Job summary
We are looking to recruit an assistant to support the work of the Children's Community Physiotherapy Service in the borough of Tower Hamlets. You will be working with children who have a developmental disability or medical condition that affects their physical function. Your work will involve being able to travel around the borough visiting children at home and at school, implementing therapy advice set up by the therapist. Other duties include the ordering and setting up of equipment; assisting with hydrotherapy, chasing requests; dealing with queries; helping therapists run clinics and other administrative tasks.
You will be working with a large, well established and friendly team in a busy work setting . You will need to be able to manage patient data and information; prioritise and manage your own workload and communicate effectively with the therapists and multi-disciplinary teams, school staff and patient's families.
Main duties of the job
- As part of large team of physiotherapists, you will provide client centred physiotherapy advice and input under the guidance of a qualified therapist to children with complex developmental disabilities and/or other medical conditions affecting their movement and mobility who attend mainstream and special schools in the borough.
- Work will include attending home and school visits, fitting and delivering / collection of equipment.
- To communicate effectively with families/carers, colleagues, other health care professionals and outside agencies regarding patient care and progress.
- To provide a bilingual service (Sylheti and English) to children and families. This requires conveying knowledge of special techniques to families speaking English as a second language to meet local cultural needs.
- To provide an expert bilingual support and advice to PT staff in order to assist them in developing culturally appropriate approaches for children and families.
- To provide administrative, clinical advice and follow up support for hydrotherapy sessions.
- To carry out general administrative/departmental duties.
- To participate and contribute to in service wide activities e.g. meetings, supervision, projects.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMinimum 5 GCSE passes or equivalent including English and Mathematics.
Desirable
- oTwo A levels or equivalent experience or hold an NVQ or Health Diploma equivalent or equivalent experience in health or social care.
Experience
Essential
- oAwareness of issues related to child development and disability.
- oExperience with working with children, parents & families.
- oExperience with clerical and administrative tasks.
- oExperience of working within a health care setting and part of a team.
- oWorking with people from ethnic minority communities.
- oAdministrative skills, including working with the public
Desirable
- oPrevious therapy assistant experience.
- oExperience of working in the community.
- oExperience with working in a school environment.
- oBasic written translation skills in Bengali.
Skills
Essential
- oFluency in spoken English & Bengali / Sylheti.
- oAbility to interpret English to Bengali / Sylheti and Bengali / Sylheti to English with accuracy.
- oAbility to meet the physical demands of the job on a day-to-day basis.
- oAbility to work in a culturally diverse environment.
- oExcellent verbal and written communication skills.
- oAbility to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- oAbility to reflect on own work and practice.
- oSelf motivation.
- oAbility to organise, prioritise and own time.
- oProblem solving skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMinimum 5 GCSE passes or equivalent including English and Mathematics.
Desirable
- oTwo A levels or equivalent experience or hold an NVQ or Health Diploma equivalent or equivalent experience in health or social care.
Experience
Essential
- oAwareness of issues related to child development and disability.
- oExperience with working with children, parents & families.
- oExperience with clerical and administrative tasks.
- oExperience of working within a health care setting and part of a team.
- oWorking with people from ethnic minority communities.
- oAdministrative skills, including working with the public
Desirable
- oPrevious therapy assistant experience.
- oExperience of working in the community.
- oExperience with working in a school environment.
- oBasic written translation skills in Bengali.
Skills
Essential
- oFluency in spoken English & Bengali / Sylheti.
- oAbility to interpret English to Bengali / Sylheti and Bengali / Sylheti to English with accuracy.
- oAbility to meet the physical demands of the job on a day-to-day basis.
- oAbility to work in a culturally diverse environment.
- oExcellent verbal and written communication skills.
- oAbility to work autonomously and as part of a team.
- oAbility to reflect on own work and practice.
- oSelf motivation.
- oAbility to organise, prioritise and own time.
- oProblem solving skills.
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
