MSK Rehabilitation Technician

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

The closing date is 29 April 2024

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Band 3 MSK Rehabilitation Technician to join our friendly Outpatient Physiotherapy Team in Whitchurch Hospital. This busy department provides a high standard of MSK physiotherapy assessment and treatment to the local community of Whitchurch and the surrounding area.

This post would be suitable for an experienced Band 2 or existing Band 3 Rehabilitation Technician, demonstrating a good range of experience and skills. Professional support is provided by senior Physiotherapists in the team and we encourage clinical supervision and training.

The post holder will work as part of the Musculoskeletal Outpatient Physiotherapy Team to deliver high quality care to clients with a range of musculoskeletal conditions, under the supervision of the Clinical Lead and senior Physiotherapists. Your role will also include supporting the team in the day-to-day running of the department. Please ensure you meet the requirements of the person specification before applying.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

To work as a member of the Outpatient Physiotherapy Team under the supervision of the senior Physiotherapists within the team.
To undertake specific skilled support work to aid the rehabilitation of patients, with a range of conditions.
To treat patients according to set protocols and advice from trained staff, monitoring patient progress and making minor alterations to patient treatment programmes and informing the therapist of any problems/alterations.
To work effectively as part of the outpatient team in providing therapeutic goal based programmes to service users.
To apply knowledge and skills to engage patients in therapeutic programmes to promote independence and wellbeing.
To assist in the implementation, evaluation and modification of a range of activities that support the patient's identified goals.
To use effective communication tools, verbal and non-verbal to communicate treatment programmes to patients who may have barriers to understanding or communicating eg deaf, blind, dysphasic or who do not have English as their first language.
To recognise the need to refer back to the physiotherapist to identify contra-indications and report and monitor progress.
To treat patients individually or in a group without the direct supervision or presence of the physiotherapist e.g. in specialist groups.
To provide IT, clerical and administrative support the physiotherapy team.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Date posted

16 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

825-6131543-OPS

Job locations

Whitchurch Physiotherapy Department

Claypit Street

Whitchurch

SY13 1NT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Descriptions and Person Specification for full details. This is included as an attachment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Descriptions and Person Specification for full details. This is included as an attachment.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

NVQ 3 / BTEC equivalent in relevant healthcare subject or experience
Good general education
Good awareness of the principles of rehabilitation

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience of working in a health and exercise related field in the NHS (or equivalent).
Experience of working with groups with varying abilities or needs.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Able to work as part of a team and accept delegated tasks.
Aware of own limitations.
Committed to personal and team development.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

NVQ 3 / BTEC equivalent in relevant healthcare subject or experience
Good general education
Good awareness of the principles of rehabilitation

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience of working in a health and exercise related field in the NHS (or equivalent).
Experience of working with groups with varying abilities or needs.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Able to work as part of a team and accept delegated tasks.
Aware of own limitations.
Committed to personal and team development.

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.