Community Paediatric Physiotherapist

HCRG Care Group; Woking; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Fringe benefits 5%

Discounts via My Reward Hub

Wage access as you earn

Job summary

HCRG Care Group is looking for a Band 6 Community Paediatric Physiotherapist to join our Paediatric Therapy Team in North West Surrey. You will autonomously manage a complex caseload and deliver evidence-based interventions for children with diverse needs.

You will provide clinical supervision to junior staff and contribute to service development, clinical audits, and training for families and professionals. An NHS pension and CPD pathways are available.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration.
• Minimum of 2 years post-graduate physiotherapy experience.
• Knowledge of paediatric and community settings.
• Ability to deliver training to staff and carers.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist, child-centred physiotherapy assessment and intervention for children with complex needs.
• Autonomously manage and prioritise a complex caseload and urgent referrals.
• Interpret assessment findings to set goals and develop programmes.
• Deliver therapy sessions across home, community and education settings.
• Communicate complex information clearly to children and families with valid consent.
• Supervise and support Band 5–3 staff and students.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Post-graduate paediatric training

Job description

Package Description:

As a Band 6 Community Paediatric Physiotherapist, you will be part of our valued Therapies Team in North West Surrey, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 6 Agenda for Change Salary with NHS Pension - Plus 5% Fringe
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing - from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our 'Outstanding' learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care - backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

Are you an experienced and compassionate Paediatric Physiotherapist looking to take the next step in your career?

As a Band 6 Community Paediatric Physiotherapist, you will work as part of the Paediatric Therapy Team to autonomously manage a complex caseload of children with a wide range of varied and complex needs.

The role involves delivering specialist assessment and evidence-based intervention to support children in achieving or maintaining their full potential.

You will also play a key role in providing clinical support, training and supervision to junior staff and students, contributing to high-quality, child-centred care across the service

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist, child-centred physiotherapy assessment and intervention for children with complex needs, using evidence-based practice and sound clinical reasoning.
• Autonomously manage and prioritise a complex caseload, responding to urgent referrals and adapting to unpredictable work demands.
• Interpret complex assessment findings to set therapy goals, contribute to multidisciplinary diagnosis, and develop, implement and review individualised therapy programmes.
• Deliver therapy programmes through individual and group sessions across home, community and education settings, adapting and discharging appropriately.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to children, parents/carers and professionals, using accessible language and gaining valid consent.
• Provide empathetic support to families, including those experiencing distress, grief or frustration related to their child’s condition.
• Produce high-quality specialist reports and maintain accurate electronic clinical records in line with professional and organisational standards.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary and external agencies, attending and organising meetings, making referrals and supporting tribunal processes when required.
• Plan and coordinate daily therapy service delivery, including oversight of therapists and assistants.
• Supervise, appraise and line-manage Band 5, 4 and 3 staff, and provide supervision and support to students.
• Plan and deliver training for parents/carers, education staff and professionals, and present paediatric therapy topics internally and externally.
• Deputise for the Band 7 Physiotherapist as required.
• Contribute to service development, clinical audit, research activity and performance monitoring.
• Maintain professional competence through continuous professional development, reflective practice and supervision in line with HCPC and professional body requirements.

Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
• Registered and compliant with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Evidence of Post graduate training/or equivalent experience relevant to speciality such as:
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, government policy and professional standards
• Minimum of 2 years’ post-graduate physiotherapy experience
• Broad knowledge of current evidence-based practice within paediatric/community settings
• Relevant clinical therapy experience aligned to the role
• Demonstrable commitment to continuous professional development
• Competence in the use of standardised assessments
• Experience of effective multidisciplinary team working
• Ability to plan and deliver training to staff, parents/carers and other professionals

Desirable

• Membership of Special Interest Group

Other requirements: the successful applicant will to have a valid UK Driving Licence and access to a car for work purposes.

Please see attached Job Description for full Personal Specification.

For further information please contact Charlie on 0300 247 1122 (option two) or [e-mail]

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

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