Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
An exciting opportunity to work as part of our musculoskeletal physiotherapy team within Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda. The job will provide exposure to rehabilitate a range of MSK conditions including persistent pain, upper and lower limb conditions, and acute injuries. The individual will work as part of an innovative team and contribute to the service development. You will provide both supervision to your colleagues and training to students and colleagues.
Main duties of the job
We are really excited to welcome a new assistant practitioner to the MSK Physiotherapy team here at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. This is a great opportunity to develop your clinical and rehabilitation skills managing acute and chronic injuries and be part of a dynamic team alongside our Physiotherapists.
The post holder will be responsible for undertaking routine assessments of patients with specific conditions (subjective and objective assessments) using specific (service area related) skills and assessment forms, following current and developing frameworks.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary, and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
* We listen, learn and improve
* We treat everyone with respect
* We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualification
* NVQ 3 level or equivalent
Experience
* Experience of working as Band 3 in healthcare or equivalent experience from the leisure or social care sector
* Experience of delivering rehabilitation with patient/service users that require high levels of supervision and advanced communication techniques
* Experience of equipment assessment and prescription
Knowledge
* Knowledge of patient conditions and therapy from training or experience
* Understanding of principles of physiotherapy and procedures.
Values
* Excellent team working abilities and able to work flexibly
* Ability to teach and provide guidance on therapy and mobility activities skills to patients/relatives/carers
Aptitude and Abilities
* Standard keyboard skills and familiarity with computer software i.e. word processing, email, excel
* Involvement in service development and experience of data collection and analysis.
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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