Band 3 MSK Physiotherapy Assistant

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Band 3 Physiotherapy Assistant to join the Musculoskeletal Outpatient Physiotherapy Service within Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a dynamic individual who is passionate about providing a first class service to people with a variety of musculoskeletal disorders.

Our Musculoskeletal Service is a busy and forward thinking provider of Community Outpatient Physiotherapy across seventeen clinic sites in Birmingham serving a diverse population. We receive referrals for acute and chronic conditions from GPs and self referral and have Physiotherapy, Orthopaedic Triage, Pain Management Teams within our Service.

Previous experience of working in a Community Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy environment would be an advantage.

Main duties of the job

The Assistant role provides support to qualified staff in an outpatient setting, in addition to other health care related tasks and administration duties. The role works clinically under the supervision of Physiotherapists for all aspects of patient care and treatment. You will be expected to work with clients on a one to one basis which includes of the provision of walking aids, exercises and advice/education. There may be opportunities to support with classes. You would also be expected to support the clinicians in clinic, complete admin and clinic maintenance tasks and be a fully flexible member of the MSK Assistant pool.

Travel between clinics would be required and therefore applicants need to be car drivers and have access to a car. There may be the opportunity for flexible working.

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Be Part of Our Team...

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry.

We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.