Job Description

We are looking for a motivated team player to join our inpatient physiotherapy team as a band 3 assistant.



You will rotate six monthly across orthopaedics, ED & frailty and acute medicine.



Your role will be supporting the physiotherapists in the delivery of care by providing routine clinical treatments, as well as carrying out non clinical tasks including equipment management and ensuring communication between the acute and community trusts.



To support the Physiotherapy team in delivering treatment and rehabilitation by practicing exercise, transfer and mobility. To use a wide variety of manual handling equipment to support treatments such as hoist, sliding sheets, rota stand, sliding board, walking frames, crutches and sticks. To be able to work with direct or indirect supervision dependant on complexity of patient/task and recognise limitations of

practice, and appropriately feedback to qualified Physiotherapists. To attend all relevant training, and ensure ongoing CPD towards achieving all band 3 Physiotherapy Assistant competencies



Our Organisation



The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.



We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.



Our Values



The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:



Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts



Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both



Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care



The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.



Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time.