Physiotherapy / Rehab Assistant

This role is to assist physiotherapists in providing a high standard physiotherapy service to in-patients at St. Helier Hospital and to undertake duties to support the smooth functioning of the physiotherapy department and service. Assistants will generally rotate between clinical specialities / teams in order to gain a wide breadth of skills., We are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable physiotherapy assistant to join our in-patient physiotherapy team working in St. Helier Hospital, assisting the physiotherapists in their work.
This role will involve direct patient care, working with or under the supervision of a physiotherapist, on the hospital wards including critical care, and also administrative and other duties such as cleaning / sorting equipment, and inputting into the computer.
Applicants should be committed to providing excellent patient care, be able to work as part of a team, have good communication skills, be physically fit to carry out the rehabilitative / mobility work required, and willing and able to take on new challenges, knowledge and skills. This post is full time and includes weekend work on a rota basis.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.