Therapy Assistant Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and flexible individual to join a friendly and dynamic service at Lewisham and Greenwich Trust. The role will be based in the inpatient physiotherapy department at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) and rotates between the following clinical areas:

• Medical Rehabilitation, including elderly care
• Trauma and Orthopaedics
• Intensive Care and Surgery
• Medical Respiratory
• Emergency Department Therapy Team
You will need to be enthusiastic and willing to develop your assessment and treatment skills. The post will provide therapy intervention to patients in the acute hospital wards, according to the rotation assigned. The Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner will work under the supervision of qualified Therapy staff, providing assessment and treatment programmes for patients in the in hospital. This will include working in a wide variety of settings including the ward, the Emergency Department, the inpatient gym and activities of daily living suites., The Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner is able to carry out a full episode of care from assessment to discharge, for a specified and designated clinical caseload identified by a qualified clinician. The post holder will assist in the administration and clerical duties for the team and department. A comprehensive in-service training programme is provided and we support staff in continual professional development. We will also support you to contribute to exciting service developments on site as part of the emerging changes to therapy services and rehabilitation in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital., 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development 2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability 3. Improving the experience of staff with disability 4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development 5. Making equalities mainstream

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations