Physiotherapy Assistant, Neuro Rehabilitation

As a physiotherapy assistant you will work with the physiotherapy inpatient team to deliver high quality rehabilitation for patients with complex neurological disability, often resulting from an acquired brain injury. This involves working in an inpatient rehabilitation unit as part of a wide multidisciplinary team. You will deliver hands-on physiotherapy treatments under the supervision of a qualified therapist and will help patients to optimise their ability to move and be independent in their daily lives. You will also support the team with administrative and organisational tasks.,

• Working within a multidisciplinary team to support patients with neurological impairments, which affects their movement, thinking and communication skills, to regain independence in their daily lives.
• Supporting patients to practice exercises and functional tasks that will help their ability to move their arms and legs, including exercise in the hydrotherapy pool.
• Supporting therapists in therapeutic manual handling tasks to ensure staff and patient safety.
• Monitoring patient performance and response to treatments and seeking help or advice from qualified therapists as required.
• Monitoring stock levels and maintaining therapy equipment as well as supporting the physiotherapy team in administrative tasks such as timetabling.
• Participating in team meetings, learning opportunities and service evaluation and development projects.
• Maintaining accurate patient records and work within trust safety policies.
  
  The post holder will work at the Oxford Centre for Enablement (OCE) on a level 1A neurorehabilitation unit which strives to deliver clinical excellence in this field. The physiotherapy team at OCE work within the broader multidisciplinary team to provide a high standard of care for our patients who have complex rehabilitation needs. This post is a static position within the inpatient rehabilitation team.
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. Find out more herewww.ouh.nhs.uk 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.