Therapy Assistant Practitioner – Neuro and Macmillan

Job Description

To accept patients delegated by a therapist or identified under a protocol, and carry as own patient caseload. Treat patients according to set treatment protocols, monitoring patient progression, making alterations to patient treatment programmes as required. Work unsupervised reporting back patient progress and informing therapist of any problems. This post holder will be expected to participate in six or seven day working patterns Assist the therapist in the treatment and rehabilitation of patients using a range of physical therapy techniques To manage the treatment and rehabilitation of patients as delegated by the therapist, working without direct supervision and responsible for assessing patient progress and reporting back to therapist and assisting with discharge planning To undertake highly skilled support work e.g.

initial interviews and functional screening