Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic orthopaedic physiotherapy assistant to join our specialist multidisciplinary team.
As part of the Trauma and Orthopaedic Unit the COPE team which is an hospital-based community team which supports early discharge of patients from hospital and provides rehabilitation in their home environment.
We provide a seamless approach by delivering specialised care in patient’s homes to support the discharge process and their early rehab.
As an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary team, you will be working alongside clinical nurse specialists and specialist physiotherapists who will guide and support you in the care of patients.
You will be required to carry out visits independently to support the patients in their care and rehabilitation goals post discharge, so excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
Experience as a physiotherapy assistant particularly within trauma and elective orthopaedic patients will be beneficial but not essential, also ability to integrate well into a multidisciplinary team environment. You mustbe a car driver.
Main duties of the job
To provide skilled routine, and some non-routine, clinical and non-clinical support to the COPE team in the patient’s home.
Ensuring all care is provided in accordance with BHR trust policies and procedures whilst aiming to achieve high level care set by national and departmental guidelines.
To give guidance to patients and communicate with members of the MDT and GPs to provide a seamless approach to patient care, aiming to support discharge from hospital and prevent re-admission.
After attaining training, to complete routine wound assessment and escalate appropriately to a qualified nurse in the COPE team for further management or guidance.
To contribute to the day-to-day management of the service such as diary/caseload planning, development and adaptation of team policies, procedures and guidelines.
The state registered therapists and nurses will at all times remain responsible for overseeing the clinical quality and ensuring appropriateness of the treatment practised on the patient.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the.
We run a in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited. We’re proud to be a employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. •Good standard of general education, to G.C.S.E. level or equivalent
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
2. •Ability to work on own initiative and manage own caseload
3. •Ability to communicate information (verbal, non-verbal and written) in an accurate, clear and logical manner
4. •Car Driver
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
5. •Experience working as a Therapy Assistant in Health or similar post
Desirable criteria
6. •To have experience as a Therapy Assistant, preferably within the speciality of orthopaedics
7. •Previous work in the community.
8. •Team worker
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.
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Queen's Hospital
Rom Valley Way
Romford
Essex
RM7 0AG
Telephone 01708 435000 5936