Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed term: 21 months (Covering 2 fixed position which started 1st April 2024.)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 408-24-574-A
- Employer
- Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Clatterbridge Hospital
- Town
- Wirral
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
![Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo](https://static.trac.jobs/employer-logos/149.png)
Physiotherapy Assistant in Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Band 3
Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria
Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:
UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.
To find out why you should apply for a role at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, please view our video and listen to what our staff say working at WUTH is really like: https://youtu.be/Z5oMaNXprn8
Job overview
A temporary contract opportunity has arisen for an physiotherapy assistant with up to date and relevant experience of supporting the delivery of rehabilitation.
The multidisciplinary Wirral Integrated Respiratory Service supports the management of patients with chronic respiratory disease in the community which includes providing physiotherapy led pulmonary rehabilitation.
This very busy and successful team requires an enthusiastic and motivated individual to provide support for the physiotherapists during the exercise classes. The role also involves administrative duties.
The successful candidate will have NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience and will have a good understanding of patients with chronic respiratory illness.
Main duties of the job
The team is based at Willow House in Clatterbridge Hospital but the successful candidate will be expected to support delivery of the pulmonary rehabilitation classes at a variety of locations across the Wirral.
Working for our organisation
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Physiotherapy Assistant in Pulmonary Rehabilitation position available with WUTH.
Previous applicants need not apply
Person specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential criteria
- Relevant level 3 NVQ or an equivalent level of experiential knowledge and experience in an appropriate area
- A minimum of 2 years recent experience in a related health care setting
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- To have the ability to work as part of a team or individual
Desirable criteria
- To have the ability to show initiative and manage own workload, but to seek advice when appropriate
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Professional in appearance and behaviour
Desirable criteria
- Flexible and adaptable, empathetic and supportive
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Basic understanding of infection control and safe practices
- Have training, knowledge and understanding of a range of appropriate work-related skills including moving and handling, exercise techniques, normal movement, balance, relaxed breathing, spirometry, Oxygen therapy, use of inhaler medications, relaxation etc. in order to undertake designated patient activities safely and effectively
- To have the ability to work as part of a team or individual.
Desirable criteria
- To have a base level of theoretical knowledge of various conditions in order to undertake designated patient activities safely and effectively.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stuart Parkinson
- Job title
- Lead Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 604 7434
List jobs with Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Allied Health Professions or all sectors