Physiotherapy Assistant

3 days ago


North Shields, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Applications are invited from candidates who are interested in working at Band 2 level to support the physiotherapy team working within stroke with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Experience will be gained working clinically within our inpatient team working on the stroke ward at either North Tyneside General Hospital or Wansbeck General Hospital. Duties will include: treating a clinical caseload delegated by qualified staff, supporting group work, documentation, ordering equipment, assistance with activities of daily living. Previous experience of working in the health service would be beneficial.

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 .

Main duties of the job

To implement treatment programmes prescribed by qualified 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 registered staff in the monitoring and re-ordering of walking aids and other basic equipment.

About us

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist physiotherapists in the treatment of their patients, working to defined protocols andtreatment plans. To assist a qualified Physiotherapist in the implementation of treatment programmes forindividual patients or groups of patients. Work with the physiotherapist to improve the patients quality of life, aiming to achievemaximum 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. Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of Essence of Care Experience of relevant speciality (acquired during first 12 months) Documentation standards SOAP notes

Desirable

Previous experience as Physiotherapy or HCA or equivalent in social care

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