262094 Physiotherapy Support Worker CP

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NHS LOTHIAN

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DIVISION

Therapy Services

WGH

Surgical / Critical Care Team

Physiotherapy Support worker Band 3

20 hours / Permanent

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic physiotherapy assistant to join our surgical and critical care physiotherapy team. This team is focussed on providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment to a wide range of patients in our surgical wards with key aim of enabling individuals to regain independent physical function and be discharged home as soon as possible. The post holder will also assist with patients in the respiratory medicine ward at times.

As a physiotherapy support worker, you will be allocated a delegated patient caseload by the qualified physiotherapist where you will carry out exercises and functional activities as directed by the physiotherapist. In addition, you will be directly assisting the physiotherapist in seeing some patients. You will have an enthusiasm and caring approach and have excellent communication skills. Previous experience carrying out exercise programmes with people is essential. You will be able to show initiative and work independently as required. You will demonstrate excellent time keeping and organisational skills.

You will also support the physiotherapy team through a range of non-clinical duties, from equipment ordering and maintenance, referring patients to primary care teams, to assisting with statistical information collation for patient activity audit purposes.

Physiotherapy Services support staff development through appraisal processes, supervision and CPD opportunities.

Candidates must display evidence of clinical experience of work in a variety of areas ideally including within an acute in-patient setting, and ideally have relevant / current experience as a band 3 therapy support worker,

For further information please contact: -

Ruth Alldridge 0131 537 5000 Bleep 8457

Ruth.alldridge@nhs.scot

or

Sam Stirling 07929742395, 0131 537 1287

Sam.stirling@nhs.scot

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Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.

In line with the current UK Immigration Rules, this post does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Certificate of Sponsorship to support a Skilled Worker Visa or a Health & Care Worker Visa. Overseas nationals should review alternative immigration options before applying for this role. Further information: www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration.

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