Physiotherapy Assistant

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To work as a member of the Integrated Community Team to assist with specific duties, taking responsibility for a delegated workload. To implement and progress a patient treatment programme within a broad framework, with support from qualified therapists. They will work unsupervised within the community under the supervision of a qualified physiotherapist.

The Physiotherapy Assistant will hold their own caseload for which they are responsible for the treatment progression and implementation. They will be required to undertake some initial assessments that have been screened as appropriate by a Physiotherapist whilst ensuring they are working within their scope of practise and be able to identify when a patient needs to be referred back to a qualified Physiotherapist. They will be required to write patient notes on their electronic record in a timely and professional manner and will be responsible for signposting patients to other services and making ongoing referrals when needed.

They will also be required to support the Physiotherapists with administration, clerical and housekeeping duties.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within peoples homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

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• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
  
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
  
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trusts priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
  

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

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• To identify and employ suitable verbal and non-verbal communication skills with patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating for example, hearing loss, altered perception, expressive and receptive dysphasia, pain, fear or the inability to accept diagnosis.
  
• To provide guidance and instruction, and relay information regarding the aims of Physiotherapy intervention to patients/relative/carers in liaison with qualified physiotherapists.
  
• To employ appropriate skills to facilitate motivation and gain co-operation in the continuation of an agreed treatment programme.
  
• To communicate effectively to ensure collaborative working within the Physiotherapy service and with other professionals across health and other agencies.
  
• Report to team members/line managers in cases of emergency, incident or accident and use judgement in requesting support when working alone.
  
• To participate in agreed departmental and where appropriate, patient related meetings.
  
• To assist with Physiotherapy audits by collecting data.
  
• To participate in the provision of non-clinical induction for Physiotherapy staff & in the training of other assistants and students within the department (as required).
  

The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.

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• Entry level
  

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• Contract
  

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• Health Care Provider