Physiotherapy Assistant

4 weeks ago

Sheffield, United Kingdom Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Why not consider a Physiotherapy Assistant job with Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust - Community Learning Disability Team?

Sheffield has an excellent reputation as ‘the outdoor city’ with a multi-cultural population, good transport links with the rest of the UK, a host of independent retailers, excellent food outlets, cinemas, theatres and 2 highly-rated Universities that provide AHP, nursing and medical training.

We are offering an opportunity to join a highly specialist, friendly team. We provide physiotherapy for adults with a learning disability, and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

You will work in people's homes or community settings, often independently but under the supervision of a physiotherapist. You will use your motivation and communication skills to support our service users with their physiotherapy programmes, support active lives, and meet their goals.

You will support the day to day running of the physiotherapy service, including generating resources for clients, assessing for and ordering equipment.

You will demonstrate caring and compassionate values. Ideally you will have experience working with people with disabilities, or working within a care setting.

You will be supported in your learning and development and expected to take part in our Continuous Professional Development Programme.

Please read on for more information, and do give us a call if you want to discuss anything in more detail

As part of a Community Learning Disability Team, working as a Physiotherapy Assistant, you will work with individuals/groups of clients, who all have a learning disability.Many have additional complex disabilities, including physical, sensory, and or mental health/autism.You will work with clients to promote and support their independence and wellbeing.

Under the supervision of Physiotherapists, the post holder will be expected to use personal and creative skills to assist in the provision of a flexible, client centred range of therapeutic activities and interventions.

Implement therapy treatment programmes and complete client records.

An intrinsic part of the role is participating and supporting clients in undertaking physical activity for example walking, gym sessions, hydrotherapy.

The post holder will be encouraged to enhance their existing skills by undertaking their own continuous professional development.

We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.

What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.

It’s important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of

If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.

We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.

CLINICAL

Always under the guidance, direction and supervision of qualified therapists:

- To work independently in the client’s own home/community settings to carry out a range of activities, instructing and guiding clients to support them in achieving goals and identified in their treatment programmes.
- To work effectively as a member of a team in providing therapy interventions to adults who have a learning disability and their carers.
- To participate and support clients in undertaking physical activities i.e. walking, gym sessions, swimming etc.
- To use personal/creative skills to engage clients in therapeutic interventions to promote their independence and wellbeing.
- To facilitate and participate in planned group work and individual activities as required.
- To adjust therapeutic interventions based on the fluctuating needs of the clients, mental health and physical levels of function and capacity to undertake activities.
- To provide feedback on clients’ occupational and physical functioning to qualified staff.
- To recognise when clients have reached desired goals or have problems requiring re-assessment by a qualified therapist and refer back to qualified therapist or discharge as appropriate.
- To undertake mobility and wheelchair assessments to defined protocols with informed client consent.
- To initiate referrals to other agencies e.g. social services for equipment working across professional boundaries to facilitate integrated services for clients.
- To be responsible for the effective selection and fitting of equipment and for providing safe instruction in its use to clients and carers.
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