Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Assistant | The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Band 3 - 15 hours per week, Monday and Tuesday

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Therapy Services at Hillingdon Hospital.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, conscientious, caring and motivated Physiotherapy Assistant to join our friendly team who work in our Neurological Rehabiliation Team on The Alderbourne Rehabiliation Unit.

Assistants work as part of our team and have a key role to play in the smooth running of our service and the rehabilitation of patients, assisting them reach their full potential and helping them get back home.

Following an induction period, you will be expected to progress to managing a caseload of your own patients including practicing safe stair-climbing, walking practice, exercise programmes and provision/progression of walking aids. There will also be a requirement to do some administrative tasks, monitoring of stock and reduction of infection risk by cleaning and maintenance of some equipment. You will be an integral part of a supportive, friendly team which includes qualified physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other assistants.

There will be frequent opportunities for close working with the physiotherapy team during which you will assist with the manual handling of patients. Our integrated therapy teams offer great opportunities for joint working with our Occupational Therapy colleagues, and you will be able to build good relationships with other key multidisciplinary team members and ward staff.

Hours of work: 8.15 am to 4:30pm Monday, Tuesday ; 45mins break.

Following an induction period, you will be expected to progress to managing a caseload of your own patients including practicing safe stair-climbing, walking practice, exercise programmes and provision/progression of walking aids. There will also be a requirement to do some administrative tasks, monitoring of stock and reduction of infection risk by cleaning and maintenance of some equipment. You will be an integral part of a supportive, friendly team which includes qualified physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other assistants.

There will be frequent opportunities for close working with the physiotherapy team during which you will assist with the manual handling of patients. Our integrated therapy teams offer great opportunities for joint working with our Occupational Therapy colleagues, and you will be able to build good relationships with other key multidisciplinary team members and ward staff.

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,
community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals
provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.

You would be expected to work in a flexible manner to support the team in meeting the changing needs of patients, the therapy service, and your colleagues.

We are looking for a person who has enthusiasm for working with people who have a variety of complex needs. You will have good communication, organisation and time management skills as well as the ability to motivate yourself and others.

You must have a relevant technical qualification e.g. NVQ III or City and Guilds in a related field with relevant and recent experience.