Physiotherapy Assistant; CYP

We are recruiting a Physiotherapy Assistant to join the Children and Young People's Integrated Therapy Team based in Aylesbury. You will be joining an experienced team of Countywide Physiotherapists and Therapy assistants to deliver a service to children and young people from the ages of 0 - 19.
You will have the opportunity to work directly with children and young people and their families in a wide range of community settings to support the delivery of physiotherapy programmes and interventions under the direction of the Physiotherapist. You will have the opportunity to develop your skills working therapeutically with children and young people who have a range of health and special educational needs arising from their physical and/or learning disability, helping them to develop their physical skills and achieve their goals.
We have a well-developed competency-based training package with clinical and safeguarding supervision to support staff development.
Car driver essential. Previous experience working with children and young people preferable/highly desirable., · To undertake designated assessments and treatments with CYP as delegated by the qualified physiotherapists. To deliver individual and group interventions with or without direct supervision in a variety of settings including mainstream schools & Nurseries, clinic & child's own home across the county of Buckinghamshire.
· To plan and provide timely interventions within the framework established by the physiotherapist and to communicate results back to the therapist.
· To communicate effectively with the physiotherapists and other members of the transdisciplinary team.
· To maintain accurate and up to date documentation and clinical records consistent with legal and organisational requirements, monitored by the therapists.
· To undertake advanced manual handling techniques involving complex patients and or equipment following appropriate training, in line with organisational and departmental policies and procedures
· To be responsible for the safe and competent use of all appropriate equipment and report any safety issues using the correct procedures
· To support qualified physiotherapists and prepare resources to enable children to complete therapy interventions in accordance with departmental pathways, trust policies., If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
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Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
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