Job Description
Physiotherapy Assistant
Chichester Hospital | Physiotherapy | Permanent | Full time
Up to £25,000 per annum, dependent on experience
37.5 hours per week
Main duties of the job
The opportunity to support the clinical team to deliver high quality patient care to our patients to optimise their post-operative recovery and wellbeing. As our Physiotherapy Assistant you will:
* Deliver high quality, effective clinical care under the supervision of our registered physiotherapists and nursing staff
* Promote multi-disciplinary working alongside therapy and nursing teams
* Ensure that all clinical records are accurately maintained and conform to all legal requirements
* Complete administrative duties to support the therapy and nursing teams to enable smooth and efficient care throughout the patient journey
* Be responsible for reviewing and reporting stock level and supplies to ensure the clinical environment is fit for purpose
About us
Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital is a 30 bedded hospital within walking distance of the city centre with free onsite car parking. The hospital has two laminar flow operating theatres and a minor ops room in the outpatient department. There is a small radiology department and CT/MRI services are provided in a mobile unit. Inpatient physiotherapy is provided within the hospital whilst our outpatients attend the fitness and wellbeing centre at Chichester gate for their follow up physio treatments. Our main speciality is orthopaedics. We also care for patients needing treatment within the specialities of gynaecology, urology, general surgery, plastic surgery, ophthalmology max fax, and pain. We provide outpatient services for dermatology, cardiology, neurology, and rheumatology.
Qualifications
* NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Health and Social Care
* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Experience
* Experience working in a hospital or clinical setting, ideally in a health care support or therapy assistant role
* To be enthusiastic and motivated with a can do attitude and able to work with own initiative
* Highly organised and flexible
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.
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