Job Description

The Physiotherapy team at the Princess Alexandra Hospital is looking for a motivated and dynamic band 4 assistant practitioner to join the Elderly Care team.



Your role will involve working with patients across our 3 elderly care wards taking on an identified case load while working under indirect supervision. You will be responsible for attending MDT board meetings to represent physiotherapy and facilitate discharges.



This is a fast paced, acute environment requiring a flexible approach and an ability to learn fast and deal with conflicting demands. You will require a willingness to complete work based competencies to for fill this role.



This is a full time post of 37.5 hours per week.



The Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner for Elderly Care will function as part of the Physiotherapy team within the Therapies Department under the supervision of a qualified Physiotherapist. They will utilise the knowledge and skills gained through the Foundation degree and/or equivalent work experience to support Physiotherapists in the assessment and implementation of Physiotherapy with inpatients referred to the service.



To undertake skilled and specialist support work with elderly patients following guidelines which have been agreed and set by the Physiotherapists.



To be responsible for own caseload on an elderly care ward (treatment/liaison/reports/case conferences) progressing and amending treatment programs within agreed parameters as necessary. This may involve making clinical judgments.



To supervise and support more junior staff and physiotherapy students on placement in the elderly care setting.



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 refer to the attached job description and personal specification for the post.



Any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.