Assistant Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 30
- Posted
- 26/08/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
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 Assistant Practitioner role is within the Wyre Forest Reablement Team, focusing on rehabilitation for patients discharged from hospital or needing increased care in the community. You will work under the guidance of qualified therapists, managing a caseload of patients and delivering person-centred interventions to promote independence. The role involves working closely with a multidisciplinary team including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and social care colleagues. This is a part-time post of 30 hours per week.
Essential criteria
- Significant experience working within a relevant clinical service as a senior HCA / HCSW.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working at as an Assistant Practitioner or therapy assistant within a relevant clinical service.
- Additional Criteria
- Ability to travel independently across the county
- I understand that the Trust will not routinely provide sponsorship to work for this role, and employment on a time limited visa doesn't guarantee sponsorship at point of expiry.
- Working knowledge of Assistant Practitioner role within a rehabilitation setting.
- Understanding of the competency boundaries of an Assistant Practitioner role.
- Has completed Foundation Degree modules within a directly relevant clinical field.
- Skills and Abilities
- Role modelling good behaviour.
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour.
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
- Ability to use IT confidently and competently in daily work.
- Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care (or alternative equivalent award e.g. Higher National Diploma (HND) or BTEC (level 4).
- GCSE Maths and English (Grade A-C) or equivalent.
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
- Significant experience working within a relevant clinical service as a senior HCA / HCSW.
- Experience of working at as an Assistant Practitioner or therapy assistant within a relevant clinical service.
- Additional Criteria
- Ability to travel independently across the county
- I understand that the Trust will not routinely provide sponsorship to work for this role, and employment on a time limited visa doesn't guarantee sponsorship at point of expiry.
- Working knowledge of Assistant Practitioner role within a rehabilitation setting.
- Understanding of the competency boundaries of an Assistant Practitioner role.
- Has completed Foundation Degree modules within a directly relevant clinical field.
- Skills and Abilities
- Role modelling good behaviour.
- Ability to challenge poor behaviour.
- A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
- Ability to use IT confidently and competently in daily work.
- Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care (or alternative equivalent award e.g. Higher National Diploma (HND) or BTEC (level 4).
- GCSE Maths and English (Grade A-C) or equivalent.
- I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.
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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Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Assistant Practitioner
The closing date is 09 September 2026
Job summary
Are you:
Looking for a robust MDT environment by working in a blended health
and social care team?
Interested in working in a multidisciplinary team to promote
peoples independence and wellbeing in their own home?
Looking to develop your skills and knowledge in Occupational
Therapy and Physiotherapy and general rehabilitation?
Do you
want:
An exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, fast paced team
focussing on the rehabilitation of individuals?
To develop a broad skill set across all rehabilitation specialities?
Regular exciting training opportunities with a focus on personal
growth and career development?
To be supported by a team of qualified therapists to demonstrate
your unique knowledge and skills to support service users to achieve their
goals?
If
you answered yes, then come and join us. We are looking for a Therapy Assistant
Practitioner to work with the Wyre Forest team. This is a part-time post of 30
hours. For more information, please get in touch.
Please note the Trust will not routinely provide sponsorship to work for this role. Employment on a time limited visa doesn't guarantee sponsorship at point of expiry.
Main duties of the job
The Reablement Team assists patients requiring additional
support and rehabilitati
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