Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner

The post holder will be expected to organise and manage own caseload; assist with data collection and analysis and bring forward ideas for service development.

Having an understanding of evidence based practice and delivering care in line with current evidence the post holder will conduct delegated new patient assessments, determine and implement care plans, modify treatment in response to patient outcomes and manage thedischarge process, within locally agreed protocols, care bundles and guidelines.

Delegation may be through the service referral management process or from a triage or screening assessment process based on local agreements., The Paediatric Physiotherapy service of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board has an opportunity for a motivated physiotherapy assistant practitioner to join the paediatric physiotherapy team on a part time permanent basis.

This post is intended to support the Paediatric Physiotherapy Service predominantly on Princess of Wales site but may also need to cover other sites including Royal Glamorgan Children's Centre, Carnegie Clinic and Ysbyty Cwm Cynon Children Centre.

Covering physiotherapy services to schools and helping deliver our enhanced service model in schools is core in this role.

There is an emphasis on delivery of programs of physiotherapy input on an individual and group basis in clinic settings and a variety of Community settings.

Administration and clerical duties to support the smooth running of the service will be expected of you.

The post holder will need to be a team player who enjoys working in a fast paced environment. You will need excellent clinical reasoning, time management, observation and communication skills and be able to demonstrate a genuine interest in achieving well being and positive health outcomes for the population we serve.

The post holder will require the ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling and carry out the full range of duties required of the post.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

We listen, learn and improveWe treat everyone with respectWe all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.