Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 380-AC0750
- Employer
- Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Therapy Hub, Priority House, Maidstone
- Town
- Maidstone
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Physiotherapy Clinical Support Worker
Band 4
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
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Job overview
Please note, at this stage, the role is open only to internal staff (including NHSP and Agency staff currently on placement within our organisation) and staff substantively employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Any individual who is at risk of redundancy will be given priority, provided they meet the essential criteria.
Physiotherapy services for Adult & Older Adult Mental Health across services in West Kent within Kent & Medway Mental Health NHS Trust are looking for an enthusiastic Physiotherapy Clinical Support Worker to join our Physiotherapy team.
We are in the process of redesigning and developing Physiotherapy services across mental health services and there are many new opportunities for developing physiotherapy practice and promoting the profession.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Main duties of the job
- Assist the physiotherapist in the delivery of care, providing high quality basic assessments and providing advice/training to other clinical staff in physiotherapy interventions.
- Work independently and manage own caseload as delegated by the physiotherapist.
- Implement and monitor treatment programmes, designed by the Physiotherapist.
- Be responsible for maintaining a small stock of mobility aids on each ward and collecting aids from Buffer stores as required.
Working for our organisation
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as a Physiotherapy Assistant Band 3
- Experience working with elderly clients
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with clients with mental health conditions
- Experience of delivering groups
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- Effective communication skills
- Able to complete basic mobility assessments
- IT skills
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ 3 or equivalent (essential)
- Portfolio evidence of relevant experience and CPD.
Desirable criteria
- Associate Practitioners Course/Foundation Degree/ NVQ4 (desirable)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kathryn Harris
- Job title
- Physiotherapy team lead (west and north)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01622725000
- Additional information
as above
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