Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the ICU/Surgical Physiotherapy team at Wexham Park Hospital, providing physiotherapy care to critical care and post-operative surgical patients. This role is ideal for a motivated and compassionate individual looking to contribute to high-quality patient care within a dynamic and supportive team environment.

The successful candidate will work under the indirect supervision of a physiotherapist to deliver exceptional care within Critical Care and Surgery services. The team covers a 16-bed critical care unit and three surgical wards, as well as surgical outliers and some patients on the private patients unit.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

• Assist in the provision of care to patients, supported and supervised by a senior physiotherapist.
• Administrative tasks such as screening wards, completing ward books, notes, referrals, statistics. 
• Clinical tasks (such as instruction/supervision and prescription of  exercise programmes) delegated by qualified staff, requiring a range of technical ability, as well as an excellent interpersonal skills.
• Carry out basic range of movement exercises and use of rehabilitation equipment such as chair/bed bikes.
• Carry out clinical assessments independently such as range of movement, risk assessments, stairs assessment and discharge.
• Carry out assessments and education for patients post operatively on the surgical ward. 
• Participate jointly in rehabilitation sessions on critical care with registered physiotherapists for invasively ventilated patients. 
• Monitor stock of disposable physiotherapy equipment and liaise with the admin team re. ordering items. 
• Contribute to the induction of new physiotherapists, physiotherapy students on the surgical wards.
• Participate in continued personal education and team in-service training.
• Supervise and support band 3 physiotherapy assistants and student physiotherapists whilst on placement. 

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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