Job Title | Physiotherapy Assistant |
Location | London |
Job Type | Permanent |
Speciality | Physiotherapy Assistant |
Rates | £9.75 Per Hour (rising to £10.25 Per Hour on any weekend working) |
Description
You will be responsible for a wide range of duties and responsibilities and these include:
Clinical
- Responsible for supporting and assisting registered physiotherapists both clinically and administratively in the provision of a high-quality clinical service.
- Working with colleagues of all disciplines in the provision of a multidisciplinary intervention.
- Responsible for working with professional standard of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
- Responsible for following research and evidence-based practice as they are introduced to the service implementing change as requested by registered physiotherapists.
- Developing and maintaining their skills and knowledge as required according to the post holder’s grade and post. Also, to be responsible for all clinical responsibilities in all aspects in their own practice.
- Observing and documenting a resident’s participation, reactions, and progress from therapy session. And they should be able to demonstrate high standard of report writing in English.
- To escorting and planning of patients’ for out –patient appointments and ability to carry out basic nursing care (e.g. emptying urinary bag, feeding) during appointments.
- Recognising and respecting residents as an individual with the same rights, needs and emotions as everyone else. And to promote the dignity and self-esteem of patients at all times.
General
- Taking ownership for own time-management around the demands of therapists from a number of different disciplines, by maintaining an efficient diary, whilst ensuring effective delivery of day-to-day services.
- Assisting the therapists with assessment and treatment of patients and, where appropriate, with patients’ continued management including implementation, supervision and progression of therapy interventions whilst under distant supervision from the therapist.
- Undertaking delegated therapy tasks, which contribute to the safe and smooth running of the service (e.g. checking equipment and organising resources).