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Assistant Practitioner Heart Therapy Team | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Job in Greater London, London, Greater London, EC1A, England, UK
Listing for: Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-20
Job specializations:
  • Healthcare
    Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Greater London

Overview

A fantastic opportunity has opened for a dynamic and enthusiastic person to join the multi‑professional team working in Adult Heart Therapies at the Royal Brompton Hospital. This individual would work alongside and be supported by a friendly therapies team. Your role would include working with inpatients and involve the following tasks:

  • Assisting in the provision of care to patients, supported and supervised by senior therapists
  • Carrying out clinical tasks (such as supervision of daily individual physiotherapy and occupational therapy rehabilitation)

This post would suit someone who is thinking of a return to practice (Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy), or someone wanting experience prior to further training in any of these professions.

There will be regular supervision, training, and support from highly skilled therapists to address learning needs and personal development. The post holder will be expected to work closely with the other members of the multidisciplinary team.

Trust Information

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield. Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We provide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world.

Our integrated approach to caring for patients from before birth, through childhood, adolescence and into adulthood and old age has been replicated around the world and has gained Royal Brompton and Harefield an international reputation as a leader in heart and lung diagnosis, treatment and research.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs. We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.

Responsibilities
  • The post holder will work as an integral and active part of the Adult Heart Therapy Team. They will be responsible for supporting the Therapy team in the provision of a patient‑centred service, in an efficient and cost‑effective way.
  • The post holder will assist in the provision of care to patients, supported and supervised by senior therapists.
  • The post holder will carry out clinical tasks to support the therapy team. This will predominantly be the physiotherapy and occupational therapy teams and will involve daily individual rehabilitation and developmental sessions, joint sessions for complex patients with qualified therapists.
  • The post holder will carry out clinical assessments independently, within their Assistant Practitioner competency framework. They will assist in the initial generic therapy assessment of referrals to the adult heart therapy team.
  • The post holder will continue individualised rehabilitation and developmental programmes with patients and progress and review these with support from qualified therapists as appropriate.
  • The post holder will be based at The Royal Brompton Hospital but may need to move between hospital sites for work as required.
    • Patient Care Objectives
  • To work as a core member of the Heart Therapy Team.
  • To work effectively within the Multidisciplinary Team and commit to providing quality care and service development by participating in, and contributing to, quality improvement initiatives.
  • To perform complex aspects of patient care in the hospital, with direct and indirect supervision such as carrying out daily supervised patient rehabilitation/developmental sessions.
  • To perform complex aspects of assessment and patient care this may be in the hospital or…
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