Therapy Assistant Practitioner - (DMOP)

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Therapy Assistant Practitioner - (DMOP) The closing date is 13 October 2026 Apply for this job Job summary PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS POST If you have relevant qualifications, experience or transferable skills and you are interested in supporting acute hospital therapy team working alongside Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapist; then this is the post for you. You will provide therapy for frail patients with various medical and conditions in the Department of Medicine for Older People (DMOP) . You will need good written and verbal communication skills, and basic IT and administrative skills. Successful candidates will join our dynamic DMOP therapy team who will enable you to become embedded into existing therapy team with access to strong clinical leadership and established peer group support and training. You will be allocated to support Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy team as a generic therapy assistant practitioner. Your development will be supported by joint therapy assessment with therapists, monthly one to one supervision and yearly appraisal. Based on the area you will be working in, the therapy team would have a developed in-service training programme. We provide a 7 day service. This post is subject to a CRB check. Please note this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received. Please note that depending on current available vacancies you might be offered an opportunity to work in a different team and /or site. Please note that the Trust do not offer Visa sponsorship for this post. Main duties of the job - To provide a high standard of therapy care within the area of work, independently assessing/treating patients under therapists guidance to facilitate maximal recovery of function and safe discharge in co-ordination with therapy team and the wider multi-disciplinary team - Ensure appropriate accurate documentation - To support therapy team with planning and provide individual therapy assessments and treatment plans for patients within the framework agreed by the therapist to include equipment provision where indicated. - To support the implementation of therapy interventions for individuals or therapy groups, actively involving family and carers where appropriate, and aid in the completion of referrals for patients requiring further rehab or support on discharge. About us London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at: Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care c