Job summary
Band 3 - Physiotherapy Assistant
We are looking for an Assistant Physiotherapist to assist the Physiotherapy team across the acute medical and surgical wards of the Great Western Hospital.
You will ensure patients remain as independent as possible, and assist with timely discharges with the rest of the MDT.
Unfortunately this role is not eligible for sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
Your role will have clinical and non-clinical duties including:
- Assisting the physiotherapists with early inpatient rehabilitation of acutely unwell patients, including patients with neurological conditions, frail elderly and post abdominal surgery patients.
- Seeing patients independently (once trained), including reading, interpreting and applying sensitive and confidential information from medical and therapy notes to physiotherapy sessions.
- Manual handling in a safe and therapeutic manner.
- Cleaning and maintaining ward stocks of physiotherapy equipment.
- Attending board rounds; liaising with families regarding social histories; documenting sensitive and confidential information; and working with wider members of the ward teams.
About us
Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide high quality care, timely intervention and assist with early discharge planning.
- To be responsible for assessing the medical fitness of patients before commencing treatment and to communicate immediately with an appropriate professional any change in patients status or other observations about patient behaviour, ability and response to therapeutic intervention.
- To assist the Therapists with assessment, treatment and management of patients, including stair assessments, and patients that require more than one person to treat or mobilise.
- To supervise and progress patient exercise regimes and treatment programmes including passive mobilisation techniques and stretches.
- To prioritise the daily ward caseload in absence of senior staff member, highlight case complex/case simple patients and communicate this information to the therapist and larger team
- To participate in ward multidisciplinary team meetings, case conferences and board rounds to facilitate discharge planning if required.
Please see the attached job description for full information
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide high quality care, timely intervention and assist with early discharge planning.
- To be responsible for assessing the medical fitness of patients before commencing treatment and to communicate immediately with an appropriate professional any change in patients status or other observations about patient behaviour, ability and response to therapeutic intervention.
- To assist the Therapists with assessment, treatment and management of patients, including stair assessments, and patients that require more than one person to treat or mobilise.
- To supervise and progress patient exercise regimes and treatment programmes including passive mobilisation techniques and stretches.
- To prioritise the daily ward caseload in absence of senior staff member, highlight case complex/case simple patients and communicate this information to the therapist and larger team
- To participate in ward multidisciplinary team meetings, case conferences and board rounds to facilitate discharge planning if required.
Please see the attached job description for full information
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths.
- IT skills
- To have an up to date and relevant CPD file
Desirable
- Care Certificate or similar in Health and Social Care
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of health and safety issues e.g. manual handling, infection control
- Experience in discharge planning
- Previous experience working with ward inpatients, both medical and surgical
- To be able to work under instruction and independently
- Understanding of the importance of confidentiality and consent
Desirable
- Basic knowledge of common medical and surgical conditions
- Previous experience as a Physiotherapy assistant
- Experience of supervising others
- To have experience in obtaining ward handovers and prioritising patients
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths.
- IT skills
- To have an up to date and relevant CPD file
Desirable
- Care Certificate or similar in Health and Social Care
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of health and safety issues e.g. manual handling, infection control
- Experience in discharge planning
- Previous experience working with ward inpatients, both medical and surgical
- To be able to work under instruction and independently
- Understanding of the importance of confidentiality and consent
Desirable
- Basic knowledge of common medical and surgical conditions
- Previous experience as a Physiotherapy assistant
- Experience of supervising others
- To have experience in obtaining ward handovers and prioritising patients
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
