Physiotherapy Assistant

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity available for an enthusiastic individual with a passion for helping others, to join our acute service physiotherapy teams as a Physiotherapy Assistant.

The successful candidate will work alongside qualified physiotherapists, as part of a multidisciplinary team, assisting with the provision of high quality physiotherapy assessment and treatment to patients presenting with a range of acute medical, surgical and orthopaedic conditions. The role involves helping patients meet their functional goals while in hospital and can include assisting patients with personal care. Experience of working in a healthcare or care setting, or of exercise provision/physiotherapy assistant work would be an advantage but full training and ongoing support will be provided.

The post does additionally involve some administrative duties including the use of computerised systems and data inputting.

South Warwickshire Foundation Trust provides therapy cover at weekends and the successful candidate will be expected to contribute to weekend working.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the multidisciplinary team to deliver rehabilitation programmes to patients in relevant area as prescribed by the physiotherapy team.

To assist the physiotherapists in delivering rehabilitation programmes to patients in relevant area.

To provide administrative support to the Physiotherapy Team.

About us

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University 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. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

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, inclusive, 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for delivering rehabilitation programmes to clients as prescribed by the practitioner and without direct supervision.

To communicate with other members of the multidisciplinary team, giving feedback on patients progress. This may include more formal feedback at relevant meetings.

To communicate with clients, their families and other agencies involved in their care.

Maintain accurate documentation both written and electronic in accordance with Trust Policy.

Provide health education information to clients/carers, encouraging self-awareness and self-help.

To be involved in the process of ordering aids and equipment and to monitor their safe use.

Be responsible for organising own daily work load.

To attend professional meetings, clinical supervision and other relevant meetings.

To be involved with induction of new staff.

To be able to input data accurately.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

Experience

Desirable

Previous experience of working in a care setting OR working with disabled adults

Skills

Essential

Ability to work in a team Good verbal communication skills Good written communication skills Good organisational skills including self-organisation

Desirable

Awareness of the needs of older /disabled adults Good administrative skills for maintenance of patient records IT skills for data entry Basic understanding of manual handling requirements in relation to patient care

Personal Qualities

Essential

Ability to cope with change Good standard of written and spoken English Legally entitled to work in this country Physically capable of undertaking the role

Desirable

Willingness to learn Enthusiastic

Other

Essential

Non-smoker during working hours Able to meet the travel requirements of the post Able to contribute to weekend and bank holiday cover

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