We are excited to offer this opportunity for a Band 4 Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant role, working with our South Gloucestershire Physiotherapy team, based at Cossham Hospital.
Responsibilities
* You will be responsible for assisting the team in providing a high standard physiotherapy service by implementing treatment programmes using a range of exercises and physiotherapy techniques as delegated by a registered professional
* You will be required to organise and run exercise groups under the supervision of registered clinicians
* This role is also responsible for providing clerical and administrative support to the team.
* To carry a caseload and implement treatment plans as delegated by a registered physiotherapist assessing patient progress and reporting back to the physiotherapist; this may be in a variety of settings without direct supervision of a physiotherapist.
* To progress/regress exercise programmes as appropriate, recognising your scope of practice and liaising with the referring physiotherapist as appropriate.
* To provide appropriate holistic advice to patients to promote self-management and improve prognosis.
* To deliver groups, including ESCAPE-Pain, with a group of patients, with or without the direct supervision of a physiotherapist;
* In the absence of the delegated physiotherapist to be the first point of contact for any enquiries, which would then be escalated to an appropriate registered professional as required;
* To be responsible for the issuing, ordering and training in the safe use of physiotherapy equipment and aids for patients.
For further details or informal visits contact: Name: Sian Thomas; Job title: MSK Physiotherapy Locality Lead; Email address: sian.thomas32@nhs.net
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