Physiotherapy Assistant Job in Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Physiotherapy Assistant

Swindon, ENG, GB, United Kingdom

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job Description

To provide high quality care, timely intervention and assist with early discharge planning. To be responsible for assessing the medical fitness of patients before commencing treatment and to communicate immediately with an appropriate professional any change in patients status or other observations about patient behaviour, ability and response to therapeutic intervention. To assist the Therapists with assessment, treatment and management of patients, including stair assessments, and patients that require more than one person to treat or mobilise. To supervise and progress patient exercise regimes and treatment programmes including passive mobilisation techniques and stretches.

To prioritise the daily ward caseload in absence of senior staff member, highlight case complex/case simple patients and communicate this information to the therapist and larger team To participate in ward multidisciplinary team meetings, case conferences and board rounds to facilitate discharge planning if required. Please see the attached job description for full information

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