We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring person to work within our existing physiotherapy team providing a high standard of care as part of the inpatient physiotherapy service.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills will be essential, whilst experience of working in therapies or healthcare would also be advantageous.
Within the role you will provide clinical assessment and treatments under the supervision of qualified staff, prepare and maintain safe clinical areas and maintain stock levels, as well as provide administrative support to the orthopaedic team and physiotherapy department.
• To provide a high standard of therapy care within the area of work, this is allocated by the team lead. Implementing physiotherapy treatments to facilitate maximal recovery of function and co-ordinated, timely discharges from hospital.
• To provide individual treatment programmes for specified client groups within framework agreed by professional group.
• To assist Physiotherapists and Therapy Technicians to provide treatment programmes on the wards.
• To assist patients with dressing / undressing as required and to assist therapist to enable patients to safely participate in their therapy session.
• To provide administrative support within the therapy team.
• To prepare and maintain clinical areas for safe practice.
• To maintain supplies of stock within the department.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
This advert closes on Wednesday 16 Apr 2025