Physiotherapy Assistant

Physiotherapy Assistant

Closing date: 11 March 2026

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, well‑motivated physiotherapy assistant to work as part of our Pelvic Health physiotherapy team with the potential to help cover other outpatient teams depending on service need. The successful candidate will be joining a specialist Pelvic Health outpatient team. The team cares for people with a wide range of pelvic health conditions, in both outpatient and class settings.

Band 3 responsibilities include supporting qualified therapists with running classes, monitoring and maintaining stock levels, and IT and administrative tasks.

The successful candidate will be fully supported to establish a full understanding of the role and be provided with opportunity for ongoing learning and development to improve clinical skills and knowledge. Hours can be flexible and we are open to discussions regarding increasing or reducing hours as required.

To support the physiotherapists and work as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide a high quality Physiotherapy service within South Warwickshire.

To provide some administrative support to the department.

To contribute to the physiotherapy out of hours service.

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford‑U‑pon‑Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston‑on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Our values can be summed up in one sentence:
We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:  We appreciate you completing the survey.

To gain informed consent for treatment in accordance with Trust policy. This will frequently be to patients/carers and relatives who may have diverse or complex emotional, physical and psychological conditions e.g. deafness, dysphasia, depression, chronic pain, etc. and will require use of verbal and non‑verbal communication tools.

To develop and deliver physiotherapy treatment programmes using guidelines set by qualified physiotherapists.

E.g. patient education, exercise programmes, or classes.

Evaluate patient progress in discussion with qualified Physiotherapists.

To ensure own competency prior to using any medical device e.g. gym equipment, hoists and mobility aids.

To ensure own competency when issuing equipment to patient e.g. patient appliances, splints and other aids.

Maintain accurate documentation both written and electronic in accordance with professional (CSP), legal and Trust guidelines.

To hold responsibility for own caseload within a defined area of the service and work without direct supervision.

To maintain a clean, tidy and safe environment and equipment both in Trusts premises or clients home, having due respect for Health and Safety.

To use and apply clinical knowledge and experience to assess and manage clinical risk within the limits of own scope of practice.

To work within infection control guidelines to ensure that therapy/treatment/care does not constitute a risk of infection either to the healthcare professional to the client or to any persons visiting/working in Trust premises.

Support other physiotherapy assistants as required.

To collect clinical data relevant to…