Therapist Assistant

As our new Therapist Assistant, your responsibilities will vary. Some of your duties will include:

• Working closely with both the Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist - coordinating activities with patients, helping with wellbeing clinics and initiatives, and being a key part of the treatment journey!
• Being involved in the implementation of treatment programmes and environmental assessments, including the demonstration and fitting of disability equipment for patients
• Provide a range of therapy and treatment interventions that aid patients to fulfil their daily activities, and support social care support workers as necessary
• Support the social care team in implementing agreed care plans, in association with the patient and in accordance with instructions and training received, whilst promoting safe patient well-being .

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesn’t stop there… we also offer:

• Company pension scheme
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service up to 28 days per year, plus public bank holidays
• An extensive range of wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• Excellent long-term career prospects
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all

• Have experience within a care environment - ideally with exposure to occupational health or physiotherapy 
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team 
• Ideally hold an NVQ in Health & Social Care, or equivalent - this isn't essential!
• Have a non-judgemental and compassionate approach
• Must have a willingness to undertake training in Mental Health Awareness, suicide prevention, self-harm and ACCT procedures