Job overview

The Physiotherapy Assistant will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) based at Great Western Court (GWC). GWC is a short-term, residential rehabilitation unit with 30 beds. They will need to take responsibility for a delegated workload and to implement and progress a patient treatment programme within a broad framework to work towards their safe discharge.  They will work unsupervised with patients but under the guidance and support of the senior therapists when required.

This role is offered on a permanent basis, full time - 37.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

The Physiotherapy Assistant will hold their own caseload for which they are responsible for the treatment progression and implementation.  They will be required to undertake some initial assessments that have been screened as appropriate by a Physiotherapist whilst ensuring they are working within their scope of practise and be able to identify when a patient needs to be referred back to a qualified Physiotherapist. They will be required to write patient notes on their electronic record in a timely and professional manner and will be responsible for signposting patients to other services and making ongoing referrals when needed. They will also be required to take part in the weekly MDT meetings to provide feedback on patients progress as part of their discharge planning. The Physiotherapy Assistant will also need to liaise with the Rehabilitation Assistants, also based at Great Western Court, to ensure they are also working towards the patient goals.

The Physiotherapy Assistant will be a part of the wider physiotherapy team and may be required to complete home visits when required.

They will also be required to support the Physiotherapists with administration, clerical and housekeeping duties.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. 

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.  In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.  It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.  However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.