# Physiotherapy Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/physiotherapy-assistant/2442b915-a124-40dc-91f5-dae2faf7f746 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/physiotherapy-assistant/2442b915-a124-40dc-91f5-dae2faf7f746.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Wansbeck General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 Pro rata, Per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 4 months (commence 2/11/26 until 28/2/27) - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Includes weekend working and bank holidays) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-01T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-18T09:00:39.939Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Ashington/Northumbria_Healthcare_NHCT_Northumbria_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Physiotherapy/Physiotherapy-v8211629 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8211629?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Applications are invited from motivated individuals interested in working at Band 2 level to support the physiotherapy team providing care for older adult inpatients at Wansbeck General Hospital, within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will work as part of the multidisciplinary team, assisting physiotherapists in delivering high-quality rehabilitation and patient-centred care to older adults during their hospital stay. Experience will be gained working clinically within our inpatient team working across a variety of wards at Wansbeck General Hospital. Duties will include: clinical caseload delegated by qualified staff, documentation, ordering equipment, assistance with activities of daily living. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received. ### Main duties of the job - To assist physiotherapists in the treatment of their patients, working to defined protocols and treatment plans. - To assist a qualified Physiotherapist in the implementation of treatment programmes for individual patients or groups of patients. - Work with the physiotherapist to improve the patient’s quality of life, aiming to achieve maximum functional ability and independence. - To facilitate arrangement of appointments, transport and ordering of equipment. - To be responsible for the overall hygiene & maintenance of the department and equipment. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To implement treatment programmes prescribed by qualified staff. - To liaise with physiotherapist in progression of individual treatment programmes. - Involvement with individual and group activities. - To be responsible for general and specific administrative duties as required and delegated, including the extraction of relevant information from patients’ medical records for use within patients’ physiotherapy records. - To record patient treatment in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with trust standards. - To work to the standards of individual clinical areas and to ensure that background knowledge is acquired through independent learning and collaboration with senior staff. - To participate and support out of hours working when appropriate. - To participate in the in-service training programme and CPD activities as deemed appropriate by the Superintendent. - To be flexible to the needs of service delivery and provide care across Northumberland and North Tyneside. - To support qualified staff in the monitoring and re-ordering of walking aids and other basic equipment. - To supply aids and appliances under the direction of a qualified physiotherapist (e.g. walking aids, collars, corsets, splints) ensuring appropriate sizing, and educating the client in correct use of appliance. - To reassess suitability of aids and appliances and progress as appropriate. - To be responsible for the care of equipment, checking it is safe to use on delivery and issue, reporting faults appropriately and ensuring records are up to date. - To be responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of equipment as required by the department .e.g. non invasive ventilation or resuscitation trolley. - To be responsible for the correct and safe use of the physical environment. ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of relevant speciality (acquired during first 12 months) **Desirable** - Previous experience as Physiotherapy or HCA or equivalent in social care ## Documents - [trust compact (pdf, 515.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3037) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2867) - [northumbria privacy policy (pdf, 520.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1899) - [pro2249 jd&ps physiotherapy assistant (pdf, 288.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10543013) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.