Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Physiotherapy Assistant Spinal Injuries Rehabilitation AQUATIC THERAPY

The closing date is 21 May 2025

Job summary

This post is not suitable for qualified physiotherapists

Physiotherapy is an integral part of the rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injury. Physiotherapy assistants are essential members of the team delivering this service, providing administrative and clinical support to the physiotherapists, along with direct involvement in patient treatment sessions.

This post involves working with patients following spinal cord injury during aquatic therapy sessions providing personal care and support in addition to providing administrative assistance within the team.

An ability to provide care to people with a disability, good verbal communication on the telephone and in face to face contact, organisational skills such as being able to respond to requests for assistance from multiple sources, a sensitive and empathetic approach in patient contact are all necessary qualities. The successful candidate will be able to carry out instructions, provide feedback and balance responses to varying demands of patient care and administrative support requested from the physiotherapists. An ability to participate in manual handling tasks is crucial. Competence and capability in undertaking out personal care, such as assisting patients with dressing and toileting, is needed. Experience of working within a team is essential.

Experience in working in a customer care setting is essential and previous employment within the NHS is desirable.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the job comprise:

Assisting qualified physiotherapy staff, enabling them to implement patient treatment programmes
Supporting the qualified physiotherapy staff in non-clinical tasks within the Aquatic Therapy environment, and occasionally in clinical treatment situations.
Documenting and feeding back to qualified physiotherapists following all contact with patients
Providing the necessary personal care to spinal cord injury patients to enable them to participate in Aquatic Therapy

Opportunities for training and development for this role are available through in service training, appraisal and mandatory training.

About us

Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?o As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.o We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. o We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.Why work for us?o We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.o As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.o Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?o Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.o Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.o Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Date posted

07 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

434-CR7155864

Job locations

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Mandeville Road

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Completion of questions in person specification
Experience of working with people with a disability and providing personal care
6 months experience within a customer care (face to face) environment.
Able to demonstrate competence in written English
Demonstrates ability to accept and undertake responsibility for designated tasks

Desirable

Previous work as a Physiotherapy Assistant or allied profession within the NHS
Previous work in health care environment.

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

Evidence of being a team player
Evidence of ability to undertake manual handling tasks.
Evidence of physical ability and endurance to work in the physical environment of the clinical area required by this post
Evidence applicant is confident and comfortable working in a pool environment.
Demonstrates insight into the importance of maintaining a safe working environment
Evidence applicant is confident and comfortable in delivering personal care

Education, Qualification and Training

Essential

Able to demonstrate competence in spoken English
Good level of education to GCSE standard. (at least 3 subjects)
Level 4 GCSE or equivalent in English.

Desirable

NVQ level I, II, or III in Health care
Manual handling, Life saving or First aid qualification

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Completion of questions in person specification
Experience of working with people with a disability and providing personal care
6 months experience within a customer care (face to face) environment.
Able to demonstrate competence in written English
Demonstrates ability to accept and undertake responsibility for designated tasks

Desirable

Previous work as a Physiotherapy Assistant or allied profession within the NHS
Previous work in health care environment.

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

Evidence of being a team player
Evidence of ability to undertake manual handling tasks.
Evidence of physical ability and endurance to work in the physical environment of the clinical area required by this post
Evidence applicant is confident and comfortable working in a pool environment.
Demonstrates insight into the importance of maintaining a safe working environment
Evidence applicant is confident and comfortable in delivering personal care

Education, Qualification and Training

Essential

Able to demonstrate competence in spoken English
Good level of education to GCSE standard. (at least 3 subjects)
Level 4 GCSE or equivalent in English.

Desirable

NVQ level I, II, or III in Health care
Manual handling, Life saving or First aid qualification

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Mandeville Road

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Mandeville Road

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)