MSK Band 4 Physiotherapy Assistant

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Crewe; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 4 Physiotherapy Assistant (part-time 34.75 hours per week) to join the Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership team. The post is based at Leighton Hospital outpatients and community settings within CCICP.

Essential: Assistant Practitioner qualification. The role includes mentorship, regular supervision, CPD access, and involvement in in-service training.

Qualifications

• Assistant Practitioner qualification is essential.
• Experience in musculoskeletal assessment and treatment is expected.
• Mentorship and CPD support provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal patients.
• Independently manage daily caseload as part of physiotherapy team.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Musculoskeletal care

Caseload management

CPD access

Education

Assistant Practitioner qualification

Job description

An exciting opportunity has become available within Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP) to join our innovative and friendly team of Physiotherapists as a Band 4 Physiotherapy Assistant. There is a part time MSK post available (34.75hrs a week) and is based at Leighton Hospital outpatients and various community base settings within CCICP.

An Assistant Practitioner (AP) qualification is essential for this role.

Our mentorship programme offers regular supervision, setting objectives, promoting self-analysis and development. Your development will be supported.

You will benefit from regular CPD with access to advice and support from our Physiotherapists, receiving Peer Review sessions, and participating in in-service training.

If you are a motivated individual who likes to work within a supportive Physiotherapy framework, developing independent working and wishes to gain experience in the wider health community we would like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

You will provide clinical assessment and treatment of patients referred with musculoskeletal conditions e.g. post-operative patients referred via orthopaedics.

You will independently manage your own daily caseload as part of the physiotherapy team.

MCHFT provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff. An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance.

With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester 'places' and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.