Job overview

We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Associate Practitioner to join our Physiotherapy team, working within our Medical and Care of the Elderly Wards. This is a patient‑facing role supporting assessment, treatment and early rehabilitation for people presenting with a wide range of medical conditions. The post holder will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to support patient flow, admission avoidance where appropriate, and timely discharge from the acute trust.

The successful post holder will support the physiotherapy team to deliver safe, effective and timely care within fast‑paced acute settings.

You will work across an independent caseload as well as alongside physiotherapists. You will play a key role in educating patients and their families on self‑management strategies, safety awareness and onward rehabilitation needs, supporting effective transitions of care from acute to community.

As a department, we will provide a kind, supportive and knowledgeable team to aid your professional development through regular supervision and in‑service training. You will also be encouraged to contribute to service development initiatives and quality improvement work, alongside participating in educational opportunities with patients, colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

• Be responsible, unsupervised, for implementing the standards and policies relevant to the speciality.
• Within specific guidelines and following training to be solely responsible and accountable for a clinical case load working within codes of practice and professional guidelines.  This includes patient documentation in both professional and medical notes.
• Motivating patients to exercise and address barriers to compliance
• To be responsible for performing given tasks and reporting any concerns to the Band 7 Physiotherapist or appropriate member
• To be aware of and adhere to Trust and local policies and procedures.
• To provide programmes (exercise prescription) of activity  
• To be aware of safe practise and the need for onward referral, particularly when carrying out exercise testing and exercise programmes.
• To demonstrate a physical ability to carry out physiotherapy interventions and therapeutic handling without direct supervision. There is a frequent requirement to exert moderate physical effort for several short periods during the day.
• To be responsible for the safe use of physiotherapy equipment, adhering to the Trust medical device policy.  This includes competency and accuracy to use equipment by you, other healthcare professionals, carers and patients.
• To undertake weekend working and may include 7 day working patterns and extended days dependent on service need.  

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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