We have an exciting opportunity for you to join a busy Orthopaedic Physiotherapy team based on the inpatient wards at St. Mary's Hospital on the Isle of Wight. We are looking for someone to join an experienced group of assistant staff and work alongside our qualified Physiotherapists.
The successful candidate will have the scope to work as a band 4 assistant, as well as with other Physiotherapy staff and the wider Multidisciplinary Team. You will manage a caseload of clinical and administrative tasks and will support the Orthopaedic weekend rota, working approximately one Saturday a month.
As part of your role, you will be assessing and progressing patients' mobility after orthopaedic surgery or following any surgical intervention.
The role will suit anyone who is organised, calm under pressure and looking to make a difference to patients' in our care. If you are looking for a rewarding and challenging post, then this is the job for you.
On a daily basis you will be assigned a caseload of patients and tasks. This will include helping people get moving after surgery or illness. It will involve physical handling and moving of people so requires a level of physical fitness. Your role will involve using numerous pieces of moving and handling equipment, identifying safe ways for people to move. You will be following delegated tasks from qualified therapy staff, as well as following protocol led therapy plans post surgery.
The role involves the daily use of several IT systems so competence with computing tasks is essential. You will be completing referrals, ordering and maintaining equipment and communicating on a daily basis with other health staff, carers and family.
You will be providing support for band 3 Physiotherapy staff, as well as students and apprentices as required
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
A-Level qualifications or equivalent (e.g. NVQ 3); Health & Social Care NVQ level III or above experience
Care certificate completion within the first 6-12 months of employment if new to the Trust
English and Maths GCE/GCSE or equivalent Grade C or above or equivalent qualification to demonstrate numeracy and literacy
Have evidence of a general understanding of the conditions likely to be managed within the Physiotherapy specialism being supported
Computer literate with demonstrated ability to autonomously, effectively and efficiently use Microsoft office suite and intranet/internet
Demonstrated ability to utilise data bases autonomously
An understanding of Rehabilitation and human anatomy and physiology.
An understanding of safeguarding and data protection policies.
CPD relevant to the profession
Exercise Class knowledge
Confident leading educational /exercise classes
Completion or commencement of The Care Certificate.
Capable of inducting new B3 Assistants
Assist registered staff in student placements
Have a clear understanding/ knowledge of the team processes underpinning the Physiotherapy Specialism
Evidence of experience working within physiotherapy field (such as work experience/observation sessions) or working within related therapy fields e.g. occupational therapy, sports therapy, holistic therapies, nursing
Evidence of working with the public, especially within the healthcare field.
Experience of mentoring work experience students
Broad experience of care provision and evidence of in-house training at band 3 level within the NHS
Supervise B3 and below
Physically fit and able to comply with Trust manual handling guidelines
Ability to keep legible and accurate notes in English
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Adrian Anszczak
a.anszczak@nhs.net
01983552254
Agenda for Change
Band 4
Permanent
Full-Time
348-IOW-6754
St. Mary's Hospital (IOW)
Parkhurst Road
Newport
Isle of Wight
PO30 5TG