Physiotherapy Assistant

Job overview

Band 2 - Physiotherapy Assistant.

We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to come and join our team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading.

In this role you work closely with patients, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and other members of the multi-disciplinary team, undertaking an array of responsibilities and tasks to support the smooth running of the Therapies service.

Please note, this job will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Main duties of the job

- To be a Physiotherapy assistant working to assist the Physiotherapist in the therapeutic management of patients for the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospital (RBFT). - Under supervision to facilitate and participate in ongoing patient treatment. - To work effectively as a team member in carrying out, under direction, exercise and mobility programmes. - To participate in providing a high quality, effective and efficient physiotherapy service. - Under supervision of a Physiotherapist, provide a range of activities, instructing and guiding patients, individually or in groups, to support them in achieving identified goals and promoting independence. - To undertake delegated tasks to contribute to the safe and smooth running of the service,  including clerical and housekeeping tasks.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details on this job role, please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached.