Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner (Neurological Rehabilitation)

Job summary

***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***

An exciting short term contract or secondment opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner based at West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre (WMRC). The post is to cover maternity leave until 31.03.26. Services at WMRC include Specialist Clinics, Prosthetics, Orthotics, Access to Communications Technology, Birmingham Wheelchair Services and Posture & Mobility.

This post is within Specialist Clinics - this is a group of 7 highly specialist regional outpatient services - Spasticity Clinic, Multiple Sclerosis Clinic, Neuromuscular Clinic, Non-Traumatic Spinal Injury Clinic, Young Adults Clinic, Complex Neuro Rehab and Intrathecal Baclofen. You will work in a multidisciplinary team of Consultants in Rehabilitation Medicine, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Speech & Language Therapists, Counsellor and Psychologist.

Main duties of the job

Clinical work with patients - in MDT clinics, unidisciplinary clinics and independently with your own caseload.

Administration - admin tasks to support clinicians and patients. This includes onwards referrals.

Equipment - to include ordering, stock take, support with servicing.

Provide information - to patients and clinicians.

Communication - with patients, carers, family, staff and outside agencies. This requires highly developed communication skills to communicate where there are barriers to communication.

About us

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BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

Details

Date posted

17 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

15 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

820-7602727-ASR

Job locations

West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre

91 Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak

Birmingham

B29 6JA

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description and person specification are attached to this advert. Please ensure you meet the essential requirements before applying.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description and person specification are attached to this advert. Please ensure you meet the essential requirements before applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Training

Essential

• NVQ 3/ BTEC or equivalent in health related subject
• English & Maths GCSE (Grade C or equivalent)
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience of working with people with disabilities.
• Relevant experience of working as part of a team.
• Experience of working with minimal supervision & dealing with any issues that will require exercising judgment.
• Relevant experience of working with disability equipment.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a health or community setting

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Awareness of complex disability
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - face-to-face, on the telephone and via electronic media (e.g. email)
• Ability to teach clients, relatives and staff safe and effective use of related equipment
• Ability to demonstrate individual responsibility in respect of Health and Safety
• Ability to demonstrate written skills that are relevant, accurate, concise and legible.
• Awareness of and able to demonstrate understanding and sensitivity of the needs of a diverse patient population
• Evidence of time and resource management skills
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely varying appropriately according to the other person.
• Ability to work independently as well as within the community setting
• Competent IT skills and computer literate
• Ability to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines and delegate when necessary
• An ability to understand/show self awareness of own levels of competency /limitations and when you would need to seek support
• Good interpersonal skills

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate initiative and motivation when working in a variety of situations and in isolation.
• Ability to manage own workload
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team

Other

Essential

• Able to travel independently to multiple locations around the city in one day whilst transporting equipment
• Ability to work flexibly.
• Ability to manually handle patients and / or equipment safely to attain positioning necessary to perform safe and effective clinical instruction.
• The role will require the postholder to work in care homes

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Training

Essential

• NVQ 3/ BTEC or equivalent in health related subject
• English & Maths GCSE (Grade C or equivalent)
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience of working with people with disabilities.
• Relevant experience of working as part of a team.
• Experience of working with minimal supervision & dealing with any issues that will require exercising judgment.
• Relevant experience of working with disability equipment.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a health or community setting

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Awareness of complex disability
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - face-to-face, on the telephone and via electronic media (e.g. email)
• Ability to teach clients, relatives and staff safe and effective use of related equipment
• Ability to demonstrate individual responsibility in respect of Health and Safety
• Ability to demonstrate written skills that are relevant, accurate, concise and legible.
• Awareness of and able to demonstrate understanding and sensitivity of the needs of a diverse patient population
• Evidence of time and resource management skills
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely varying appropriately according to the other person.
• Ability to work independently as well as within the community setting
• Competent IT skills and computer literate
• Ability to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines and delegate when necessary
• An ability to understand/show self awareness of own levels of competency /limitations and when you would need to seek support
• Good interpersonal skills

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate initiative and motivation when working in a variety of situations and in isolation.
• Ability to manage own workload
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team

Other

Essential

• Able to travel independently to multiple locations around the city in one day whilst transporting equipment
• Ability to work flexibly.
• Ability to manually handle patients and / or equipment safely to attain positioning necessary to perform safe and effective clinical instruction.
• The role will require the postholder to work in care homes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre

91 Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak

Birmingham

B29 6JA

Employer's website

https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre

91 Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak

Birmingham

B29 6JA

Employer's website

https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)