Assistant Practitioner

Job Summary

Assistant Practitioner Therapy role will be based within the community (Core Therapy) service. The role is to offer assessments and treatments to optimise patients' mobility and rehabilitation in their own homes, residential homes and other settings in the North Lincolnshire community area. The role will require travel across the geographical area on a daily basis.

Dual trained assistant practitioner working closely with physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other assistant practitioners to meet expected targets. Will work alongside qualified staff to offer high‑end therapy assessments and treatments meeting the needs of the service user. Play a vital role in discharge planning to support ongoing care and facilitate discharge home. Weekend working required.

• Work within a competency‑based framework to manage an allocated caseload of clients.
• Gain baseline information from a variety of sources to enable comprehensive client assessment.
• Work independently or jointly with qualified therapists (dependent on competencies and level of complexity) to fully assess client needs including physical, functional, social and cognitive aspects.
• Plan, review and modify treatment directly in line with client goals and outcomes achieved per intervention.
• Take responsibility for managing own caseload within required time‑scales, accessing regular supervision and support.
• Monitor and progress treatment format in line with clinical needs and client goals, using validated outcome measures.
• Document interventions within Trust standards on System One.
• Work closely with other members of the MDT to provide holistic person‑centred care.
• Audit response to treatment, develop and modify resources and ways of working in line with current research.
• Actively engage in training, supervision, reflection and annual reviews, managing risks and ensuring appropriate level of activity against individual Job Plan.

We encourage flexible working to support health, wellbeing and work‑life balance. Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between line manager and employee, ensuring equality of access to flexible working wherever practicable.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community partnerships in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. It consists of two trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH). The partnership employs nearly 20 000 staff and delivers world‑class services across five main hospital sites.

• Date posted: 05 January 2026
• Pay scheme:
  Agenda for Change
• Band: 4
• Salary: £27,485 to £30,162 per annum (pro‑rated)
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Working pattern:
  Part‑time
• Reference number: 208-B7E400-25-1
• Job locations:
  New Beacon House, SGH, Scunthorpe, DN15 7BH

• Essential: Level 5 FdSc appropriate subject
• Essential: Significant experience working with people in a multidisciplinary healthcare/therapeutic environment
• Essential: Evidence of caseload management
• Essential: Access to transport and ability to travel within the required geographical area
• Desirable: Further qualifications in relevant clinical area
• Desirable: Experience presenting to groups
• Desirable: Use of System One
• Desirable: Use of own car

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

• Employer:
  
  Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
• Address:
  New Beacon House, SGH, Scunthorpe, DN15 7BH
• Website:

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances.