MSK Physiotherapy and Hydrotherapy Assistant

Job summary

Open only to applicants from Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS system, which is limited to; Hampshire IOW Healthcare NHS Trust, Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust, South Central Ambulance Service or Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust.

Our MSK teams are a friendly group of staff who aspire to offer the highest quality & effective care to patients. The support & work of our physiotherapy assistants is integral to this service delivery.

We are delighted to be offering an exciting opportunity to work within the Hydrotherapy Service at Queen Alexandra Hospital: The successful candidate would be working alongside qualified Physiotherapy staff & Physiotherapy Assistants. This post offers a variety of work including directing patients on poolside & as required supporting their mobility needs & personal care such as dressing. The post also involves maintaining the poolside environment to a high level of safety & cleanliness. Once competent & trained the post holder will also undertake 1 to 1 clinical care in the pool & support group work activity.

Training is offered to successful candidates in all areas of the work & the posts are integral in supporting the clinical services with non clinical activities to help them run at full capacity & efficiency. The post is directly linked with the MSK at Jubilee House and St Marys Community Campus.

Main duties of the job

This post within the Hydrotherapy Service offers a variety of work including direct patient support and care as well as administrative and poolside work. Successful candidates will:

Support patients in the pool to complete their hydrotherapy exercises as per the agreed plan prescribed by their physiotherapist

Support physiotherapists in the pool to deliver group exercise interventions

Meet & greet patients on arrival, being able to identify any medical or health concerns that need to be raised to the physiotherapist

Support patients to attend hydrotherapy from any inpatient ward as appropriate

Support patients on poolside with dressing, mobility & care needs

As per COSHH standards, undertake pool chemistry testing & microbiology sample collection, ensuring the pool is running within required operational parameters

Ensure poolside, changing area & waiting areas are prepared as appropriate for the day's activity

Daily use of cleaning machine to maintain poolside cleanliness

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Alexandra Hospital

South Block, Southwick Hill

Cosham

Hampshire

PO6 3LY

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Alexandra Hospital

South Block, Southwick Hill

Cosham

Hampshire

PO6 3LY

Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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