Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 151-NM27
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Heatherwood Hospital
- Town
- Ascot
- Salary
- £25,329 - £26,958 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Therapy Assistant
Band 3
Job overview
We are excited to offer an opportunity for a Band 3 Therapy Assistant to join our dedicated Elective Therapy Team at Heatherwood Hospital. This role is perfect for individuals passionate about delivering high-quality rehabilitation care to patients following their elective procedures. You will be working alongside specialist Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants to deliver rehabilitation to patients following their elective procedure. Â
If you are enthusiastic about patient care and eager to develop your skills in a supportive team environment, we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
- You will work closely with specialist Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Orthopaedic Technicians to support patients across the elective pathway, including Orthopaedic, Breast, and Gynaecology surgery.
- Your role will involve working flexibly across pre-assessment, day surgery, inpatient wards, and private services to ensure patients receive the best possible care.
- To participate in continued personal development and other departmental activities.
- To work flexibly across an extended seven day service covering 07:00-19:30pm Monday to Saturday and 0800-1600 on Sundays.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.Â
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Assist qualified therapists in providing a high standard of orthopaedic therapy services
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Support patients throughout their elective procedures and rehabilitation.
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Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team across various settings.
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Manage a specified caseload independently after training and competency completion.
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Deliver training to new Therapy Assistants and Technicians after achieving required competencies.
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Conduct primary assessments of patients within the scope of your training
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Participate in personal development and departmental activities to enhance service delivery.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE or Equivalent in English and Maths
- Understands confidentiality
Desirable criteria
- Associate CSP member
Experience
Essential criteria
- NHS experience as an assistant
- Team Working
Skills
Essential criteria
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Presentation/teaching skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Cable
- Job title
- Principal Therapist Elective Orthopaedics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03006144178
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