Overview
Berkshire Healthcare are seeking an organised and motivated candidate for a part time (30 hours a week) Band 3 MSK Physiotherapy Assistant role in the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Outpatient team based at Wokingham Hospital. This role supports physiotherapy services through delivering exercise programmes, basic hands-on therapies, patient education and administrative duties. Training is provided in the modalities used.
Responsibilities
- Assisting the physiotherapists in the delivery of individual and group exercise programmes. This may involve delivering exercise sessions, hands on therapies such as massage and patient education. All patients are initially assessed by the physiotherapist.
- Ensuring stock and equipment levels are maintained and re-ordered on a regular basis; ensuring equipment is well maintained and clean in line with infection control guidelines.
- Carrying own patient caseload with simple, predictable conditions delegated by a therapist.
- Assisting in the administrative duties of the physiotherapy service when required, including reception duties, data inputting, photocopying, assisting with audits and completing patient records.
Flexible working hours/ part time / free staff parking / no compulsory weekend working / supported in-house and external training opportunities.
Qualifications and skills
- The ability to work as part of a team with patience and empathy
- Good computer skills across Microsoft and database software
- Ability to organise and prioritise
- Excellent communication skills
About the employer
At Berkshire Healthcare, we foster an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs. We welcome talent from all backgrounds and offer guaranteed interviews to disabled applicants and armed forces community members who meet the minimum criteria. Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated "outstanding" by the CQC, we are committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. Our values are: Caring for and about you, Committed to providing good quality, safe services, Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions. Our benefits include flexible working options, generous leave and pension, learning and career development opportunities, cycle to work and car leasing schemes, wellbeing tools, discounts, and staff networks to support equality.
Benefits
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service; opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- Cycle to Work and car leasing schemes including electric vehicles
- Access to wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
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