Physiotherapy Assistant - Children's Physiotherapy | Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 29 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £31,944 - £34,937 p.a. inc. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2025 |
| Location: | London, E8 2FP |
| Company: | Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7139546/293-CCS-0707 |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapy assistant to join ourfriendly team of Physiotherapists all committed to working towardssupporting children with disabilities and their families to help them realise their potential so they can participate and play in their own environment.
The post holder will work closely with children, families, and other allied health professionals to support the team to achieves its broader aims and ensure that our service remains evidence-based, high quality and child/family focused.
The workload may include working in clinics, homes, mainstream school, special school and will involve travelling to different bases in the community and occasionally work evening or weekend sessions to attend school or community events. The post holder will also carry out administrative duties to support the service.
**Please note, advert may close early without notice if there are a high number of applications**
You will also be involved with non-clinical and administrative tasks such as ordering specialist equipment, organising equipment trials, uploading referrals and recording and auditing data you have collected in group interventions.
Duties include:
• Working with children and young people aged 0-19 from a variety of backgrounds.
• Support group based interventions under the guidance of Physiotherapists
• Carry out delegated 1:1 sessions with children in the Ark, community, home or schools, independently or with a Physiotherapist
• Adapt, modify, progress and evaluate activities prescribed by a Physiotherapist
• Independently record clinical records on our electronic record system
• Complete Homerton support staff care certificate
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, our procedures and our People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Tuesday 13 May 2025
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