Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner

Job summary

Do you want to gain experience as a Band 4 Physiotherapy Assistant practitioner and be involved in the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of patients within the hospital setting?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work alongside experienced physiotherapy clinicians and other members of the multidisciplinary team in the area of inpatient rehabilitation in Ysbyty Cwm Cynon, Mountain Ash.

You will carry out treatment programs under the guidance of a registered therapist in order to provide rehabilitation and other interventions to facilitate safe discharge. Some clerical and administration tasks will also be undertaken ( keeping records, filing, photocopying, stats, data). You will be expected to work independently.

A positive and organized approach to rehabilitation is essential. Good communication skills and commitment to multi-disciplinary team working within a safe, empathetic and supportive environment are also needed.

This is an excellent opportunity for somebody who has previous experience as a therapy or rehabilitation assistant in an NHS or care setting.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

The successful candidates will be able to provide support to the therapy team on the inpatient wards and therapy gym setting in the day to day assessments of patients and delivery of Physiotherapy treatment programmes. They will be involved in assessment, progression and discharge planning of this patient group and will be expected to utilise rehabilitation programs. You will be responsible for your own caseload, working both individually and alongside other members of the team. Your tasks will include being responsible for gathering information about home circumstances, completing specific functional assessments, ordering equipment if needed, providing rehabilitation and planning discharges.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values: We listen, learn and improve We treat everyone with respect We all work together as one tea

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Flexible working considered.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

NVQ 3 level or equivalent knowledge of specific patient conditions or level 3 certificate in personal training/fitness instruction

Desirable

Basic understanding of proper and safe use of therapy equipment

Experience

Essential

Experience of working as Band 3 in healthcare or equivalent experience from the leisure or social care sector

Desirable

Experience of delivering rehabilitation with patient/service users that require high levels of supervision and advanced communication techniques.

IT & Quality Improvement

Essential

Standard keyboard skills and familiarity of computer software word processing, email, excel

Desirable

Involvement in service development and experience of data collection and analysis.

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