# Assistant Practitioner/Technical Instructor

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Guild Lodge
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Physiotherapist
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum, pro rata (subject to confirmation)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 21.75 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-27T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-11T14:40:40.235Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8291274
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8291274?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are a team of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists working closely with the multidisciplinary team to prevent further deterioration in patients’ physical functioning and wellbeing. We cover the areas of Chorley, Preston and South Ribble.

### Main duties of the job

Your role will be to support the Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists within intermediate care including undertaking non-complex assessments and carrying out treatment plans under the direction of the therapists.

We are looking for a flexible Assistant Practitioner/Technical Instructor, who is able to work across a range of settings and has experience working to support Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy interventions within intermediate care.

The role involves working with patients in short term beds, at a dementia care unit located in Leyland and in patients’ own homes. You will require the ability to travel to carry out home visits. We are looking for an individual with excellent communication skills and who has the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

### Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Knowledge of long-term conditions
- Knowledge of mental illness and disability
- Knowledge of the cultures and religions of the area communities and to work across those cultures.

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of rehabilitation in the community
- Demonstrates the ability to work with minimum supervision
- Ability to organise own time and workload

### Skills and Abilities

**Essential**

- Proven problem solving and clinical reasoning skills
- Able to work independently
- Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills

### Education/Qualifications

**Essential**

- Assistant Practitioner Qualification or equivalent
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent
- Evidence of continued professional development

## Documents

- [we do more at lscft (pdf, 654.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2256)
- [job description / person specification (pdf, 312.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10609268)

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