Job summary
To work as part of the inpatient physiotherapy team assisting physiotherapists with the rehabilitation of patients.To ensure all physiotherapy departments, hydrotherapy treatment, ward and physiotherapy storage areas are clean and prepared for use. This will involve clearing up after use and ensuring all areas meet health and safetyrequirements.To ensure all physiotherapy, hand therapy and hydrotherapy equipment isavailable, prepared, clean and ready for use.To carry out administrative tasks as required by the physiotherapists' e.g.accurate data collection, printing operation list and notes, collecting and filing patients' records, making appointments, faxing, photocopying, ordering and maintaining stock levels within the department and in the ward environment.Documenting health and safety checks for the department and physiotherapy areas.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Physiotherapy Assistant to join our dynamic, friendly and supportive team of physiotherapists and assistants. The post is varied, you will mainly be workingon the wards ofthe adult inpatient orthopaedic team but may also be required to work in musculoskeletal outpatients and hydrotherapy on occasion and the role will require participation in the weekend working rota.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated person with relevant experience. Good communication skills are essential and the ability to work with people as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Your role will have clinical and non-clinical duties including:
- Assisting physiotherapists with the provision of inpatient post-operative rehabilitation, helping patients to complete their exercise programmes and practice their mobility when directed by a qualified physiotherapist.
- Cleaning / maintenance of physiotherapy equipment and treatment areas and stock maintenance.
- Administrative support duties such as making patient referrals, making appointments, data entry, photocopying, filing, scanning and managing email correspondence to the department. Within the physiotherapy department you will be supported by experienced senior staff. There is an active in-service training programmes and continued professional development is viewed as integral to providing quality patient care.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*To assist the hydrotherapy staff with the management of patients referred to the department. To chaperone patients in the hydrotherapy pool and assist them with dressing and undressing as required. This will also involve hoistingpatients in and out of the pool.*To supervise individual patients and take classes within the hydrotherapy department. This will involve active participation within the hydrotherapy pool itself on a regular basis and not just at poolside. This will involve taking payments for classes and liaising with cashiers office.*To work alongside the physiotherapist within hand therapy. This will involve a variety of administration and domestic duties, there will be some supervised patient treatments e.g., wound massage, dressings, hand therapy classes etc.*To work with the pain rehabilitation service in supervising patients in their rehabilitation and taking classes when required.*To prepare treatment areas for use and clear up as required.*To prepare and clean physiotherapy equipment. This will involve ensuring the physiotherapy equipment in all areas is clean and well stocked.*To monitor the Physiotherapy equipment requiring ordering on a regular basis to ensure adequate overall stock levels.*To collect, scan and upload the patients' electronic records*Other clerical/administration work as required e.g., ordering stock(electronically) photocopying, faxing, filing, scanning medical notes etc.*To carry out data collection as required by the physiotherapists, includingentering data onto the computer data collection system. This includes activitydata and health and safety checks.*To make appointments for patients and outpatient referrals for inpatients as appropriate. To organise the therapists' diaries and inform patients regarding physiotherapy classes.
* To assist and undertake basic audits within the department (e.g., hand washingcompliance).*To assist physiotherapists working on inpatients with the mobilisation ofpatients needing more than one person. This requires the use of moderatephysical effort for several periods during a shift.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*To assist the hydrotherapy staff with the management of patients referred to the department. To chaperone patients in the hydrotherapy pool and assist them with dressing and undressing as required. This will also involve hoistingpatients in and out of the pool.*To supervise individual patients and take classes within the hydrotherapy department. This will involve active participation within the hydrotherapy pool itself on a regular basis and not just at poolside. This will involve taking payments for classes and liaising with cashiers office.*To work alongside the physiotherapist within hand therapy. This will involve a variety of administration and domestic duties, there will be some supervised patient treatments e.g., wound massage, dressings, hand therapy classes etc.*To work with the pain rehabilitation service in supervising patients in their rehabilitation and taking classes when required.*To prepare treatment areas for use and clear up as required.*To prepare and clean physiotherapy equipment. This will involve ensuring the physiotherapy equipment in all areas is clean and well stocked.*To monitor the Physiotherapy equipment requiring ordering on a regular basis to ensure adequate overall stock levels.*To collect, scan and upload the patients' electronic records*Other clerical/administration work as required e.g., ordering stock(electronically) photocopying, faxing, filing, scanning medical notes etc.*To carry out data collection as required by the physiotherapists, includingentering data onto the computer data collection system. This includes activitydata and health and safety checks.*To make appointments for patients and outpatient referrals for inpatients as appropriate. To organise the therapists' diaries and inform patients regarding physiotherapy classes.
* To assist and undertake basic audits within the department (e.g., hand washingcompliance).*To assist physiotherapists working on inpatients with the mobilisation ofpatients needing more than one person. This requires the use of moderatephysical effort for several periods during a shift.
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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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
