MSK Physiotherapy Assistant

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Staff restaurants

On-site staff accommodation

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Eastbourne Hospital is seeking a Physiotherapy Assistant to support the outpatient physiotherapy team. You will work with physiotherapists and instructors to assist patients in rehabilitation after injury or surgery, including individual and group activities, and hydrotherapy pool support.

You will develop skills through competency-based training and contribute to safe, effective patient care. The role also involves admin duties and coordination across the department, with flexible patterns

Qualifications

• Experience in patient care or care settings is desirable.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Willingness to learn and develop competency frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and operational support to the department.
• Coordinate local ordering and liaise with teams.
• Support equipment monitoring and health and safety audits.
• Assist with rehabilitation activities and hydrotherapy pool support.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Patient support

Job description

We are looking to recruit a physiotherapy assistant to support our outpatient physiotherapy team at the Eastbourne Hospital. If you are enthusiastic, keen to learn and enjoy working with people to achieve their goals, then this could be the job for you.

This role would include working closely with the physiotherapists, and our B4 Technical Instructors, to support patients in their rehabilitation following injury or surgery. This will require you to work with people on an individual basis, and when re return to group activities, in a gym/class environment. You will also be trained to provide support to the hydrotherapy pool. We would support you to develop skills in progression of exercise through a competency based training framework and support you to complete the Trust Care Certificate. Good communications skills, empathy to people’s needs, the ability to remain calm in changing situations and a positive approach to challenges will be vital in this role.

Within your daily week, the variety of your role would include provision of administrative support, co-ordination of local ordering, liaising with the teams and operational support to maintain clinical and departmental supplies, monitoring department equipment, and supporting departmental health and safety and audit. This would be supported through local training and competency frameworks.

There is scope to have some flexibility in your work pattern and we would be happy to discuss this at interview.

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Neil Pincombe Job title: Team lead for Eastbourne MSK OPD Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07970 542986