Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 196-LIS9422
- Employer
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Harefield Hospital
- Town
- Harefield
- Salary
- £31,081 - £33,665 per annum inc. H.C.A.
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Physiotherapy Assistant practitoner
NHS AfC: Band 4
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
Do you have an interest in physiotherapy? We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated physiotherapy assistant practitioner. You will be based at Harefield Hospital as an important member of a well-established and highly respected physiotherapy department. The role involves assisting in treating adults following cardiothoracic surgery and transplantation which will regularly involve the use of rehabilitation equipment and hoists. You will be closely supported by, and receive regular teaching from highly skilled, experienced senior physiotherapists.
We welcome applications from people who do not not hold a physiotherapy qualification. After working for GSTT for at least 1 year, there may be an opportunity to apply for a physiotherapy apprentice position.
Main duties of the job
This person will need very good organizational skills and the ability to work as a member of a busy team. It is essential to be self driven, use initiative and have very good communication skills, both with other professionals and with patients and their carers. Good IT / word processing skills are essential to be able to carry out administration and clerical duties.
There will be regular supervision, training and support from highly skilled therapists to address learning needs and personal development. They will be expected to work closely with the other members of the MDT, especially the nursing staff.
Working for our organisation
On 1st February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals became part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust – a truly once-in a generation development. Together, we are taking our first steps towards our vision of creating a brand-new centre of excellence, which will be the global leader in the research into and treatment of heart and lung disease in patients from pre-birth to old age. We are developing some exciting plans and we want you to join us – so come and help to change the shape of healthcare for our heart and lung patients world-wide.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. The post holder will be rotational between the inpatient physiotherapy teams predominantly providing mobility practice, exercise sessions and more complex rehabilitation to patients. They will be responsible for supporting the Cardiothoracic and Transplantation Therapy team (CT&Tx) in the provision of a patient-centred service, in an efficient and cost-effective way. This may be a rotational role.
2. The post holder will assist in the provision of care to patients, supported and supervised by senior therapists.
3. The post holder will carry out clinical tasks to support the CT&Tx therapy team, such as supervision of daily individual rehabilitation delegated by qualified staff, requiring a wide range of technical ability, as well as an excellent level of interpersonal skills.
4. The post holder will carry out clinical assessments independently, within their Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner competency framework.
5. To gain the required knowledge and skills in the relevant technical, clinical and organisational procedures, and to maintain those skills working under the Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner Competency programme under the supervision of Specialist therapy teams.
6. The post holder will continue individualised rehabilitation and developmental programmes with patients and progress and review these with support from qualified therapists as appropriate.
Person specification
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- A minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade C or above including English language and mathematics demonstrated thorough effective written and verbal communication skills
- Foundation Degree in Clinical Assistant Practice or Level III NVQ in Care or formal exercise training qualification or equivalent experience
- BTEC or equivalent ‘A’ levels
Desirable criteria
- Clinical Assistant practitioner certificate/diploma
EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a healthcare environment
- Therapy or Health Care Assistant experience and able to use technology and equipment to assist in patient care
- Therapy or Health Care Assistant experience and able to use technology and equipment to assist in patient care
- Basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in assisting with rehabilitation sessions
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Rehabilitation skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Understanding and awareness of own limitations
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
- Jacinta Deery
- Job title
- Highly Specialist Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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