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Job Overview
North Bristol NHS Trust
Physiotherapy Support Workers Band 3.
We have vacancies for physiotherapy support workers in one of the UK’s largest NHS Hospital Trusts. These roles will support patients to regain their mobility, function and confidence following surgery, or illness, providing a range of therapy interventions to facilitate recovery and promote independence.
Our current vacancy is in the Vascular, Surgery and Renal team, the caseload includes patients post abdominal or lower limb surgery including amputees.
Main duties of the job
WHY APPLY? The therapy support worker position is a fantastic opportunity to take on a role
- Working with a wide variety of patients across the wards
- Working alongside physiotherapists to deliver therapy to patients and improving patients’ independence
- Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to facilitate discharge home from hospital (home is best)
- Working within the physiotherapy teams where support and training will be provided
The successful therapy support worker will have
- Previous care experience NHS or similar social care equivalent
- NVQ level 3 or experiential learning experience/ competency to a similar level.
- Experience of working well within a team.
- An ability to organise own caseload.
- Experience of working under in- direct supervision
Please be aware that this vacancy may close early if a high number of applications are received.
Please follow the link to see what it is like to work within Physiotherapy at North Bristol NHS Trust
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Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialties. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
THE ROLE: As a Physiotherapy Support Worker your responsibilities will include:
- Treating patients referred by physiotherapists. Tasks include organising and implementing physical treatment sessions from treatment protocols, monitoring patient progress.
- Monitoring patient’s response to physiotherapy programs, evaluating outcomes and adapting input as appropriate, working with patients towards their recovery and discharge
- Liaising with therapy staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team
- Supporting the administration to therapy teams with ordering of equipment data input and referral
Please refer to the attached Job Description for further details.
Person specification
Education/Training/Qual
Essential criteria
- Good Standard of GCSE Education
- Evidence of Literacy & Numeracy Skills
Work Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous NHS/Social Care/rehabilitation experience
- Experience of working in a stressful environment
Desirable criteria
- Previous physiotherapy technician/assistance experience
- Experience working with relevant caseload - surgery, renal, vascular, amputees
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good Communication Skills, Verbal & Written
- Essential IT Skills
- Knowledge & Awareness of disability
- Evidence of team working
Desirable criteria
- Basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology
If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.
Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.
If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act / Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us on tel 0117 414 1151.
North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.
