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Therapy Assistant Children's Physiotherapy
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 18.75 hours per week
Job ref
269-SFT9158
Employer
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Salisbury
Salary
£24,625 - £25,674 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/06/2025 23:59

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Band 3 Children's Therapy Assistant

Band 3

 


Job overview

To assist the children’s physiotherapy team to provide a high standard of care to children, young people and their families.

To deliver physiotherapy to children and young people referred by qualified physiotherapists in individual, group and hydrotherapy treatment sessions.

To undertake routine administrative and departmental tasks to support the physiotherapy team and the therapy secretary.

Main duties of the job

Working in our Children's Out-patients department and on Sarum Ward the post holder will:

·          Provide, or assist qualified therapists to deliver, therapy to patients. This includes tasks such as enabling children to mobilise, re-education of gait (walking), transfers including wheelchair transfers, hoisting, stairs, active exercises and passive movements, using transfer aids, developmental play, exercise sessions and hydrotherapy.

·         To encourage and motivate children to participate in physical activity whilst managing their pain, fatigue or medical conditions

·         To teach patients safe use of aids and equipment, under the guidance of the therapist

·         To support children and young people to access exercise equipment safely, this includes use of a treadmill and exercise bike.

·         To order provisions, consumables, materials and equipment needed in the daily running of the therapy team, as appropriate. To keep accurate stock controls.

·         To ensure the safe and effective use of resources and facilities. To ensure that the clinical area is kept clean and tidy with safe use, maintenance and storage of equipment and materials.

·         Undertake routine administrative tasks to facilitate the smooth running of the therapy team.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria
  • NVQ level 2 or equivalent qualification in maths and English
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ level 3 or other relevant training

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in a role with direct patient/client contact
  • Experience of working as an effective team member
  • Experience of working under indirect supervision
Desirable criteria
  • Recent experience of working in a therapy or nursing support worker role or equivalent relevant experience
  • Experience of working with children or young people
  • Evidence of working in the NHS

Communication

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of good communication written and verbal

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingWe Work FlexiblyNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024People Promise

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Anne Whiting
Job title
Service Lead for Children's Physiotherapy
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01722 336262
Additional information

Kate Jones - Team Lead for Children's Physiotherapy

ext 5159

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