Assistant Therapy Practitioner

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join the Intervention team for the Children and Young Peoples Autism Service at MPFT.

The successful candidate will be working alongside our team of qualified practitioners to provide intervention support for children and young people with a diagnosis or Autism.

Main duties of the job

o Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role.o Demonstrate at all times the trust values.o Be responsible, under the guidance of a registered practitioner, for a defined population ofservice users in a variety of settings including clinics, schools, homeso Be skilled in supporting the development, implementation and evaluation of care/supportpackages under the direction of a registered practitioner.o Have supervisory responsibilities as required and contribute to service developments

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications