Physiotherapy Assistant

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy team within JMAPS (Joint Musculoskeletal And Pain Service). The postholder will mainly be based at Wansbeck General Hospital, including working in the gym-based functional rehabilitation unit (Hartford Unit), but may also be required to work at other sites.

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust manages three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Main duties of the job

To assist physiotherapists in the treatment of their patients, working to defined protocols and treatment plans.
To assist a qualified Physiotherapist in the implementation of treatment programmes for individual patients or groups of patients.
To manage own caseload of non-complex patients, with support from qualified Physiotherapists to progress treatments appropriately.
To be competent in issuing walking aids.
To facilitate arrangement of appointments, transport and ordering of equipment.
To be responsible for the overall hygiene & maintenance of the department and equipment.

About us

JMAPS (Joint Musculoskeletal And Pain Service) is the musculoskeletal Physiotherapy service in Northumberland, part of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We have clinics based at Wansbeck General Hospital, Hexham General Hospital, Alnwick Infirmary and Berwick Infirmary, and also at some of the smaller community hospitals and GP practices across the county.

Date posted

17 February 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£21,730 to £23,177 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-4968602KD

Job locations

Wansbeck General Hospital and North Tyneside General Hospital

Woodhorn Ln

Ashington

NE63 9JJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification and/or experience.
To work under the supervision of a qualified Physiotherapist to implement treatment programmes for individual patients or groups of patients.
To assist Physiotherapists in the treatment of their patients.
Previous experience as a Physiotherapy or Health Care Assistant desirable.
Good communication and listening skills.
Ability to work without continuous supervision and carry own caseload of non complex patients, with support from qualified staff to progress treatments.
Basic IT skills essential.
Current driving licence desirable.

Job description

Job responsibilities

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification and/or experience.
To work under the supervision of a qualified Physiotherapist to implement treatment programmes for individual patients or groups of patients.
To assist Physiotherapists in the treatment of their patients.
Previous experience as a Physiotherapy or Health Care Assistant desirable.
Good communication and listening skills.
Ability to work without continuous supervision and carry own caseload of non complex patients, with support from qualified staff to progress treatments.
Basic IT skills essential.
Current driving licence desirable.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential

NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Professional Registration

Essential

NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience.

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).

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