Physiotherapy Associate Practitioner PTAP

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 05 April 2026

Are you passionate about care of adults with frailty and mobility needs? Do you like working with people in their own homes? Are you looking to develop a career in rehabilitation or already experienced in that field? Then this post is for you!

We are looking for a Physiotherapy Technician/Associate Practitioner to join our Community Rehab Team. The successful applicant will work with patients at home across Portsmouth delivering rehabilitation. You will work with Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Associate Practitioners and on your own.

Our team is a friendly, supportive team that strives at all times to work to our Trust values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. We will provide you with excellent induction, clinical supervision and training.

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• To assess, plan and provide interventions for patients under the guidance of an Occupational Therapist.
  
• To organise and deliver Physiotherapist activities as part of the agreed intervention plan for patients under the supervision of a Physiotherapist.
  
• To assist the Occupational Therapist in carrying out interventions and to ensure the smooth running of the service.
  
• To be responsible for supporting band 3 therapy assistants including clinical supervision.
  
• The post holder works under the guidance of a Physiotherapist to carry out interventions with a defined group of patients. They should ensure that they work within the scope of their competency meeting Trust and professional standards and are expected to seek guidance when needed.
  
• This role will provide support in management of risk, developing therapeutic relationships, supporting people to live meaningful and fulfilling lives.
  
• Act as a role model for team members, supporting new or less experienced colleagues.
  
• This role will demonstrate excellent communication skills, using them to engage, persuade or negotiate with clients with complex, at times challenging needs to ensure they are provided with the most appropriate care and support.
  

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

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• Healthcare qualification Level 2, 3 or working towards gaining equivalent level
  
• GCSE Grade A-C in Maths & English or skills level 2 Maths & English or equivalent.
  

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• Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  
• Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs, seeking advice where appropriate.
  
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.
  
• Basic Knowledge of Physiotherapy.
  
• Basic knowledge of equipment for independence and management of moving and handling.
  

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.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Permanent

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348-PSE-10790

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

£27,485 to £30,162 a year. Please note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata.