Job summary Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Physiotherapy Assistant Band 3 An exciting opportunity has become available for a Physiotherapy Assistant to join our dynamic, friendly and supportive team of specialist physiotherapists and assistants. The post is varied, and you will be working between musculoskeletal outpatients / hydrotherapy and adult inpatient orthopaedics (weekend rota). Main duties of the job We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated person with relevant experience. Good communication skills are essential and the ability to work with people as part of a multidisciplinary team. Your role will have clinical and non-clinical duties including: o Assisting the physiotherapists with musculoskeletal outpatient rehabilitation and with the management of patients referred for hydrotherapy, including individual patients and taking classes. o Cleaning / maintenance of physiotherapy equipment and treatment areas and stock maintenance. o Administrative support duties such as making patient appointments, data entry, photocopying, filing, scanning and managing email correspondence to the department. About us Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel. Date posted 14 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 3 Salary £24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 321-NOTSS-6915575-B3 Job locations Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Windmill Road Oxford OX3 7LD Job description Job responsibilities Within the physiotherapy department you will be supported by experienced senior staff. There is an active in service training programme and continued professional development is viewed as integral to providing quality patient care. Job description Job responsibilities Within the physiotherapy department you will be supported by experienced senior staff. There is an active in service training programme and continued professional development is viewed as integral to providing quality patient care. Person Specification NHS experience Essential NHS experience direct patient contact IT skills Evidence of self motivation Person Specification NHS experience Essential NHS experience direct patient contact IT skills Evidence of self motivation Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Windmill Road Oxford OX3 7LD Employer's website https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)