Generic Therapy Assistant Practitioner | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

The Inpatient Therapy teams at Ipswich Hospital are looking to recruit a General Therapy Assistant Practitioner (Band 4) to manage the Equipment Service at Ipswich Hospital and work alongside therapy colleagues to support in-patient therapy services.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be able to diversify into management of our Equipment service which is an integral part of our therapy service provision, developing your skills and knowledge under the supervision of qualified therapists.

Working closely with our Trauma and Orthopaedic therapy team, you will receive regular in service training opportunities and be offered regular 1:1 supervision and Performance Development Reviews.

This opportunity is for 1 year fixed term, working 0.8 WTE. The preferred working pattern will be offered at either of the below:

30 hrs - 0900 – 1530 (30 mins lunch) 5 days a week

30 hrs – 08:30 – 15:00 (30 mins lunch) 5 days a week

We’re looking for a self-starting, organised and motivated individual with a strong team work ethic to join our vibrant therapy service. UK Driving licence is essential.

• To oversee and coordinate the delivery, distribution and monitoring of stock in the designated equipment sub-stores across the hospital site, in association with the Central Equipment Store.
• To provide equipment for Integrated Therapies teams from the main satellite store.
• To support in the induction of new starters to the therapy department through education on equipment store processes.
• Under the guidance of a registered therapist (and following training), complete simple access visits to patients homes, completing visit reports and feeding back to the registered staff member on visit outcomes.
• As required, to support the registered workforce with planning, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of agreed interventions following guidelines and protocols to promote the functional fitness of patients to aid discharge from hospital in a way that is consistent with their abilities, preferences and cultural beliefs.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Sunday 14 Jun 2026