Physiotherapy practitioner Band 4
Physiotherapy Department – Frimley Park Hospital
27.5 hours – weekday and weekend rostered working
Surgery and Vascular wards and outpatient amputees
Responsible to: Physiotherapy team lead
Please be aware this post may close early if maximum applicant capacity is reached.
We are excited to announce a vacancy of a practitioner role on the busy surgical and vascular wards. You will be working with a team of experienced and dynamic physiotherapists, assessing and treating vascular, amputee and surgical patients. You will be integral to the outpatient amputee service, assisting the physiotherapist with patients waiting for their prosthetics.
Job Overview
Frimley Health is a forward‑thinking, proactive trust that is pushing forward with major investment in our people and facilities. As part of this, the Surgical physiotherapy team are committed to providing first‑rate patient care with a proactive MDT.
Main duties of the job
* Are a physiotherapy technician (band 3 or band 4) with acute hospital inpatient experience
* Wish to work as part of the physiotherapy Surgical team
* Are interested in the assessment, rehabilitation and onward signposting and referral of patients following admission to the vascular wards and outpatients.
* Are excited to manage your own caseload, treating non‑complex patients independently.
* Keen to help develop and supervise a member of staff in the team at band 3 level
We Can Offer
* A friendly and professional department
* An in‑house training programme
* Involvement in the staff appraisal scheme, audit and quality assurance programme.
Visa Sponsorship
This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.
Person specification
Experience
* Essential criteria – Experience of the UK healthcare environment.
* Essential criteria – Experience of working within a healthcare setting or involved some form of customer care.
Desirable experience criteria
* Previous experience of working as a Physiotherapy assistant.
Skills & Knowledge
* Essential criteria – Good standard of written English.
* Essential criteria – Polite and empathetic.
* Essential criteria – Ability to work under supervision with individuals or a group.
Desirable skills & knowledge criteria
* Knowledge of some medical conditions.
Qualifications
* Essential criteria – NVQ/GCSE equivalent in Maths & English.
Desirable qualifications criteria
* CSP associate member.
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