Job Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 3 Physiotherapy Assistant to join our team in Bath!
This is an inpatient ward based role within a multidisciplinary team that delivers inpatient rehabilitation to people following an acute episode of hospitalisation or admissions from the community where they need extra support or medical input.
This is a very rewarding role as the aim of the service is to maximise and maintain independence through the provision of rehabilitation and support.
This is a part time role working 16.6 hours per week so it's a great opportunity for someone who is looking for the flexibility of a part time role!
This job would predominantly be based on Sulis Unit In St. Martins Hospital Bath, however, there would be the expectation to provide cross site cover to John Stacey Ward In Paulton Memorial hospital should the need arise.
Main Responsibility
This list is intended to summarise the key responsibilities and is not intended to cover every task that
- The post involves working with people with a range of physical and psychological conditions with diverse needs within the context of a community-based multi-disciplinary team.
- To provide rehabilitation and support as identified within individual therapy and care plans under the direction of a qualified physiotherapist. This will predominantly involve promoting independence with mobility and transfers, exercise programmes including group therapy and 1:1, stairs practice and outdoor mobility when required. There may be times when you will be expected to assist with other tasks such assisting with personal care, meal preparation, eating and drinking and communication, all in a therapeutic manner.
- To feedback progress of service users, liaising with colleagues and other agencies and professionals in order to provide a co-ordinated service. This might include members of the wider multidisciplinary team, district nurses, social workers and family and carers.
- To contribute to discussions within handovers and Multidisciplinary team meetings when required.
- To keep up-to-date clinical records, complete relevant documentation and gather patient related statistics as requested.
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have / will be:
- Educated to GCSE level, including good literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
- Experience working in the health and social care setting as either Healthcare assistat, therapy assistant or carer.
- A full understanding of the importance of rehabilitation and how this can aid independence.
- Good communication and organisational skills.
- A full UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes.
- Have experience in a range of practice areas
- A basic knowledge of medical conditions prevalent in the elderly.
- Able to provide patient centred care/therapy, maintaining dignity and respect at all times.
- Willing to undertake relevant training and apply to clinical practice.
- A working knowledge of NHS and social care systems and processes.
Package Description
As a Band 3 Physiotherapy Assistant, you’ll be part of our valued team based in Bath.
You will feel valued as a Physiotherapy Assistant within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- A salary of £24,486.00 (pro rata) and access to a group pension.
- Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location
- Plentiful on site-parking
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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