Physiotherapy Assistant

**Job Title**: Physiotherapy Assistant
**Location**: Mirfield, West Yorkshire
**Hours of Work**: 37hrs per week
**Salary**:£19,624.80/pa (£10.20/hr)

**Summary of Role**
- To work within the Physiotherapy team to assist the Physiotherapists in the implementation of treatment programmes for children and adults with complex difficulties.
- To facilitate hydrotherapy and rebound therapy sessions offering guidance to other staff and assistants.
- To work with children and adults in their homes completing physiotherapy programmes and additional tasks set by a physiotherapist.
- To ensure correct implementation of physiotherapy care plans to children and adults across the Trust, including the community houses, providing advice to others regarding the implementation of these when required.

**_ For more information, and an in-depth person specification please read the provided Job Description._**

**What we look for from our staff**:

- ** Confidence - **being self-assured, asking for help when you need it and challenging behaviour or practices that you feel are inappropriate or unsafe.
- ** Curiosity - **being inquisitive and welcoming change, asking questions about the way that we do things and why, and putting yourself forward to try new things.
- ** Happiness - **being cheerful and positive, bringing your best self to work and sharing your enthusiasm for life with the people we are here to support.
- ** Kindness - **being caring and compassionate, reaching out to your colleagues if they look like they’re struggling, being an active member of the team and working together to achieve shared goals.

**What we offer**:

- A competitive salary and great pension scheme.
- Paid pre-employment training to give you a great head start.
- An employee rewards scheme with retail discounts and more.
- A comprehensive employee assistance program, including support for mental health, a company sick pay scheme, and a life insurance benefit.
- A fantastic, open, and supportive working environment.
- Training & Development opportunities to support your development.
- A wealth of opportunities to gain experience in a variety of skills.
- Hollybank Trust is committed to Safeguarding vulnerable people, and our Safer Recruitment process requires all employees to have an Enhanced DBS check and reference checks in line with our Recruitment policy._

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**_ We want people from underrepresented groups such as Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBTQIA+) communities to succeed at Hollybank Trust and our policies and procedures ensure that this can happen. Click _**_here_**_ to find out more about our approach to equality and diversity._**

**_ Hollybank Trust is a Disability Confident employer. We are actively working to recruit and retain people with disabilities and long-term health conditions into our work force. If you are an applicant who has a disability, you will be offered an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the job._