Band 4 Therapy Assistant - COVID-19 in London

**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS TO APPLY TO JOIN NHS PROFESSIONALS’ ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS BANK**

Job Title and Grade: Band 4 Therapy Assistant

Location/Trust: The Princess Alexandra Hospital

Department Covered: AAU

Pay Rates: Days: £12.97

Placement Ref/ID: PAH-AAU

The Role:

We’ll help with the little things.…. Join the bank today!

Would you like to be part of a team that has a real supportive and inclusive ethos and sense of community, working in a location with all the benefits of coast and country living with the convenience of big city life?

If you answered ‘yes’ to the above, we’d love to hear from you!

We have long term placement opportunities available for Band 4 Therapy Assistant available at Princess Alexandra Hospital, specifically providing the following:

• The Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner will function as part of the Physiotherapy team within the Therapies Department under the supervision of a qualified Physiotherapist. They will utilise the knowledge and skills gained through the Foundation degree and/or equivalent work experience to support Physiotherapists in the assessment and implementation of Physiotherapy with inpatients referred to the service.
• To undertake skilled and specialist support work with patients following guidelines which have been agreed and set by the Physiotherapists.
• To be responsible for own caseload (treatment/liaison/reports/case conferences) progressing and amending treatment programs within agreed parameters as necessary. This may involve making clinical judgments.
• To supervise and support more junior staff.

Princess Alexandra Hospital has an enviable reputation, great supportive team with a family feel. Based in the heart of the Hospitals main site, which is set within the heart of Harlow, the post holder here will be pivotal in providing the best level of quality care to varying departments and their patient’s needs.

Excellent transport links mean their location is commutable from Hertfordshire, London, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire.

Skills/Responsibilities:

To apply for this post, you will:

Degree in Thearpy related field

12-18 months Hospital experience is preferred but not essential.

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: –

• Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!
• First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
• Dedicated consultants
• Flexible working options
• Free DBS and free training
• Build holiday allowance
• Support when you need it – 24/7 365 days – Call us anytime on 03330 144 370
• Stakeholder pension scheme

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS.

Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts don’t have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 130,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades and specialities, saving the NHS over £70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS.

Register today for various flexible working options and long term placement opportunities.

For more information on the roles or details on how to join NHS Professionals, simply get in touch with Phoebe Toms, Recruitment Consultant on 0333 014 4370 or Phoebe.Toms@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.