Physiotherapy Assistant at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation (Sponsorship Available)

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a skilled and dedicated Physiotherapy Assistant to join their team of healthcare professionals. This role is open to qualified candidates, including those requiring visa sponsorship. If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional patient care, this is your opportunity to make a difference.

About the Trust

Recognized as one of the top three NHS Trusts in the South West, Great Western Hospitals employs nearly 5,500 staff and provides essential healthcare services to a population of over 750,000 across Wiltshire and surrounding areas. 

The Trust offers a comprehensive range of services, including: 

– Acute hospital care at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon. 

– Community health services, such as: 

  – Community hospitals 

  – Community nursing and therapy 

  – Children’s and young people’s services 

By joining Great Western Hospitals, you’ll be part of a dynamic team committed to delivering high-quality care and making a real impact in the community. 

Why Apply?

– Work for an award-winning NHS Trust. 

– Enjoy opportunities for professional growth and development. 

– Contribute to a vital healthcare mission serving a large and diverse population. 

Apply today and take the next step in your healthcare career!    

Position: Physiotherapy Assistant

Salary: £26,530 to £29.114 a year

Job Type: Full Time

Location: The Great Western Hospital, Marlborough Road, Swindon, UK

About the Role

The Acute Physiotherapy Team are looking for an experienced assistant to work across the medical and surgical wards at The Great Western Hospital to provide early rehabilitation to prevent hospital acquired deconditioning and optimise independence to reduce care burden on discharge .

We cover a varied caseload allowing exciting opportunities to gain a wealth of experience including post abdominal surgery, frailty and falls, long term conditions with acute deterioration, and acute neurological condition management.

You will be part of a driven team who are utilising the principles of improving together to drive team led change and development.

Whilst this is advertised as a full-time position, we are open to discussing part time opportunities for the right candidate, and would invite you to contact us to discuss further if this applies to you.

The post holder will assist the qualified Therapists with assessment and treatment of patients on the Acute medical and surgical wards. The focus is on timely discharge planning and restoring the patients to the highest level of independence. The post holder will complete case simple initial assessments, formulate and implement treatment programmes and advise on discharge plans under the guidance of the qualified therapist. There will also be a role in supporting new staff in the team providing both formal and informal training to newly qualified rotational staff, students and assistants.

Main Duties

  • To assess case simple patients independently. Formulate treatment plans, advise on rehabilitation potential and discharge options.
  • To be responsible for assessing the medical fitness of patients before commencing treatment and to communicate immediately with an appropriate professional any change in patients status or other observations about patient behaviour, ability and response to therapeutic intervention.
  • To assist the Physiotherapists with complex patient assessment, treatment and management, and patients that require more than one person to treat or mobilise.
  • To supervise and progress patient exercise regimes and treatment programmes including passive mobilisation techniques and stretches.
  • To prioritise the daily ward caseload, decide on case complex/case simple and communicate this information to the coordinator and cluster team.
  • To participate in ward multidisciplinary team meetings, case conferences and board rounds to facilitate discharge planning.
  • To work contracted hours over 7 days

Qualifications

  • GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths.
  • Good IT skills
  • Care Certificate

Desirable

  • NVQ or similar in Health and Social Care
  • Leadership courses

Experience (Essential)

  • Knowledge of health and safety issues e.g. manual handling, infection control
  • Understanding of the importance of confidentiality and consent
  • Previous experience as a Physio assistant or Occupational therapy assistant
  • Experience in mobilising patients with various equipment and weight bearing abilities.
  • To be able to work under instruction and independently.
  • Experience in discharge planning
  • Provision of exercise programmes.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of common medical and surgical conditions e.g. COPD, diabetes, ulcers, falls, and amputees.
  • To have experience of supervising others.
  • To have experience in obtaining ward handovers and prioritising patients.
  • To have an up to date and relevant CPD file
  • Experience of setting treatment plans, goals etc

Knowledge (Essential)

  • Competent in issuing walking aids and carrying out stair assessments
  • Previous experience working with ward inpatients, both medical and surgical.
  • Able to organise self and workload in order to complete given tasks; within a given timescale.
  • Ability to remain calm when dealing with challenging situations

Desirable

  • Competency in case simple new patient assessments.
  • Issuing basic OT equipment for home
  • Understanding of the NHS drivers and 5 year plan

Benefits

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.

Required Documents

  1. CV/Resume
  2. Cover Letter

Application Process

Interested and qualified candidates should kindly CLICK HERE to learn more and apply

Application Deadline

November 26, 2024