Bank Physiotherapist Assistant

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading independent hospital group in the UK is seeking a Bank Physiotherapy Assistant in Liverpool. The role involves providing support under supervision, assisting in patient care, and maintaining records. Ideal candidates will have NHS experience, excellent communication skills, and a proactive approach. Opportunities for training and progression are available, along with competitive hourly rates.

Benefits

Free uniform

Free DBS

Full induction and training updates

Opportunities for further training and progression

Qualifications

• NHS and/or Private Healthcare experience is essential.
• Demonstrate ability to learn new skills.
• Experience of dealing effectively with the public.

Responsibilities

• Provide general support under supervision of qualified physiotherapist.
• Assist in delivery of care to meet health and well-being needs.
• Maintain accurate records and provide basic administrative tasks.

Skills

Communication

Relationship-building

Empathy

Organizational skills

IT skills

Education

BTEC or NVQ in related field

Job description

Physiotherapy Assistant | Physiotherapy| Competitive Hourly Rate | Liverpool | Bank

Spire Liverpool are now recruiting a Bank Physio Assistant to join their warm and friendly team on a flexible working basis.

Spire Liverpool Hospital offer a comprehensive range of medical and surgical treatments to patients from Merseyside. We pride ourselves on patient care with clinical excellence at the heart of what we do.

Our vision is to be recognised as an excellent healthcare business bringing together the best people who are dedicated to developing excellent clinical environments and delivering the highest quality patient care

Main duties of the job

Duties and responsibilities

• To provide general support in the area of work under the direct/indirect supervision of a qualified physiotherapist. Supervision may be provided on the ward, in the department after treatment or by telephone.
• Assist in the delivery of care to meet individuals health and well being needs
• Correctly undertake basic assessment and treatment procedures, which have been delegated in relation to the specific patient, as agreed with the physiotherapy team.
• You will be required to provide basic administrative tasks to maintain accurate records and an efficient service.
• Deal with enquiries from the general public, both over the telephone and via email in a professional manner
• Obtain verbal consent from patients before starting the assessment or treatment.
• Assistant must demonstrate an adequate level of competency in the assessment of patients. These competencies are role specific and must be observed and signed off by a senior physiotherapist.

About us

At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We're committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.

Job responsibilities

Who we're looking for:

• You are an empathetic and passionate individual with excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• NHS and/or Private Healthcare experience is essential
• A good level of IT skills
• BTEC or NVQ in the related field would be advantageous
• Demonstrate ability to learn new skills
• Experience of dealing effectively with the public
• Proactive and very organised.
• Bank colleagues are paid weekly
• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Full induction, including mandatory training updates
• Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
• Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spires specialist Resourcing Team

Please see the attached benefits leaflet for more information.

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Alishia Okereafor [e-mail]

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Closing date:In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Please see above

Experience

• Please see above

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.