Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy team within NTIMS (North Tyneside Integrated Musculoskeletal Service). The post-holder will mainly be based at North Tyneside General Hospital, working in the main musculoskeletal outpatients department, gym-based functional rehabilitation classes, but may also be required to work at other sites.
Main duties of the job
The post would require the applicant to be competent in assessing and issuing appropriate walking aids. They would be required to assist the Physiotherapists in the treatment of their patients, working to defined protocols and treatment plans, but being confident to advise regarding basic treatment progressions without direct supervision. The successful applicant would be expected to manage their own clinical caseload of non-complex conditions. The applicant would be required to oversee preplanned gym sessions and apply basic progressions of treatment.
About us
NTIMS (North Tyneside Integrated Musculoskeletal Service) is the musculoskeletal Physiotherapy service in North Tyneside and is part of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Based at North Tyneside Hospital we also provide clinics at GP practices around the region.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties of this role will include;
- 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, working to defined protocols and treatment plans.
- To carry own clinical caseload of non complex conditions.
- Demonstrate and apply the underpinning knowledge to modify and progress patient treatment programmes without direct supervision.
- To be responsible for the overall hygiene & maintenance of the department and equipment.
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification and/or experience is essential to this role. Basic IT skills are also essential and driving licence is desirable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties of this role will include;
- 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, working to defined protocols and treatment plans.
- To carry own clinical caseload of non complex conditions.
- Demonstrate and apply the underpinning knowledge to modify and progress patient treatment programmes without direct supervision.
- To be responsible for the overall hygiene & maintenance of the department and equipment.
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification and/or experience is essential to this role. Basic IT skills are also essential and driving licence is desirable.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Possess NVQ level 3
- Willing to undertake external qualification e.g. Halliwick hydrotherapy, YMCA fitness instructor
Desirable
- Willing to undertake NVQ Assessors course
- Valid driving licence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Possess NVQ level 3
- Willing to undertake external qualification e.g. Halliwick hydrotherapy, YMCA fitness instructor
Desirable
- Willing to undertake NVQ Assessors course
- Valid driving licence
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).
