Main area Core Clinical Services Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent: hours to be considered over seven days Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Hours to be spread over 7 working days with additional rostered weekend duties) Job ref 339-CCS6415-JKL
Employer North Bristol NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site North Bristol NHS Trust - Southmead Hospital Town Bristol Salary £24,071 - £25,674 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/04/2025 23:59
Physiotherapy Support Worker-Band 3
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Job overview
North Bristol NHS Trust
Physiotherapy Support Workers Band 3.
We have vacancies for physiotherapy support workers in one of the UK’s largest NHS Hospital Trusts. These roles will support patients to regain their mobility, function and confidence following surgery, or illness, providing a range of therapy interventions to facilitate recovery and promote independence.
Our current vacancies are in the Vascular, Surgery and Renal team and in the Trauma and Orthopaedic team.
Main duties of the job
* Working with a wide variety of patients across the wards
* Working alongside physiotherapists to deliver therapy to patients and improving patients’ independence
* Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to facilitate discharge home from hospital (home is best)
* Working within the physiotherapy teams where support and training will be provided
The successful therapy support worker will have:
* Previous care experience NHS or similar social care equivalent
* NVQ level 3 or experiential learning experience/ competency to a similar level.
* Experience of working well within a team.
* An ability to organise own caseload.
* Experience of working under in-direct supervision
Please be aware that this vacancy may close early if a high number of applications are received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
THE ROLE: As a Physiotherapy Support Worker your responsibilities will include:
* Treating patients referred by physiotherapists. Tasks include organising and implementing physical treatment sessions from treatment protocols, monitoring patient progress.
* Monitoring patient’s response to physiotherapy programs, evaluating outcomes and adapting input as appropriate, working with patients towards their recovery and discharge
* Liaising with therapy staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team
* Supporting the administration to therapy teams with ordering of equipment data input and referral
Person specification
Education/Training/Qual
* Good Standard of GCSE Education
* Evidence of Literacy & Numeracy Skills
* NVQ Level 3 in care or other health/rehab based qualification
Work Experience
* Previous NHS/Social Care/rehabilitation experience
* Experience of working in a stressful environment
* Previous physiotherapy technician/assistant experience
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
* Knowledge & Awareness of disability
* Evidence of team working
* Basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology
If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.
Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.
If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act / Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us on tel 0117 414 1151.
North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.
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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.
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