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Neurological Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 4
Main area Physiotherapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 23 hours per week (Monday to Friday service operates 8.00-17.00) Job ref 333-D-MK-CM-1121
Site Neuro Rehab Unit Town Milton Keynes Salary £26,530 - £29,114 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/02/2025 23:59 Interview date 26/02/2025
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated, skilled and caring individual to join us as a Band 4 Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner within The Milton Keynes Neurological Conditions Service. Based in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, the Neurological Conditions Service is a specialist multidisciplinary team, providing holistic, goal orientated rehabilitation and long term condition support for people with neurological conditions. The service aims to help people to achieve their optimal potential in their home, social and community lives and to facilitate and support individuals and their families to understand, adjust to and manage their condition.
You will need to demonstrate that you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and that you are able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team.
You will be working primarily alongside experienced and specialist neurological Physiotherapists and you will also have the opportunity to work with Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Neurological Clinical Specialists, Speech therapists and rehabilitation assistants as part of a MDT.
Applicants must have a full UK driving license, access to a car and able to attend a face to face interview at our base in Milton Keynes.
Main duties of the job
The Band 4 Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner role involves supporting the physiotherapy team in providing high quality physiotherapeutic intervention and support to our service users. You will hold a caseload of patients and undertake or support the delivery of treatment programmes, care plans, group exercise classes and rehabilitation activities as delegated to you by registered physiotherapists. You will be seeing service users within our outpatient unit, as well as in people’s homes or in the local community (including gyms); supporting participation and carrying out treatment plans to support service users to achieve agreed therapy goals and to maximise their quality of life and functional ability. You will also support the team with relevant administrative tasks where required.
We are a friendly, supportive team and you will be provided with regular supervision and opportunities for continuous professional development.
Working for our organisation
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see both above description of main duties of the role and the attached full Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* NVQ LEVEL 3/Apprenticeship Health & Social care level 3 or equivalent life skills acquired through experience.
* Full & current UK driving license & provision of vehicle
* Spoken and written English, to an appropriate standard to fulfil the job requirements.
* Associate member of the CSP
* To have undertaken further education in a relevant health and social care subject
Previous Experience
* To have experience working with and/or within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and to understand the benefits.
* Experience of working with the frail, elderly, and those with cognitive impairment.
* Awareness of NHS & Trust systems, policies, procedures & current challenges.
* Experience of being able to adapt communication to match patient needs.
* To have worked as a physiotherapy assistant/Assistant Practitioner in a community setting within the NHS.
* Experience of providing teaching/ training to other staff members, patients and their carers.
* Experience of delivering exercise-based group interventions
Skills and knowledge
* To have a sound understanding of the role of the physiotherapy team within an MDT in acute and community settings.
* Able to work autonomously and undertake physiotherapeutic assessments and apply treatment programmes in patient’s homes, community and in an out-patient settings.
* Understanding of and experience in manual handling.
* Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes.
* Health & safety and risk awareness and management
* Proven time management skills and ability to organise and prioritise own case load.
* A basic understanding of common neurological, medical and orthopedic conditions.
* Evidence of ability to learn from past success/ failure
* Understanding of audit & outcome measurement.
* Demonstrates knowledge and skills of equipment provision and therapeutic handling techniques.
* Mobility analysis skills
* Ability to work within your scope of practice and seek support when required.
Other
* Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day.
* Able to spend prolonged periods at a computer and with the ability to work from home when required, to meet the needs of the service.
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
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