About this role
Job summary
Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust (BHRUT) are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Physiotherapy Assistant within Orthopaedics, to join our friendly and highly skilled team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and support staff on a full-time basis.The post will include working primarily with trauma orthopaedic inpatients, as well as providing support to some fracture clinic services. The trauma service is a busy service with lots of ongoing service development opportunities. This post will be primarily based at the Queens Hospital site, however there is opportunity to work cross site at King George's if required.
You will be able to assess and discharge patients independently, as well as provide advice and support to patients and family members. They will have excellent communication and reasoning skills. The post involves close working with the MDT to provide evidence-based patient-centred care. In return you will receive regular supervision and support, as well as training and career development opportunities.The post will include weekend working.
For any further information please contact Jenny Smith (Clinical Lead Physiotherapist) on 01708 435000 ext. 6888, or via email at [email protected]
Main duties of the job
To provide skilled routine, and some non-routine, clinical and non-clinical support to the Orthopaedic Therapy team
The state registered therapist will at all times remain responsible for:o Setting the protocols and guidelines and monitoring the progression of the patientOverseeing the clinical quality and ensuring appropriateness of the treatment practiced on the patient
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.
We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
We run a Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
Job description Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Pubudu Chandrasekera, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5110. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications Essential
Good standard of general education, to G.C.S.E. level or equivalent Evidence of recent relevant further education to N.V.Q level III standard or equivalent
Skills/ Abilities Essential
Ability to work on own initiative and manage own caseload Willing to work in community and hospital settings
Desirable
Computer skills to ECDL level or equivalent, or the ability to work towards ECDL
Experience/ Knowledge Essential
Proven experience working as a Therapy Assistant in Health or similar post Experience of working unsupervised and carrying out initial assessments
Desirable
To have experience as a Therapy Assistant, preferably within the speciality of orthopaedics Previous work in the community
Personal Qualities Essential
Team worker Flexible approach
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.
Employer details Employer name Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Queen's Hospital
Rom Valley Way
Romford
RM7 0AG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)