Senior support worker in Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated individual to join our physiotherapy and occupational therapy team as senior support workers. We have 2 opportunities available, one in orthopaedic inpatients and another in outpatients, managing patients with long term conditions. We are a friendly, supportive and dynamic team; we offer regular individual supervision, opportunities for CPD, annual appraisals, training and regular in-service training.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work under the supervision of qualified therapists and also independently in providing physiotherapy and occupational therapy treatments to patients.

Good communication is essential to the role, as you will be delivering individual therapy to patients. The role will include performing simple, non-complex assessments, progression of treatments, gait re-education, providing mobility aids and teaching/supervising exercise programmes individually and in groups.

There is a requirement to travel as the team are located at our New cross Hospital & Cannock Hospital sites across a 7 day rota.

Experience in exercise is required and an appropriate qualification such as a Sports Science degree or equivalent is desirable.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.