Physiotherapy Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Professional Values

To ensure Trust standards and values are maintained and monitored to improve the quality of care to all who come into contact with the services provided by South Warwickshire Foundation Trust.

Ensure records and documentation are maintained, kept confidential, and meets appropriate Trust standards, and in line with the Data Protection Act.

Demonstrates a positive and enthusiastic approach to their work in order to maintain high morale and motivation within the department. Promoting a professional and positive working environment.

To report any accidents or incidents via the DATIX incident reporting system and/or to an appropriate registered professional, ensuring an open and transparent culture.

To adhere to the Trusts dress code policy, maintaining a smart appearance at all times.

To adhere to the Trusts IT policies regarding e-mail and internet usage.

To ensure children and adults and protected from abuse and avoidable harm and report any safeguarding concerns in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

Clinical Practice

Take responsibility for care and welfare of an defined caseload of patients/clients within your area of work.

Continuously assess, implement and evaluate treatment, using appropriate programmes / methods of care agreed by a registered professional.

To report to the registered professional any patient who gives cause for concern.

Never undertake anything beyond your own level of competency.

To ensure delivery of high quality care in accordance with Trust policies, procedures and guidelines.

To accurately document all care delivered to patients, maintaining confidentiality at all times.

Participate in activities to improve the quality, productivity and effectiveness of care in response to local and national policies and initiatives.

To adhere to Infection Prevention and Control policies relevant to the area of work, demonstrating an understanding of cross infection.

To support relatives as required demonstrating compassion and empathy.

Provide supervision and support to junior support and care staff as required.

Communications and Interpersonal Relationships

Welcome patients, relatives and visitors to the clinical area, providing assistance, support and information where required, identifying individual needs and utilising a range of agreed communication mediums.

Always introduce yourself in line with the Trust privacy and dignity promises and the principles of good customer service.

Communicate effectively and professionally with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that patient care is well planned, coordinated and communicated.

Contribute to the reporting, handover and documentation of patient care maintaining confidentiality at all times.

Use the Trust information support systems and other computer systems as required by the clinical area.

Team Working

To act in a professional manner, and as a role model, at all times, leading by example to junior members of the team.

Support and cooperate with the multidisciplinary team to ensure that all statutory and Trust regulations are complied with.

Participate in research and audit as required by the multidisciplinary team to ensure standards of patient care are monitored and improved.

Education, Training and Personal Development

To ensure attendance at mandatory training sessions i.e. infection control, resuscitation and moving and handling training.

To complete the Trusts Clinical Support Worker Induction programme.

To successfully complete the Care Certificate within 12 weeks of commencing employment.

To ensure maintenance and development of individual competence knowledge and skill.

As a competent practitioner, teach and provide supervision to appropriate junior staff.

To participate in and undertake appropriate training and development activities including IT and clinical skills.

Maintain up to date knowledge of changes in policies and procedures relevant to the post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Obtained an educational level of GCSE level A - C English and Maths or equivalent
• Minimum Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or equivalent higher apprenticeship
• Care Certificate or willingness to work towards attaining it

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience in delivering care and working in a healthcare, people centred environment
• Experience working as part of a team

Desirable

• Experience in supervising others at work

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of competence in patient assessment skills
• Evidence of specialist extended skills and competencies
• Evidence of regular updates and utilisation of specialist skills and competencies
• Able to implement and evaluate treatment
• Able to recognise when escalation to a registered professional is required
• Able to delegate work appropriately
• Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Competent IT skills
• Able to present information, written and orally in an accurate clear and logical manner
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Able to work autonomously
• Ability to write accurate and legibly in patient notes

Desirable

• Experience of supervising others

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Able to work as part of a team
• Compassionate and caring nature
• Empathetic
• Reliable

Other

Essential

• Passes pre-employment checks
• Able to work flexibly over 24 hour period
• Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
• Able, with appropriate support, to work in an emotionally demanding environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Leamington Rehab Hospital and Stratford hospital

Heathcote Lane

Warwick

CV34 6SR

Employer's website

https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)