Job Overview
Medical Respiratory Physiotherapy Team - FPH
Are you enthusiastic and compassionate with experience of working within the NHS?
We are looking for a Band 3 Physio technician to join the Medical Respiratory team.
The team provides respiratory and rehabilitation services to the patients across M block including MADU - the Medical Acute Dependency Unit. You would be working alongside senior physiotherapists as well as managing your own caseload/ interventions across the medical respiratory wards.
We offer comprehensive training, ongoing professional development and the opportunity to work in a supportive, forward-thinking team that values innovation and patient-centred care.
Main duties of the job
Working As Part Of The Service You Will
Assist physiotherapists in delivering high-quality rehabilitation to respiratory patients in the acute phase of their illness.
Work closely with physiotherapists and the rest of the MDT to provide holistic care.
Manage a basic caseload of patients including initial assessment and discharging patients with support as required from a senior physiotherapist.
Assist with non clinical tasks including statistics, ordering of equipment, maintaining stock and cleaning tasks.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English
Desirable criteria
Associate member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
Documented evidence of C.P.D.
Experience
Essential criteria
To have had experience working as a Physiotherapy Assistant in the relevant speciality (Respiratory Medicine).
To have worked as part of a team.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
Interpersonal skills to include concise and effective verbal and written communication.
Organisational skills
IT literate
Able to prioritise workload
Teaching skills.
Desirable criteria
Ability to present information to a small group.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates' investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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