Job Description
Band 3 Physiotherapy Assistant, Orthopaedics, Permanent 37.5, hours a week. Pilgrim Hospital, Boston.
This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed person to join the Orthopaedic Integrated Therapy Team at Pilgrim Hospital Boston as a Band 3 Physiotherapy Assistant. You will be working as part of a dynamic team comprising of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants.
The successful applicant will work closely with and carry out rehabilitation programmes directed by the Physiotherapist.
To undertake specific skilled support work to aid the rehabilitation of patients.
The post-holder will work on a 7-day cycle . They will be expected to work on the Assistants orthopaedic weekend rota.
To accept patients referred by the Physiotherapists/ Occupational Therapists and carry their own patient caseload.
Treat patients according to set treatment protocols, monitoring progression and progressing/regressing patients treatment plans as required under indirect supervision of qualified staff.
Work alongside qualified staff and other assistants in delivering a new and regular pre-hab hip and knee class.
Make lone home visits to patients for post discharge review, using the “Buddy” system to ensure your safety.
The department is committed to staff development through in-service training and a competency based assessment programme.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. your NHS needs you.