- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day. Job description
- NVQ Level III or equivalent qualification in Health & Social Care
- Evidence of acute inpatient course attended
- Previous experience of working as an Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy assistant
- Evidence of working with medical patients
- Evidence of working independently
- Previous experiences as an Assistant Practitioner role
- Evidence of working across a 7 day service
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Evidence of communicating difficult decisions with patients and families
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Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner - Burton upon Trent, United Kingdom - University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Job summary
Are you looking for an opportunity to work within Physiotherapy in the acute setting?
Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic individual who likes to work within a team and help care for our patients? If so, this is the post for you.
We are looking for a motivated Therapy Assistant with a passion for acute care who wishes to enhance their skills to a Band 4 level. You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a commitment to providing high quality care.
The Medicine team at Queens Hospital Burton is pleased to offer an exciting position for a flexible and driven individual to work within Physiotherapy.
Main duties of the job
The team is looking for a motivated, organised Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner to support patient care in an in-patient environment. They must show the ability to be flexible within their working day and show initiative with their caseload, being mindful of the wider teams needs and workload.
Proven team skills are essential for this role as is the ability to work independently. A desire to help people in their hospital journey and recovery is essential whilst ensuring that patients are motivated and safely discharged to their previous place of residence is a key part of this role.
Basic IT skills are desirable for administration duties. Recent experience of working in an inpatient care setting and the moving and handling of adults is essential. Good interpersonal and communication skills are required along with the ability to motivate and encourage patients with physical needs.
Closing date of applications: 8 May 2024
Interview date: 22 May 2024
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
Key Facts about our Trust:
Job responsibilities
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