Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner

1 month ago


Nottingham, United Kingdom Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

Nottingham University Hospital’s NHS Trust (NUH) has an opportunity for an enthusiastic, dynamic and highly motivated individual to join the Surgical Respiratory Physiotherapy Team at Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) working as a Part time Band 4 Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner, predominantly in Vascular Surgery.

Surgery at NUH is a fast paced and exciting area to work, with a number of surgical specialities, with a high acuity and turnover of patients.

You will be expected to manage your own caseload, perform new patient assessments, plan ongoing rehabilitation and formulate appropriate discharge plans to support patient flow post intervention. You will have the support from qualified staff with complex patients and regular supervisions to aid your development.

This role primarily involves working on the Vascular Surgery ward but will also include supporting the surgical team with Hepatobiliary, Colorectal and Head and Neck patients, with early mobilisation and rehabilitation. Working closely with Occupational Therapists and a wider multi-disciplinary team is also essential in this role.

(P/T job share, 18.75 hours, alternate Wed, every Thur and Fri)

In addition to the summary below, please familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert. Duties include but are not limited to:
Manage a caseload of patients on the vascular ward, with support from a team of qualified therapists

Assess and treat patients with a range of vascular conditions; including above and below knee amputees

Work closely with the larger surgical physiotherapy team to support with General Surgical, Colorectal, Hepatobiliary and Head and Neck patients

Joint working with Occupational Therapy colleagues and liaising with MDT (including Mobility centre) and discharge planning

Delegation of appropriate patients to the physiotherapy assistant and escalating as appropriate to qualified therapists

Assisting with training and appraisals of the physiotherapy assistant in the surgical team

Pre-operative education talks with individual in-patients awaiting amputation

Accurate and timely recording of patient contacts in medical notes, nervecentre and clinical manager

General housekeeping tasks within larger team (eg. Ordering/collecting mobility equipment)

Participate in out of hours weekend rota

NUH is one of the largest teaching trusts in the UK and offers excellent opportunities for training and development. NUH Therapies and Rehabilitation Directorate offers supportive, nurturing environment for personal development, with a robust appraisal process, many learning opportunities, and opportunity to contribute to service improvement and development.

The Surgical Respiratory team is part of the wider Acute Inpatient Team, which covers Critical Care, Admissions, Medical Respiratory and General Medicine wards. There are a number of band 4 staff within the wider team, which offers great peer support and learning opportunities. There are regular opportunities to attend in-service training sessions, with topics and guest speakers from a wide variety of specialities. You will have regular monthly supervision sessions and an annual appraisal.

Within your role, you will work closely with Nurses, Doctors, Orthotics, Occupational Therapists and Advance Clinical Practitioners. This is a very supportive environment with a real focus on rehabilitation, patient safety and discharge, where the input of therapy staff is highly valued and appreciated.

Please familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Post is 18.75h on a permanent basis. Core hours are alternate Wednesdays, every Thursday and Friday, 8am - 4pm.



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