An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Physiotherapy Support Worker to join North Bristol NHS Trust, one of the UK's largest NHS Hospital Trusts.
Based within the Medicine Pathway, you will work across Specialty Medicine wards, including Gastroenterology, Ward 7B Medicine and Infectious Diseases. You will play an important role in supporting patients to regain their mobility, function and confidence following illness, 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 specialist medicine 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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North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. 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.
North Bristol NHS 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
