Senior Physiotherapy Assistant

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Orpington; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a dedicated team member for the Neurological Outpatients team at Orpington Hospital. In this role, you will assist physiotherapists and provide high standards of patient care through clinical management and support for rehabilitation programmes. Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to work under supervision, participate in exercise classes, and manage patient administration effectively.

Qualifications

• Ability to work under the direction of qualified physiotherapists.
• Willingness to undergo a three-month induction and training period.
• Skills to support group exercise classes and perform administrative tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist physiotherapists with patient care and delegated clinical programmes.
• Work with a caseload of patients to support rehabilitation.
• Deliver outpatient physiotherapy treatments.

Job description

Job overview

We are excited to offer the opportunity to join the Neurological Outpatients team at Orpington Hospital, with the possibility of cross site working at Denmark Hill site.

The post holder will assist the physiotherapists to maintain a high standard of patient care by undertaking delegated clinical programmes of management and administrative duties to support the functioning of the department.

The post holder will work only under the direction of qualified physiotherapists and will require a period of induction and training of approximately three months, to achieve the required competencies to perform all tasks.

Main duties of the job

• To work with the Neurological Outpatients Physiotherapy team, which is based at Orpington Hospital and Denmark hill.
• Working with a small team of Physiotherapists, delivering outpatient Physiotherapy treatments to a wide range of patients and conditions.
• Hold a small caseload of patients to provide individual patients to support with their rehabilitation programmes, working without supervision, but under the direction of the Physiotherapy team.
• To support group exercise classes.
• To support the administrative tasks of the team, and the role.

Working for our organisation

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.