Band 3 Rotational Physiotherapy Assistant

Job summary

We are looking for a motivated team player to join our inpatient physiotherapy team as a band 3 assistant.

You will rotate six monthly across orthopaedics, ED & frailty and acute medicine.

Your role will be supporting the physiotherapists in the delivery of care by providing routine clinical treatments, as well as carrying out non clinical tasks including equipment management and ensuring communication between the acute and community trusts.

Main duties of the job

To support the Physiotherapy team in delivering treatment and rehabilitation by practicing exercise, transfer and mobility.To use a wide variety of manual handling equipment to support treatments such as hoist, sliding sheets, rota stand, sliding board, walking frames, crutches and sticks. To be able to work with direct or indirect supervision dependant on complexity of patient/task and recognise limitations ofpractice, and appropriately feedback to qualified Physiotherapists. To attend all relevant training, and ensure ongoing CPD towards achieving all band 3 Physiotherapy Assistant competencies

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX

Employer's website

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

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