Physiotherapy Assistant

Physiotherapy Assistant | Physiotherapy| Wrexham | Part-Time (15 hours) |

Spire Yale hospital are now recruiting a Physiotherapy Assistant to join their warm and friendly team on a part-time basis, covering 15hrs per week.

Spire Yale Hospital is located in Wrexham. Wrexham is only 12 miles from Chester and 30-50 minutes from Liverpool and Manchester. There are direct train links to London with a journey time of just over 2 hours. The Snowdonia National Park and the North Wales Coast are on our doorstep! We take pride in delivering high-quality care to patients across North Wales and the Borders

Duties and responsibilities:

• To provide general support in the area of work under the direct/indirect supervision of a qualified physiotherapist. Supervision may be provided on the ward, in the department after treatment or by telephone.
• Assist in the delivery of care to meet individual's health and wellbeing needs
• Correctly undertake basic assessment and treatment procedures, which have been delegated in relation to the specific patient, as agreed with the physiotherapy team.
• You will be required to provide basic administrative tasks to maintain accurate records and an efficient service.
• Deal with enquiries from the general public, both over the telephone and via email in a professional manner
• Obtain verbal consent from patients before starting the assessment or treatment.
• Assistant must demonstrate an adequate level of competency in the assessment of patients. These competencies are role specific and must be observed and signed off by a senior physiotherapist.

Who we're looking for:

• You are an empathetic and passionate individual with excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Excellent communication skills
• A good level of IT skills
• BTEC or NVQ in the related field would be advantageous
• Demonstrate ability to learn new skills
• Experience of dealing effectively with the public
• Proactive and very organised.

Benefits

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly
• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Full induction, including mandatory training updates
• Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
• Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire's specialist Resourcing Team

Please see the attached benefits leaflet for more information.

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.



For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications