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Job overview

We are looking for a friendly and experienced  person to join our  children's physiotherapy team at Nevill Hall Children's Centre. 

The Senior Physiotherapy Technician is a highly specialised role which involves independently managing a delegated outpatient  caseload. The post holder will support patients attending sessions within the outpatient department, hydrotherapy pool, schools and patient's homes where appropriate.

This is an exciting hands-on role which offers the opportunity to build on existing experience  within the speciality of children's physiotherapy. Patient treatments may be delivered as one to one or group treatments . 

Main duties of the job

The post is predominantly clinical with a small element of non-clinical duties which will include supporting clinicians with admin duties, housekeeping and  monitoring and ordering of equipment and supplies.

Good time management and prioritisation skills are crucial for this role, as is the ability to work calmly and thoroughly under pressure.

You will need to display excellent communication skills, as the post involves direct patient contact, communication with referrers, as well as the wider Physiotherapy and Administration teams. 

Documentation of patient notes to an appropriate standard, and the ability to adapt programs independently  is vital to this post. 

The post holder will be expected to work towards completion of the Agored Level 3 Diploma in Physiotherapy Support.

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

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020.  Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.