MSK Physiotherapy Assistant

o To provide skilled and specific physiotherapy support to treat and promote the independence of patients with a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions.

o To carry out a programme of treatment prescribed by the Physiotherapists. This can include the supervision of patients individually, in the gymnasium or other group settings.

o To be responsible for housekeeping tasks including monitoring, maintaining and cleaning physiotherapy equipment and general tidiness of the department.

o Responsible for own documentation using Trust software and administration tasks as required

o Ability to travel across the Trust in a timely manner if required

o This job is based at West View Integrated Care Centre. You will also be required to work across additional sites dependent on service need; the Churchill Centre, Aylesford, Sheppey Community Hospital and Medway and Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital in Herne Bay. Therefore, driving is essential to the role.

As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net, quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

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Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking a significant programme of transformation to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

We know life outside work matters.As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

Qualifications

Essential: - Functional Skills at Level 2 (Literacy and numeracy/ GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths) (5)

Desirable: - Relevant level 3 qualification (NVQ / QCF Diploma or certificate of care / Advanced apprenticeship) or equivalent (5)

Experience

Essential: - Experience of working as part of a team; - Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of IT packages

Desirable: - Experience working within a MSK Physiotherapy team

Knowledge

Essential: - Knowledge of up to date clinical practice; - Understands the role and remit of unregistered worker

Desirable: - Awareness of developments in the NHS

Personal Attributes