MSK Physiotherapy Assistant - Community Rehab Champion

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Tenterden; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 3 MSK Physiotherapy Assistant to join our friendly Community Team. You will work with physiotherapists and multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver high-quality care to patients in community settings, helping people regain independence and improve their quality of life.

You will lead delegated rehabilitation programmes, support individual and group therapy sessions, monitor progress and report outcomes to registered therapists, using

Qualifications

• Band 3 Physiotherapy Assistant role within Community Team.

Responsibilities

• To provide skilled and specific physiotherapy support to treat and promote the independence of patients with a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions.
• To carry out a programme of treatment prescribed by the Physiotherapists. This can include the supervision of patients individually, in the gymnasium or other group settings.
• To be responsible for housekeeping tasks including monitoring, maintaining and cleaning physiotherapy equipment and general tidiness of the department.
• Responsible for own documentation using Trust software and administration tasks as required
• Ability to travel across the Trust in a timely manner if required
• This job is based at West View Integrated Care Centre. You will also be required to work across additional sites dependent on service need; the Churchill Centre, Aylesford, Sheppey Community Hospital and Medway and Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital in Herne Bay. Therefore, driving is essential to the role.

Job description

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 3 MSK Physiotherapy Assistant to join our friendly Community Team. You will work with physiotherapists and multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver high-quality care to patients in community settings, helping people regain independence and improve their quality of life.

You will lead delegated rehabilitation programmes, support individual and group therapy sessions, monitor progress and report outcomes to registered therapists, using