The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Physiotherapy Assistant

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Job summary

As a Physiotherapy Assistant, you will be supporting a team of Physiotherapists to provide high quality care to complex patients with muscular dystrophies. You will be assisting with administrative tasks relating to the clinical service and other tasks required optimising efficiency and patient experience during and following our outpatient clinics. You will assist with coordination of our orthotics clinics and may be involved in data collection for clinical audits. Good communication and organisational skills are essential. Due to the nature of our service being outpatient-based and sees patients annually as the regional specialist team, direct clinical patient contact will be required but limited for this role.

Interview Date Thursday 21 November 2024
37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
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Main duties of the job

Under the direction of the specialist physiotherapists, to assist with administrative tasks relating to clinical follow up such as referrals to wheelchair services, community therapy teams, orthotics etc.
To establish standardised referral pathways for local services to optimise efficiency.
Support provision of exercise programmes following assessment by the physiotherapists, gather useful resources and material for promoting exercise and an active lifestyle for neuromuscular patients.
Support coordination of the regional neuromuscular orthotics clinic including appointment booking, preparing clinical notes and any post-clinic follow up.
Coordinate referrals, provision and retrieval of pulse oximeter devices for overnight sleep monitoring; support result analysis and subsequent actions as required.
Support other miscellaneous tasks relating to day-to-day running of the physiotherapy team such as management of the email inbox, triaging phone calls, preparation for clinics including organisation of equipment and essential documents, and supporting physiotherapy students on placements.
Support collection and gathering of retrospective and prospective data for clinical audits.
If appropriate, assist with elements of clinical assessments such as collection of functional assessments.
Record time spent on administrative and non-patient contact tasks, to allow quantification of workload and future funding required for the clinical service.

About us

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

Freeman Hospital
Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
Newcastle Dental Hospital
Newcastle Fertility Centre
Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
Northern Genetics Service
Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Date posted

28 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

317-2024-42-049

Job locations

Trustwide

317 Trustwide

NE7 7DN

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work alongside and under the supervision of the physiotherapy team to supply both direct and indirect patient care.
To carry a caseload delegated by a chartered physiotherapist who has carried out an initial assessment.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work alongside and under the supervision of the physiotherapy team to supply both direct and indirect patient care.
To carry a caseload delegated by a chartered physiotherapist who has carried out an initial assessment.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

Sound general education

Desirable

Associate Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

An appreciation of the principles of physiotherapy practices and procedures
Broad range of life experiences

Desirable

Previous experience of working in a caring environment
Experience of working with individuals with a physical disability e g mobility problems
Basic understanding of manual handling principles

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Organisational and time management skills
Ability to work as part of a team
Effective written and oral communication skills
Able to cope with physical demands of post including using wheelchairs and hoists and the therapeutic moving and handling of patients

Desirable

IT Skills
Splinting/Casting

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential

Sound general education

Desirable

Associate Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

An appreciation of the principles of physiotherapy practices and procedures
Broad range of life experiences

Desirable

Previous experience of working in a caring environment
Experience of working with individuals with a physical disability e g mobility problems
Basic understanding of manual handling principles

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Organisational and time management skills
Ability to work as part of a team
Effective written and oral communication skills
Able to cope with physical demands of post including using wheelchairs and hoists and the therapeutic moving and handling of patients

Desirable

IT Skills
Splinting/Casting

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.

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. 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