Physiotherapy Assistant

Applications are invited from candidates who are interested in working at Band 2 level to support the physiotherapy team working with the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in-patient care of the elderly team at Wansbeck General Hospital.

Experience will be gained working clinically within our inpatient team working across a variety of wards at Wansbeck General Hospital. Duties will include: clinical caseload delegated by registered staff, documentation, ordering equipment, assistance with activities of daily living.

Please note all interviews will be face to face. Remote interviews will not be considered.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

To assist physiotherapists in the treatment of their patients, working to defined protocols and treatment plans.

To assist a registered physiotherapist in the implementation of treatment programmes for individual patients or groups of patients.

Work with the physiotherapist to improve the patient's quality of life, aiming to achieve maximum functional ability and independence.

To facilitate arrangement of appointments, transport and ordering of equipment.

To be responsible for the overall hygiene & maintenance of the department and equipment.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

To implement treatment programmes prescribed by registered staff.

To liaise with physiotherapist in progression of individual treatment programmes.

Involvement with individual and group activities.

To be responsible for general and specific administrative duties as required and delegated, including the extraction of relevant information from patients' medical records for use within patients' physiotherapy records.

To record patient treatment in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with trust standards.

To work to the standards of individual clinical areas and to ensure that background knowledge is acquired through independent learning and collaboration with senior staff.

To participate and support out of hours working when appropriate.

To participate in the in-service training programme and CPD activities as deemed appropriate by the Superintendent.

To be flexible to the needs of service delivery and provide care across Northumberland and North Tyneside.

To support qualified staff in the monitoring and re-ordering of walking aids and other basic equipment.

To supply aids and appliances under the direction of a registered physiotherapist (e.g. walking aids, collars, corsets, splints) ensuring appropriate sizing, and educating the client in correct use of appliance.

To reassess suitability of aids and appliances and progress as appropriate.

To be responsible for the care of equipment, checking it is safe to use on delivery and issue, reporting faults appropriately and ensuring records are up to date.

To be responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of equipment as required by the department .e.g. non invasive ventilation or resuscitation trolley.

To be responsible for the correct and safe use of the physical environment.