Physiotherapy Assistant

Applications are invited from candidates who are interested in working at Band 2 level to support the physiotherapy team working within orthopaedics. Experience will be gained within the orthopedic team across trauma and elective surgery. The successful candidate will mainly work clinically at Wansbeck General Hospital but may be required to work at other sites. Duties will include: clinical caseload delegated by qualified staff, documentation, ordering equipment, assistance with activities of daily living. Previous experience of working in the health service would be beneficial.
This post will involve weekend, bank holiday and shift working.
Please note that this post will close once we have received a suitable number of applications., + 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.
+ Work with the physiotherapist to improve the patient's quality of life, aiming to achieve maximum functional ability and independence.
+ To facilitate arrangement of appointments, transport and ordering of equipment.
+ To be responsible for the overall hygiene & maintenance of the department and equipment.

Working for our organisation
We are a dynamic Physiotherapy service and have a strong orthopaedic physiotherapy team with close links with the wider orthopaedic services and teams.
CPD is actively encouraged within our teams and all staff are supervised by Senior Physiotherapy clinicians supporting staff to achieve their individual learning outcomes for each clinical area.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
+ To implement treatment programmes prescribed by qualified staff.
+ To liaise with physiotherapist in progression of individual treatment programmes.
+ Involvement with individual and group activities.
+ To be responsible for general and specific administrative duties as required and delegated, including the extraction of relevant information from patients' medical records for use within patients' physiotherapy records.
+ To record patient treatment in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with trust standards.
+ To work to the standards of individual clinical areas and to ensure that background knowledge is acquired through independent learning and collaboration with senior staff.
+ To participate and support out of hours working when appropriate.
+ To participate in the in-service training programme and CPD activities as deemed appropriate by the Superintendent
+ To be flexible to the needs of service delivery and provide care across Northumberland and North Tyneside.
+ To support qualified staff in the monitoring and re-ordering of walking aids and other basic equipment.
+ To supply aids and appliances under the direction of a qualified physiotherapist (e.g. walking aids, collars, corsets, splints) ensuring appropriate sizing, and educating the client in correct use of appliance.
+ To reassess suitability of aids and appliances and progress as appropriate.
+ To be responsible for the care of equipment, checking it is safe to use on delivery and issue, reporting faults appropriately and ensuring records are up to date.
+ To be responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of equipment as required by the department .e.g. non invasive ventilation or resuscitation trolley.
+ To be responsible for the correct and safe use of the physical environment.
Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on option 2.
Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.
Make sure to read the 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application and make sure you know everything there is to know before joining our fantastic trust!
Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.

Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey 2022). 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 and, this is…the Northumbria Way!
What the Northumbria Way means for you:
+ Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
+ Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
+ A range of flexible working opportunities
+ Generous annual leave and pension scheme
+ Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
+ Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
+ On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
+ Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank
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