcare, or equivalent
- GCSE Maths and English Grade C/4 or above
- Can demonstrate intermediate level of theoretical knowledge and clinical reasoning skills acquired through coursework, in-house training and experience
- Member of special interest group such as ACPIN
- Assistant member of CSP
- Experience & Knowledge
- Experience as a Therapy assistant or experience at a similar level in a related field of health care / health and fitness sector
- Demonstrable experience of delivering tailored personal care with an associated level of senior responsibility
- Knowledge of medical conditions and functional needs within the context of stroke and neurological deficits.
- Completion of Integrated Therapies assistant core and/or specific competencies
- Ability to work on own initiative without direct supervision
- Knowledge of specific treatment protocols for neurological conditions
- Able to maintain clinical records and complete basic reports.
- Ability to provide and receive complex
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West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
B4 Assistant Practitioner - ESD
The closing date is 08 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Practitioner to join our Suffolk Integrated Stroke Service. As part of the Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team, you will work alongside therapists and other multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver evidence-based rehabilitation to stroke survivors in their own homes and communities. The post holder will manage a delegated caseload, supporting assessment, treatment and ongoing review of patients with non-complexneeds, while contributing to six-month stroke reviews, service development and SSNAP data collection. This is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist rehabilitation skills within a supportive and innovative stroke service.
Main duties of the job
o Provide skilled rehabilitation support within the Stroke Early Supported Discharge (ESD) Team, delivering assessment, treatment and progression of evidence-based rehabilitation programmes for stroke patients with non-complex needs.
o Work independently with delegated patients under the supervision of registered therapists, monitoring outcomes and adapting treatment plans in line with agreed protocols and person-centred goals.
o Support patients to maximise functional independence using evidence-based interventions that reflect their
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