Physiotherapy Technician
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
This full-time Band 3 Physiotherapy Support Worker role is split between acute medical inpatients at Royal Gwent Hospital and Neurophysiotherapy Outpatients at St Woolos Hospital. The post involves providing clinical support to patients, optimising functional recovery, and facilitating safe discharges. You will also support registered physiotherapists with exercise groups, individual appointments, and non-clinical tasks like administration and housekeeping. The service encourages staff development, offering support to complete the Agored Level 3 Diploma in Physiotherapy Support.
Essential criteria
- The physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling as demanded by the job role
- Professional appearance
- Committment to participating in and completing the ABUHB physiotherapy Support Worker Training and Educaiton Framwork
- Commitment to life long learning and portfolio keeping
- The ability to move between sites wihtin the university health board or pateints' residences as demanded by the job role
- Clear reason for application for role.
- Clear, concise and relevant supporting information
Desirable criteria
- The ability to speak welsh
- Skills & Knowledge
- Good communication skills both verbal and written when interacting with members of the team, other professionals, clients and their families
- The ability to work unsupervised, taking responsability for a delegated workload
- Problem solver
- Good organisational Skills
- The ability to work effectively in a team environment
- The ability to adapt to changes in work routine
- Evidence of initiative
- Good time management
- Working knowledge of specialised equipment appropriate to working area
- The ability to organise and particiapte in local in-service training sessions
- IT literate
- Previous experience in a health and /or social care environment or hold an appropriate qualification
- Sufficient specific experience as a physiotherapy assistant or other relevant support worker role
- Experience of working with groups of patients
- Experience of audit
- Experience of refelctive practice in patient care
- Good command of English Language and Basic Maths
- Relevant level of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) Physiotherapy Support Worker Training and Education Framework Completed.
- GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English
- First Aid Certificate
- Appropriate Courses
- Appropriate NVQ or other relevant qualification
- The physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling as demanded by the job role
- Professional appearance
- Committment to participating in and completing the ABUHB physiotherapy Support Worker Training and Educaiton Framwork
- Commitment to life long learning and portfolio keeping
- The ability to move between sites wihtin the university health board or pateints' residences as demanded by the job role
- Clear reason for application for role.
- Clear, concise and relevant supporting information
- The ability to speak welsh
- Skills & Knowledge
- Good communication skills both verbal and written when interacting with members of the team, other professionals, clients and their families
- The ability to work unsupervised, taking responsability for a delegated workload
- Problem solver
- Good organisational Skills
- The ability to work effectively in a team environment
- The ability to adapt to changes in work routine
- Evidence of initiative
- Good time management
- Working knowledge of specialised equipment appropriate to working area
- The ability to organise and particiapte in local in-service training sessions
- IT literate
- Previous experience in a health and /or social care environment or hold an appropriate qualification
- Sufficient specific experience as a physiotherapy assistant or other relevant support worker role
- Experience of working with groups of patients
- Experience of audit
- Experience of refelctive practice in patient care
- Good command of English Language and Basic Maths
- Relevant level of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) Physiotherapy Support Worker Training and Education Framework Completed.
- GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English
- First Aid Certificate
- Appropriate Courses
- Appropriate NVQ or other relevant qualification
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £26,813 – £27,890 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 3d
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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Physiotherapy Technician
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 3 Physiotherapy Support Worker to join the Newport Physiotherapy Team. The post will be split between acute medical inpatients (3 days) in Royal Gwent Hospital and Neurophysiotherapy Outpatients (2 days) St Woolos Hospital.
We are seeking a strong team player with excellent communication skills, displaying the ability to effectively manage time and priorities.
You will work closely with a team of registered physiotherapists and HCSW providing clinical support to patients during their acute inpatient stay, optimising functional recovery and facilitating safe discharges into the community. In Neuro Physiotherapy Outpatients you will support the registered physiotherapists delivering different exercise groups and individual patient appointments. You will also support with non clinical aspects including administration and housekeeping.
Main duties of the job
The post is predominantly clinical. Under the delegation of Physiotherapists you will support patients rehabilitation journey. There is opportunity to hold your own delegated case load of patients exercise plans.
There will be an element of non-clinical duties attached to your role. This will include supporting with audits, basic administration and
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