Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant – NHS Band 4

Sirona-Care-; Bristol; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27+ days annual leave

Full NHS benefits

Job summary

Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services – invites applications for a Band 4 Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant in the South Gloucestershire Physiotherapy team, based at Cossham Hospital in Bristol.

You will carry a caseload, deliver exercise programmes, run groups under supervision, and provide clerical support as part of a multidisciplinary team within the NHS.

Qualifications

• Minimum of Level 3 (equivalent to NVQ level 3) exercise professional plus evidence of knowledge of specific MSK conditions acquired through training or experience
• Qualifications in English and Maths GCSE A-C or equivalent
• Sports/science therapy degree (this does not need to have been completed in addition to the Level 3 exercise qualification)

Responsibilities

• To carry a caseload and implement treatment plans as delegated by a registered physiotherapist assessing patient progress and reporting back to the physiotherapist; this may be in a variety of settings without direct supervision of a physiotherapist.
• To progress/regress exercise programmes as appropriate, recognising your scope of practice and liaising with the referring physiotherapist as appropriate.
• To provide appropriate holistic advice to patients to promote self-management and improve prognosis.
• To deliver groups, including ESCAPE-Pain, with a group of patients, with or without the direct supervision of a physiotherapist;
• In the absence of the delegated physiotherapist to be the first point of contact for any enquiries, which would then be escalated to an appropriate registered professional as required;
• To be responsible for the issuing, ordering and training in the safe use of physiotherapy equipment and aids for patients.

Skills

Level 3 exercise professional

GCSE English

GCSE Maths

Sports/science therapy degree

Education

Sports/science therapy degree

GCSE English

GCSE Maths

Job description

Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services – invites applications for a Band 4 Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant in the South Gloucestershire Physiotherapy team, based at Cossham Hospital in Bristol.

You will carry a caseload, deliver exercise programmes, run groups under supervision, and provide clerical support as part of a multidisciplinary team within the NHS.