An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Physiotherapy Support Workers to join Bristol Foundation Trust one of the UK's largest NHS Hospital Trusts.
Based at the Southmead Site. You will play an important role in supporting patients to regain their mobility, function and confidence following illness, accidents or operations, helping them to achieve greater independence and return home safely.
This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience within a supportive multidisciplinary team and contribute to delivering high-quality patient care.
As a Physiotherapy Support Worker, you will:
Work with a wide variety of patients across wards.
Support physiotherapists to deliver rehabilitation programmes and promote patients' independence.
Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to facilitate safe and timely discharge home.
Receive support and training from experienced physiotherapy colleagues.
Gain valuable experience within one of the UK's largest NHS Trusts
The Successful Candidate Will Have:
Previous experience in healthcare, the NHS or a similar social care setting.
An NVQ Level 3 qualification, or equivalent knowledge and experience.
Experience of working effectively as part of a team.
Good organisational skills and the ability to manage their own workload.
Experience of working under indirect supervision.
Please note that this vacancy may close early should a high volume of applications be received.
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Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialties. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
Bristol Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for a full list of roles & responsibilities.
Treating patients referred by physiotherapists. Tasks include organising and implementing physical treatment sessions from treatment protocols, monitoring patient progress.
Monitoring patient’s response to physiotherapy programs, evaluating outcomes and adapting input as appropriate, working with patients towards their recovery and discharge
Liaising with therapy staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team
Supporting the administration to therapy teams with ordering of equipment data input and referral
