Paediatric and ITU/Surgical Physiotherapist

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust; Warwick; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a part-time Band 7 Paediatric and ITU/Surgical Physiotherapist. You'll play a crucial role in delivering physiotherapy services, focusing on both paediatric care and adult ITU/surgical needs. With opportunities for professional growth and development, this position is ideal for skilled clinicians looking to make a real difference in patients' lives and contribute to a progressive healthcare environment in Warwickshire.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a physiotherapist, particularly in paediatrics and ITU.
• Ability to provide leadership and expertise in clinical settings.
• Strong communication and collaborative skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality physiotherapy service on the Paediatric ward.
• Coordinate with adult and paediatric physiotherapy teams.
• Deliver training and review competencies for staff.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Patient assessment

Physiotherapy management

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

Job description

Paediatric and ITU/Surgical Physiotherapist

Paediatric and ITU/Surgical Physiotherapist

1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicants

An opportunity has arisen within South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) for a part-time Band 7 physiotherapist to support with providing paediatric physiotherapy, alongside adult ITU and surgical care.

This post involves sharing the delivery of the day to day physiotherapy service on the Paediatric ward, with the other Band 7 paediatric physiotherapist, while supporting with admission avoidance work, especially focusing on children with respiratory conditions. As such, outpatient clinics may form part of this role. The role additionally involves ensuring close links with the community paediatric team and other service providers.

In addition, the role will involve provision of physiotherapy on ITU and surgery, with a respiratory and rehabilitation focus, and will include service delivery and review, working closely with the other ITU and surgical physiotherapy team leads.

Working closely with the adult and paediatric physiotherapy team leads, the successful candidate will also assist in the review and delivery of staff on-call competencies and training, and ensure this service meets the needs of patients.

The appointed physiotherapist will be supported to develop their clinical and non-clinical skills through peer supervision and access to training.

There is a requirement to participate in the out of hours' service helping to provide cover at weekends and Bank holidays. This includes overnight on call.

To plan, co-ordinate, deliver, manage and provide clinical leadership to a high quality Physiotherapy service focused on the provision to children admitted to the Paediatric ward and the wider Children’s services at SWFT, and patients admitted to the ITU and surgical wards.

To ensure the service is efficient and evidenced based

To provide a source of highly expert specialised knowledge in Paediatric and ITU/surgical Physiotherapy.

Provide a highly specialist, high standard Physiotherapy service, assessing and advising on patients care and treatment, as an autonomous practitioner within the defined patient group.

Be a clinical lead for therapy staff across the service area providing clinical advice and training, and liaising with other appropriate Therapy leads to ensure an integrated service is provided for the service area.

Provide support and advice for the continuous development, co-ordination and evaluation of the Paediatric pathways (therapy and trust pathways).

Provide support and advice for the continuous development, co-ordination and evaluation of ITU and surgical pathways (therapy and trust pathways).

Provide a source of expert clinical opinion within the field of Paediatrics, ITU and surgery, and respiratory physiotherapy, for therapy staff and other health care professionals both internal and external to the Trust.

Provide knowledge and expertise on the Physiotherapy assessment and management of Paediatric, ITU and surgical, and respiratory in and out patients.

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire 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.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-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, 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rhian Watts Job title: Acute Physiotherapy Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07500764430

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust by 2x

Sign in to set job alerts for “Physiotherapist” roles.

Abbot's Salford, England, United Kingdom 10 hours ago

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 5 days ago

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 6 days ago

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago

Lead Physiotherapist - Women's First Team

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 4 weeks ago

Advanced Physiotherapy Pain Practitioner

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 5 days ago

Lecturer in Musculoskeletal and Sports Rehabilitation

Specialist Physiotherapist - Trauma & Orthopaedics

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 3 days ago

Senior Occupational Therapist - Long Term Conditions

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 1 day ago

Nuneaton, England, United Kingdom 21 hours ago

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 1 day ago

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

Speciality Doctor-Gynae Oncology, Women's & Children

Watford, England, United Kingdom 5 days ago

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

Specialty Doctor/Associate Specialist - North Home Treatment Team

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 2 days ago

Speciality Doctor in Clinical Haematology

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 21 hours ago

Daventry, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Physiotherapy Clinical Lead - EF)- School of Health Sciences

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago

Senior Occupational Therapist Case Manager

Specialty Doctor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago

Daventry, England, United Kingdom 5 days ago

Senior Occupational Therapist (Bank) - Circle Health Group

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.