Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Physiotherapy Assistant - Higher Level

The closing date is 23 September 2025

Job summary

Opportunities have arisen for a band 3 physiotherapy assistant within the neuro-elderly service. The successful candidate will also occasionally be required to work at our community hospital sites. The post holder will have a commitment to our 7 day service and this is a full time post.

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 be accountable to a specialist team leader and ultimately site manager.
To work predominantly within an identified client group but be prepared to work flexibly acrossthe service.

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, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Date posted

09 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7434370RW

Job locations

Wansbeck General Hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

NE63 9JJ

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 achieve maximum 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.

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 achieve maximum 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

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential

NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience.

Experience and knowledge

Essential

Previous experience of relevant speciality

Desirable

Previous experience as Physiotherapy or HCA or equivalent in social care

Person Specification

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential

NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience.

Experience and knowledge

Essential

Previous experience of relevant speciality

Desirable

Previous experience as Physiotherapy or HCA or equivalent in social care

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wansbeck General Hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

NE63 9JJ

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wansbeck General Hospital

Woodhorn Lane

Ashington

NE63 9JJ

Employer's website

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