Physiotherapy Technician | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Are you a motivated and enthusiastic physiotherapy assistant who is looking for a new challenge in the busy Orthopaedic Unit at Frimley Park Hospital?

You will be working indirect supervision of Physiotherapists in providing a high standard Physiotherapy service on the Orthopaedic wards, Day Surgery & Pre-operation Department.

Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Following training & working within specific guidelines:

To be responsible & accountable for a clinical caseload on the Orthopaedic Unit.

To teach & supervise exercises & mobility

To assist the Physiotherapists with patient assessment & treatment

To carry out non-clinical duties such as frame cleaning, sending referrals etc

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

· Within specific guidelines and following training to be solely responsible and accountable for a clinical case load working within codes of practice and professional guidelines. This includes patient documentation in both professional and medical notes and monthly statistical work sheets.

After a period of training to be solely responsible for the primary assessment of post-operative patients according to the guidelines on both the orthopaedic and day surgery unit. The list is not exhaustive but may include:

· Total knee replacement

· Total hip replacement

· Fracture neck of femur

· Arthroscopic Knee surgery

· Foot surgery

· Shoulder surgery

After a period of training the clinical role may include:

· Provision of walking aids and instruct patients in their use,

· Checking the condition of walking aids/other equipment,

· Identifying the need for and fitting cricket pad splints and ROM braces.

· Provision and progression of an appropriate treatment plan to include exercises and mobility aids

· Fitting of orthotics once provided by a Physiotherapist/Appliance officer

· Teaching and supervision of exercises,

· Checking patients ability to manage stairs prior to discharge,

· Applying cryotherapy

· Set up continuous passive motion (CPM) machine and instruct patient in the use.

After receiving instruction from the physiotherapist, to teach and supervise exercises and mobility on those patients who required initial assessment by the qualified physiotherapist.

To seek advice from Senior staff when:

· Progression of a specialised programme of treatment is required,

· Deterioration in the patient's progress has occurred,

· Uncertain in how to proceed.

· To demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical risk and reporting untoward incidents.

· To demonstrate a physical ability to carry out physiotherapy interventions and therapeutic handling without direct supervision. There is frequent requirement to exert moderate physical effort for several short periods during a day.

· To be responsible for the safe use of equipment used in carrying out physiotherapy duties adhering to the department's medical devices policy. This includes competency and accuracy to use equipment by you and other healthcare professional, carers and patients.