Apprentice Therapy assistant

Apprentice Therapy Assistant

Department Inpatient Therapies

Full time or part time (minimum 30 hours per week) available, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working.

The Therapy Department have exciting opportunities for Apprentice Therapy Assistants to join our Complex medical therapy team. If you get job satisfaction from caring for others in a holistic, person centered approach then this role will be extremely rewarding for the right candidate.

The aspiration of this development post is to support non-experienced individuals to gain a nationally recognised qualification and Specialty experience. The Level 3 Therapy Apprenticeship training programme will last 23 months during which time individuals will be expected to complete the Apprenticeship, and meet the required competencies of the role.

The Apprenticeship programme will be delivered by our external NHS approved training provider Dynamic Training. You will take part in interactive workshops and be assigned a tutor to support you throughout the programme. You will learn key knowledge on the course and embed that learning within the role with your colleagues and patients.

Interviews: w/c 17.2.25

In line with Apprenticeship Funding rules, please only apply for this role if all of the below factors apply to you. If you are unsure of any of these, please email us on [email protected], highlighting the role you are applying for and what your query is.

• You are 16 years old or over,
• You have resided in the UK or EEA for at least the past 3 years,
• You can produce evidence of your Maths & English GCSE (or equivalent) qualifications,
• You will not be in full time education at the point of starting this role,
• You have not previously undertaken a Therapies-based level 3 or above qualification (eg BSc in Physiotherapy)..
  
  

Please bring your Maths and English certificates with you to interview, should you be invited.

For the first 12 months of the apprenticeship, you will be paid the national apprentice wage and then vs age from months 13 to 23.

Following successful completion of the training programme and the ‘on the job’ experience, the individual will transfer to a permanent Band 3, Therapy Assistant post. Completion of departmental competencies appropriate to a Band 3 Therapy Assistant role will be required, as well as no open performance or disciplinary processes.

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Benefits

You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

• Free on-site parking
• Free tea and coffee
• Great flexible working opportunities
• Discounted gym membership
• Lease car scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• On site nursery (chargeable)
• Extensive staff health and well-being programme
  
  

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Laura Sturgeon Job title: Inpatient Therapy Service Lead Email address: [email protected]