Opportunities have arisen for a band 3 physiotherapy assistant within the neuro-elderly service. The successful candidate will also occasionally be required to work at our community hospital sites. The post holder will have a commitment to our 7 day service and this is a full time post.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
To be accountable to a specialist team leader and ultimately site manager.
To work predominantly within an identified client group but be prepared to work flexibly across the service.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
To assist physiotherapists in the treatment of their patients, working to defined protocols and treatment plans.
To assist a qualified Physiotherapist in the implementation of treatment programmes for individual patients or groups of patients.
Work with the physiotherapist to improve the patient's quality of life, aiming to achieve maximum functional ability and independence.
To facilitate arrangement of appointments, transport and ordering of equipment.
To be responsible for the overall hygiene & maintenance of the department and equipment.