Physiotherapy Associate Practitioner - Hydrotherapy / MSK

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Physiotherapy Associate Practitioner (Band 4) for the MSK Outpatient service at Wexham Park Hospital in Slough. The role includes hydrotherapy duties and a weekend rotation on the orthopaedic ward.

You will deliver group sessions, manage a small caseload, and work under supervision of qualified physiotherapists. Applicants must have right to work in the UK for the full duration.

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English.
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology.
• Exercise qualification such as certificate in personal training, listed on REPS register or equivalent.
• Experience delivering group sessions.
• Experience as a B3 Physiotherapy assistant or equivalent.
• Evidence of exercise assessment and prescription.
• Experience of undertaking exercise prescription for people with long term conditions.
• Experience of evaluating outcomes of exercise.
• Experience of working within a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the provision of care to patients, supported and indirectly supervised by qualified physiotherapists.
• Carry out clinical tasks (such as instruction/supervision and prescription of exercise programmes), delegated by qualified staff requiring a wide range of technical ability as well as an excellent level of interpersonal skills.
• Provide one to one treatment sessions with patients in the Outpatient setting, progress exercises in a timely manner and apply clinical reasoning skills in exercise prescription.
• To manage a small patient caseload of basic protocol based patients, to include initial assessment (measuring range of movement, risk assessments).
• To provide poolside hydrotherapy cover, pool testing, management of aquagym waiting list.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Logical thinking

Negotiation skills

Elective orthopaedic knowledge

Education

GCSE maths & English

Anatomy & physiology knowledge

Exercise qualification (REPS or equivalent)

Job description

Physiotherapy Associate Practitioner - Hydrotherapy / MSK

Band 4

Main area Physiotherapy Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent: Weekend working commitment one Sat / Sun every 4 weeks Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 151-NM438

Site Wexham Park Hospital Town Slough Salary £29,812 - £32,715 per annum incl HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 04/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

This exciting band 4 MSK Outpatient Physiotherapy Support Worker role is based at Wexham Park Hospital.

As well as working as part of the Outpatient Physiotherapy team Monday to Friday you will also work on the Orthopaedic Ward Weekend Rota, working 1 Saturday or Sunday every 4 weeks.

You will be responsible for delivering group exercise classes for specific patient groups, such as Total Knee Replacements and work within the hydrotherapy pool area.

You will hold a 1:1 patient caseload which will be a combination of delegated patients from Musculoskeletal and Neuro Physiotherapists, walking aid provisions, and new patient assessments for patients such as Total Knee Replacements and Total Hip Replacements.

Visa Sponsorship:
This position isnot eligiblefor Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold theright to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.

Main duties of the job

• Assist in the provision of care to patients, supported and indirectly supervised by qualified physiotherapists.
• Carry out clinical tasks (such as instruction/supervision and prescription of exercise programmes), delegated by qualified staff requiring a wide range of technical ability as well as an excellent level of interpersonal skills.
• Provide one to one treatment sessions with patients in the Outpatient setting, progress exercises in a timely manner and apply clinical reasoning skills in exercise prescription.
• To manage a small patient caseload of basic protocol based patients, to include initial assessment (measuring range of movement, risk assessments).
• To provide poolside hydrotherapy cover, pool testing, management of aquagym waiting list.

Working for our organisation

Visa Sponsorship:
This position isnot eligiblefor Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold theright to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification attached for this role for further more detailed information.

Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology
• Exercise qualification such as certificate in personal training, listed on REPS register or equivalent

Experience

• Experience of delivering group sessions
• Experience as a B3 Physiotherapy assistant or equivalent
• Evidence of exercise assessment and prescription.
• Experience of undertaking exercise prescription for people with long term conditions.
• Experience of evaluating outcomes of exercise.
• Experience of working within a team.

Skills & Knowledge

• Interpersonal skills to include concise and effective verbal and written communication.
• Organisational skills
• Logical, ability to problem solve.
• Negotiation skills, able to overcome barriers to exercise
• Basic knowledge of some elective orthopaedic procedures and neurological conditions

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Th rough our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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