Physiotherapy Support Worker band 3 (medicine) | North Bristol NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 29 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS10 5NB |
| Company: | North Bristol NHS |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6259335/339-KHA4539 |
Summary
North Bristol NHS Trust
Physiotherapy Support Workers Band 3.
A fixed term physiotherapy support worker is required by one of the UK’s largest NHS Hospital Trusts working in a range of Physiotherapy teams within the medicine pathway. This includes the specialty medicine wards, complex care, frailty short stay and the Elgar Enablement unit.
The roles supports patients to regain their mobility, function and confidence following surgery, or illness, providing a range of therapy interventions to facilitate recovery and promote independence.
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
https://youtu.be/Ot1qN_Ey_TM
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.
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.
This advert closes on Sunday 12 May 2024