# Developmental Assistant Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/developmental-assistant-practitioner/bca4916b-2a8b-46e9-8875-dce99ef67725 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/developmental-assistant-practitioner/bca4916b-2a8b-46e9-8875-dce99ef67725.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust - **Town:** Wolverhampton - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 3 - **Salary:** £25,760 - £31,157 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (7 day rota) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-10T13:01:18.746Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Wolverhampton/The_Royal_Wolverhampton_NHS_Trust/Physiotherapy_Occupational_Therapy/Physiotherapy_Occupational_Therapy-v7976439 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7976439?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Join us as a Band 3 Senior Support Worker and take the next step in your career. This forward‑thinking, developmental role offers a clear progression pathway into an Assistant Practitioner post, with the potential opportunity to further advance into an Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy Apprenticeship in the future as your skills and ambitions grow. You’ll bring a genuine enthusiasm for rehabilitation and a clear commitment to enhancing people’s quality of life. Driven to develop your skills, you’ll embrace ongoing learning as part of your professional journey. Your motivation and positive energy will help elevate the care you deliver. Flexibility is vital, as you’ll work across multiple pathways and contribute to our 7‑day service, ensuring high‑quality care is always available. Potential areas include: - Emergency Department Portals - Orthopaedics - Stroke / Neurology - Acute to Community Pathways - Paediatrics If you’re looking for a role where you can grow, contribute, and make a meaningful difference, and you have strong communication skills and enjoy being part of a supportive, forward‑thinking team, this could be the ideal next step. You’ll work alongside dedicated Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, helping to shape pathways that enhance patient experience and outcomes. As the post involves community work, being a car driver is essential. ### Main duties of the job To  support patients to achieve their rehabilitation goals by providing treatment programmes. To complete stroke /neurology specific therapeutic interventions under the direction of by Occupational Therapists,  and Physiotherapists. To act as a key worker for patients on  caseload providing feedback to clinicians. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To see full list of duties and main responsibilities, please refer to the full job description  attached to the vacancy on the Trust website. ## Job Details Join us as a Band 3 Senior Support Worker and take the next step in your career. This forward‑thinking, developmental role offers a clear progression pathway into an Assistant Practitioner post, with the potential opportunity to further advance into an Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy Apprenticeship in the future as your skills and ambitions grow. You’ll bring a genuine enthusiasm for rehabilitation and a clear commitment to enhancing people’s quality of life. Driven to develop your skills, you’ll embrace ongoing learning as part of your professional journey. Your motivation and positive energy will help elevate the care you deliver. Flexibility is vital, as you’ll work across multiple pathways and contribute to our 7‑day service, ensuring high‑quality care is always available. Potential areas include: Emergency Department Portals Orthopaedics Stroke / Neurology Acute to Community Pathways Paediatrics If you’re looking for a role where you can grow, contribute, and make a meaningful difference, and you have strong communication skills and enjoy being part of a supportive, forward‑thinking team, this could be the ideal next step. You’ll work alongside dedicated Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, helping to shape pathways that enhance patient experience and outcomes. As the post involves community work, being a car driver is essential. ## Job Description To support patients to achieve their rehabilitation goals by providing treatment programmes. To complete stroke /neurology specific therapeutic interventions under the direction of by Occupational Therapists, and Physiotherapists. To act as a key worker for patients on caseload providing feedback to clinicians. ## Responsibilities To see full list of duties and main responsibilities, please refer to the full job description attached to the vacancy on the Trust website. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Full UK driving license and use of vehicle for work ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial, relevant experieince in a therapy or rehabilitation role **Desirable** - Community experience ### Qualifications **Essential** - Foundation degree in health and social care or equivalent qualification **Desirable** - NVQ 3 diagnostic and therapeutic care or equivalent competency based qualification ## Documents - [jd & ps (pdf, 928.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10258797) - [wolverhampton map (pdf, 600.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2032) - [flexible working commitment (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2380) - [rwt professional standards (pdf, 95.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3048) - [employee rewards booklet v.14 (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2083) - [rwt health & wellbeing offer (pdf, 945.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3027) - [using ai when completing application forms (pdf, 320.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2969) - [transforming care together strategy 2026-2031 v4 (pdf, 2.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2618) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.