Job overview
Come and join our exciting and dynamic Children and Young People’s Therapy Team
We are recruiting a Physiotherapy Assistant to join the Children and Young People’s Integrated Therapy Team based in Aylesbury. You will be joining an experienced team of Countywide Physiotherapists and Therapy assistants to deliver a service to children and young people from the ages of 0 – 19.
We have a well-developed competency-based training package with clinical and safeguarding supervision to support staff development.
Car driver essential. Previous experience working with children and young people preferable/highly desirable.
Main duties of the job
·To undertake designated assessments and treatments with CYP as delegated by the qualified physiotherapists. To deliver individual and group interventions with or without direct supervision in a variety of settings including mainstream schools & Nurseries, clinic & child’s own home across the county of Buckinghamshire.
·To plan and provide timely interventions within the framework established by the physiotherapist and to communicate results back to the therapist.
·To communicate effectively with the physiotherapists and other members of the transdisciplinary team.
·To maintain accurate and up to date documentation and clinical records consistent with legal and organisational requirements, monitored by the therapists.
·To undertake advanced manual handling techniques involving complex patients and or equipment following appropriate training, in line with organisational and departmental policies and procedures
·To be responsible for the safe and competent use of all appropriate equipment and report any safety issues using the correct procedures
·To support qualified physiotherapists and prepare resources to enable children to complete therapy interventions in accordance with departmental pathways, trust policies.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
1. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
2. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
3. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
4. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
5. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
6. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
7. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
8. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
9. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
10. • Previous practical experience working as a physiotherapy assistant or in a client facing role in a health or education environment
Desirable criteria
11. • Previous practical experience working with children in a health, early years, or school setting.
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
12. • Valid and current driving licence and car to be able to travel to locations throughout Buckinghamshire
13. • Able to use own car for work purpose
14. • Able to wear PPE
15. • Able to work on the floor with CYP
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
16. • 5 GCSEs / NVQ111 / BTech
17. • Significant and relevant work experience E.g. in a school or early years setting, health setting
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
18. • Demonstrates a good standard of spoken and written English, including the documenting CYP care.
19. • Fully IT literate and able to use a range of applications to support workload. use of Microsoft and standard keyboard skills
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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