B4 Advanced Therapy / Rehab Assistant | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £33,094 - £36,195 p.a. inclusive of HCA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 March 2026 |
| Location: | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, SE1 7EH |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7826661/196-LIS10319E |
Summary
To assist physiotherapists in providing a high standard physiotherapy service to patients within the Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital Trust and to undertake duties to support the smooth functioning of the physiotherapy department and service.
We are currently recruiting to Renal and Pelvic Health services. Renal have the opportunity for a fixed term contract till 29th January 2027 with the potential to become a permanent role. Pelvic Health have a full time permanent role available. Both for immediate start.
Are you an enthusiastic and motivated individual who would thrive in providing care for and working within a diverse community and workforce? Do you want to work in an organisation that values and celebrates diversity? If so apply for this position.
We at Guys and St Thomas’ Foundation NHS Trust physiotherapy department are looking for you to come and join our physiotherapy team as an Advanced Physiotherapy Assistant. The post holder will work under the direction of the physiotherapists and assist in the care and treatment of our patients. We deliver high quality of Physiotherapy across several sites in London including community settings.
Duties and Responsibilities
CLINICAL
Patient Care
• To carry own caseload of patients with defined clinical area, which may include complex conditions, as delegated by the physiotherapist.
• To be highly skilled and technically specialised within specific clinical area.
• To provide competent treatment to patients within set clinical protocols.
• To carry out assessment of patients as an autonomous practitioner, and to use clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of evidence based practice to formulate appropriate care plan utilising a range of treatment skills and options
• To continually reassess patients in order to progress treatments effectively
• To use own clinical judgement and knowledge in regards to progressing and/or modifying treatment programmes within agreed clinical protocols and parameters.
• To work unsupervised by a physiotherapist for majority of time.
• To assist with patient treatment in the hydrotherapy pool as required and directed by the physiotherapist.
• To be responsible for group treatments/exercise/classes within the gym environment.
• To be able to recognise change in the condition of a patient and to watch the patient response to any treatment undertaken.
• To monitor the reaction of patients to specific physiotherapy techniques undertaken.
• To demonstrate an awareness of clinical risk and ability to manage clinical risk within own caseload at all times including observing patients in all situations applicable to physiotherapy, ensuring safety and security at all times.
• To comply, at all times, with the requirements of the Health and Safety Regulations and to take responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of others in the working environment
• To demonstrate physical ability to carry out physiotherapy interventions including manual therapy techniques and therapeutic handling
• To demonstrate dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory sensory skills for physiotherapy treatment of patients.
• To be able to cope with occasional, potentially stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner.
• To attend mandatory annual training (Fire, Manual Handling and Adult Basic Life Support)
Please review Job Description Document for full description.
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Mar 2026