Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Band 4 Physiotherapy assistant practitioner (0.8 WTE) to join the Adult Cystic Fibrosis team. We are based at The Wolfson CF Centre at the City Hospital campus of Nottingham University Hospitals Trust. The role will involve devising and providing exercise programmes for patients with Cystic Fibrosis and other chronic respiratory diseases in a variety of settings including inpatients, outpatients, community and virtual work.
You will also need to be able to drive and have access to a car for community visits.
The successful applicant will work alongside the physiotherapists and fellow band 3 physiotherapy assistant who work within our Cystic Fibrosis unit.
You will be involved in assessing exercise tolerance, devising and carrying out exercise programmes for patients across inpatient, outpatient, community and virtual settings.
Within the inpatient setting you will be involved in providing acute rehabilitation, assessing for walking aids and discharge. You will be responsible for your own caseload and diary management working both individually and alongside other members of the therapy and multidisciplinary team. You will need to be able to work independently and proactively with support from the therapy team.
You will be expected to supervise and support the band 3 physiotherapy assistant. You will participate in our in-service training programme.
As well as clinical work, you will be assist with administrative duties required for ensuring the smooth running of the CF unit. Duties include, but are not limited to stocktaking, equipment ordering, printing and photocopying. Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details.
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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career
Physiotherapy and OT services are part of the Therapies, Outpatients and Phlebotomy Directorate, within Specialist Clinical Services at NUH. We are a diverse team of AHPs and support staff, employing over 800 staff, who works together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to. Our HCPC registered AHP professionals comprise of physiotherapists, dietitians, occupational therapists, orthotists, prosthetists and speech and language therapists. We have a Chief AHP to lead us on our strategic direction, and many of the pathway leadership team have pathway AHP backgrounds to support our staff. There are also Practice Development Therapists to support career development for all.
You will be organised and capable of maintaining accurate records (patient records, stock and audit data). You will be motivated, self-directed and enjoy working as part of a supportive team.
NUH's values and behaviours aim to improve the experience for our patients and our staff. This means that in undertaking this role the post holder is expected at all times to behave is a way that demonstrates commitment to the delivery of thoughtful patient care and continuous improvement.
Please see attached job description for full details.
- Permanent 30 hours Band 4 post
- Core hours are worked Tuesday to Friday, 8:30 - 16:30
- Additional duties will include participation in a weekend working rota
- Please familiarise yourself with the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for detail specific to this post