Childrens Physiotherapy Assistant

1 month ago

Nuneaton, United Kingdom South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, self-motivated, forward thinking person to work in the Children’s Community Physiotherapy Service, based in the North of the County.

You will be joining a supportive physiotherapy team that cares for children and young people with a wide range of needs ensuring a varied and interesting workload.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic and forward-thinking service where you will be well supported and encouraged to continuously develop to meet the needs of our service. You will be fully supported to establish a full understanding of your role and provided with opportunity for ongoing learning and development to improve your clinical skills and knowledge.

Your responsibilities will include supporting qualified Therapists with treatments, working independently to develop gross motor skills, teaching and practicing exercises, monitoring equipment, and admin tasks such as data inputting.

To support the physiotherapists and work as part of the multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams to provide a high quality Physiotherapy service within South Warwickshire.

To provide some administrative support to the department.

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

**Clinical**:

- To gain informed consent for treatment in accordance with Trust policy. This will frequently be from patients/carers and relatives who may have diverse or complex emotional, physical and psychological conditions e.g. deafness, dysphasia, depression, chronic pain, etc. and will require use of verbal and non-verbal communication tools.
- To develop and deliver physiotherapy treatment programmes using guidelines set by qualified physiotherapists. E.g. patient education, exercise programmes, or classes.
- Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes if necessary following discussion with qualified Physiotherapists.
- To ensure own competency prior to using any medical device e.g. gym equipment, hoists and mobility aids.
- To ensure own competency when issuing equipment to patient e.g. patient appliances, splints and other aids.
- Maintain accurate documentation both written and electronic in accordance with professional (CSP), legal and Trust guidelines.
- To hold responsibility for own caseload within a defined area of the service and work without direct supervision.
- To maintain a clean, tidy and safe environment and equipment both in Trusts premises or clients home, having due respect for Health and Safety.
- To work within infection control guidelines to ensure that therapy/treatment/care does not constitute a risk of infection either to the healthcare professional to the client or to any persons visiting/working in Trust premises.
- Support other physiotherapy staff as required.
- To collect clinical data relevant to the service, as required.
- To achieve and maintain necessary competencies required to fulfil the role.

**Communication**:

- To communicate effectively with patients, carers and relatives on an individual or group basis to maximise rehabilitation potential through verbal and non-verbal methods. This may require explanation, instruction, persuasion, motivation, negotiation and reassurance.
- To be committed to a team approach in order to provide continuity and efficiency of service provision.
- To liaise with multidisciplinary team/colleagues/medical/education staff as required.

**Other**:

- To order general stores articles and equipment required by the department and maintain adequate stocks of such equipment, liaising with manager for authorisation.
- To carry out administrative duties as required, working collaboratively with clerical staff i.e. data input, typing, filing, provide reception cover etc.
- To attend any meetings as designated by senior physiotherapists.
- To identify opportunities to improve the physiotherapy service in order to provide the best patient care within the available resources.

**Physical & Mental Effort**:

- Physical Effort -The post holder will be required to use moderate physical effort

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