Employer: Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Skipton General Hospital/Townhead Surgery Settle Town Skipton/Settle
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 pro rata per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/02/2025 23:59
Senior MSK Physiotherapy Assistant (Band 3)
NHS AfC: Band 3
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now, you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Physiotherapy Assistant in the Outpatient Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy service at Skipton General Hospital/Townhead Surgery Settle. We are looking to recruit a Physiotherapy Assistant who holds a Level 3 qualification related to Health & Social Care.
If you are motivated, enthusiastic, and have good communication and team working skills, this could be the job for you.
The successful candidate will work directly with patients/public as well as undertaking electronic booking and housekeeping, and generally helping the department to run well. We are a friendly team of physiotherapists and assistants providing treatment and rehabilitation to patients, dedicated to providing a high standard of personalised care for our patients.
We can offer you:
* A supportive, friendly working environment
* Excellent peer support throughout the physiotherapy team
* Supervision and training
* Opportunities for further development
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
* Manage a caseload delegated by clinicians
* Independently undertake basic assessments and interventions relevant to delegated caseload
* Contribute to the evaluation of programmes and patient’s progression making minor alterations in consultation with the physiotherapist
* Support the physiotherapists with complex cases as required
* Work with team members to ensure the effective functioning of the team
* Work in partnership with patients, carers, the multi-disciplinary team and wider statutory, private and voluntary sector services
* Participate in activities to improve the local department and MSK physiotherapy service
* Provide support to other team members and students
* Work flexibly according to patient and service need
Working for our organisation
The Trust is committed to supporting staff in balancing their work and home lives and encourages staff to discuss their individual needs with their department in order to arrive at mutually satisfactory working arrangements.
This job description is a reflection of the current position and may change in emphasis or detail in light of service developments.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
If you are interested in this role, please attend our webinar Tuesday 4th of February 2025 at 7pm to find out more about the role and the application process.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Good general level of education including GCSEs /functional skills level 2 in English and Maths
* Relevant Level 3 RQF qualification in healthcare (NVQ III, level 3 apprenticeship, BTEC level III, Health and Science T-Level) (or be willing to work towards this)
* Care certificate (or to be completed within the probationary period)
* 5 GCSE A-C (or equivalent)
* Course relevant to MSK service
Knowledge
* Knowledge of rehabilitation
* Knowledge of the impact illness and disability have on function
* Knowledge of therapy/dietetic interventions
* Knowledge of the roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working
* Knowledge of relevant clinical assessments and treatments
Experience
* Experience of working in health or social care/Education
* Experience of working with people with a range of health needs
* Experience in use of IT applications
* Experience of carrying out therapeutic interventions
* Recent experience of working in therapy/dietetic services
Other
* Ability to travel to any of the MSK service localities
* Current UK Driving Licence
* Access to own transport
We are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities.
NOTE: This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received.
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.
Name: ELAINE PYE
Job title: Physiotherapy Team Leader Skipton/Settle
Email address: [emailprotected]
Telephone number: 01756792233
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