Bank Physiotherapy Health Care Support Worker – Retire/Terminate & Return (Internal Applicants Only)

Bank Physiotherapy Health Care Support Worker (HCSW) – Retire/Terminate & Return

Position

Opportunities have arisen for Bank Physiotherapy Health Care Support Workers (HCSW) Band 3 & 4 within NHS Ayrshire & Arran.

Please also note you will only be considered for this post if you are in the same role in your substantive post and are leaving the Physiotherapy Department within NHS Ayrshire & Arran. You will be appointed on the bank on the same band as your current substantive post if you are in a Physiotherapy HCSW role.

You should apply for this post within 1 month prior to your termination date. If you have already terminated your post we will only consider your application if your termination date was within the last month of you applying.

What you will do:

You will work as part of the multidisciplinary and physiotherapy teams carrying out a range of activities, clinical care tasks and other duties as delegated by and in support of a registered Physiotherapist Support and supervision is provided by the registered Physiotherapist.

In partnership with the registered Physiotherapist, the HCSW will review patient documentation and competently perform the necessary aspects of clinical and non-clinical duties within their scope of clinical practice. They will ensure delivery of care to a high standard, recording their activity in line with local and national standards of documentation. Progress and activity will be reported back to the registered Physiotherapist.

Depending on the activity and the team, this work will take place within a hospital, clinic or community setting.

Why apply to the bank?

• This increases your visibility to other teams and your opportunities for hours. Dependent on skills, you will have access to view and book bank shifts across the organization.
• Bank work comes with additional benefits in comparison to extra hours, such as, accrual of annual leave and weekly pay.

Application process:

• Please complete the application form via the link below 'Apply for job'
• You should not use your NHS Ayrshire and Arran email address to apply for this post.
• Have your National Insurance number ready, as you will need to provide it as part of your application. This will be used to verify your current employment status within NHS Ayrshire and Arran.
• You must provide only one reference on your application. This should be your current line manager from your substantive post within NHS Ayrshire and Arran.
• You will be appointed without an interview, subject to a satisfactory reference.
• Following your appointment, you will be asked to complete a skills checklist. This will be reviewed to determine the clinical settings in which you will be offered work.

Hours: This is a bank post to work as and when required.