Physiotherapy Assistant

Job summary

We are now recruiting a Physiotherapy Assistant to join our warm and friendly team.This is an ideal opportunity for someone who would like to experience working with patients in a fast paced, health care setting.You will be an essential part of a team of therapists working on the inpatient orthopaedic and trauma wards. The role involves working on both the Warrington Hospital site and at the Captain Sir Tom Moore building in Halton on a rotational basis

Main duties of the job

Duties and responsibilities: To provide general support in the area of work under the direct/indirect supervision of a qualified physiotherapist. To Assist in the delivery of care to meet individual's health and wellbeing needs Correctly undertake basic assessment and treatment procedures, which have been delegated in relation to the specific patient, as agreed with the physiotherapy team. You will be required to provide administrative tasks to maintain accurate records and an efficient service. Deal with enquiries from the general public, both over the telephone and via email in a professional manner, Obtain verbal consent from patients before starting the assessment or treatment. Assistant must demonstrate an adequate level of competency in the assessment of patients. These competencies are role specific and must be observed and signed off by a senior physiotherapist.

As a department we offer ongoing clinical supervision and training to develop your knowledge and skills within this area of work.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.