Job summary

Band 3 Senior Elderly Care Physiotherapy Assistant

PLEASE NOTE: If you are a qualified Physiotherapist, your application will not be considered for this role.

We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to come and join our team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading.

We are looking to employ a dynamic, confident, motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the Therapies team as a senior Physiotherapy Assistant supporting the Elderly care wards.

In this role you work closely with patients, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and other members of the multi-disciplinary team, undertaking an array of responsibilities and tasks to support the smooth running of the Therapies service.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for the efficient, effective and safe management of patients being treated as delegated by the Physiotherapist whilst being proactive in independently supporting routine patients deemed appropriate by qualified Therapy staff.
• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical practice for patients under your care.
• To follow Trust and departmental procedures, policy, guidance and pathways where they exist.
• To manage patient in an efficient and safe manner, reporting results and problems identified accurately back to supervising Physiotherapist.
• Be aware of clinical risk within own clinical caseload, and seek advice from Physiotherapist to ensure that clinical risk is effectively identified and managed.
• Under direction deliver a physiotherapy treatment programme either with individual or in a group setting.
• To have knowledge of a range of manual handling and mobility skills relevant to the management of patients, including safe use of transfer equipment.
• To assist in providing effective discharge planning within the team, liaising with other members of the MDT as appropriate.
• Support the development of junior Physiotherapy Assistants.

About us

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated 'Good'with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust's overall rating has also improved to 'good'. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is"Working together to provide outstanding care for our community."

We areCompassionate in our thoughts, words and actions.

We areAspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate.

We areResourceful and responsible in the way we work and live.

We areExcellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, delivered by amazing people so why don't you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.