Physiotherapy Technical Instructor

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Physiotherapy Technical Instructor based in Ysbyty Cwm Cynon Hospital on the In patient rehabilitation wards. The successful candidate will support the physiotherapists and the multi-disciplinary team to provide physiotherapy intervention and facilitate hospital discharges. The post will mainly involve working with the elderly. Experience of working within a therapy role or within a healthcare setting would be an advantage for this role.

The hours will be 30 hours/week (over 4 or 5 days).

The successful candidate will be a key member of the physiotherapy team and will work under supervision and guidance of trained physiotherapists to: provide direct intervention to patients; assist with administrative tasks and information gathering (including data collection and inputting); and to promote best quality patient care throughout the in-patient admission.

Full training will be provided to ensure the successful candidate is supported and a competency framework will be used to ensure they have the appropriate skills to assist with physiotherapy treatments, and to carry a small caseload of patients where mobilisation and exercise plans need to be complete.

Main duties of the job

Work will primarily involve:

• Carrying out treatment plans devised by the Physiotherapists.
• Assisting the therapists in the assessment and treatment of patients with physical or cognitive impairments.
• Working alongside the multi-disciplinary team and family/carers
• Participating in the treatment and discharge planning of patients.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.