Job Title: MSK Physiotherapy Assistant
Agency: Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Kent, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 27,485 – £ 30,162 / Year

Job Summary

The MSK Physiotherapy service provides outpatient MSK services across Kent. We operate within four teams covering North Kent, Ashford, Canterbury and Thanet, South Kent Coast, and West Kent.

We are recruiting an MSK Physiotherapy Assistant for the West Kent team working between Sevenoaks Hospital and Tonbridge Cottage Hospital some travel to the Churchill Centre (Aylesford) required.

This role involves supporting our Physiotherapists to deliver programmes of care, both in a group setting and on a one-to-one basis, to our patients. There may be an opportunity to assist with hydrotherapy provision; this post holder would then be expected to be comfortable working in the pool environment. You will also be responsible for non-clinical tasks such as ordering equipment, maintaining and cleaning equipment, administrative duties surrounding the group exercise classes, and general tidiness of the department.

You will need excellent communication skills to support patients to undertake prescribed physical rehabilitation programmes and to be able to motivate and persuade patients to overcome barriers to physical activity and promote healthy lifestyle choices.

You will also be responsible for your own documentation using Trust software and complete administration tasks as required.

Due to the high number of applicants, we usually receive we as that personal statements are kept below 1000 words. The post will close if we reach a high number of applications.

Main duties of the job

Your duties will include:

• Providing skilled and specific physiotherapy support to treat and promote the independence of patients with a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions.
• Carrying out a programme of treatment prescribed by the Physiotherapists. This can include the supervision of patients individually, in the gymnasium, or in other group settings.
• Being responsible for housekeeping tasks, including monitoring, maintaining, and cleaning physiotherapy equipment and general tidiness of the department.
• Being responsible for own documentation using Trust software and administration tasks as required.

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