Paediatric Physiotherapist

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Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Chester is seeking a skilled Paediatric Physiotherapist to join their multidisciplinary team. The position focuses on providing specialist assessments and interventions for children aged 0-19 years, ensuring high standards of care and patient outcomes. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and demonstrated experience in the field. The role offers a supportive environment aimed at continuous improvement and flexible working arrangements, enhancing work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Support for continuous professional development

Qualifications

• Registered HCPC physiotherapist with degree.
• Evidence of postgraduate short courses.
• Membership of professional body.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist physiotherapy assessment for patients with complex needs.
• Coordinate own caseload and liaise with the multidisciplinary team.
• Supervise Band 5 Therapists and Therapy Assistants.

Skills

Communication skills

Patient led goal setting

Clinical outcome measures

Advanced clinical reasoning

Supervisory skills

Education

Degree in physiotherapy or equivalent HCPC Registration

Job description

Employer Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Countess of Chester Hospital Town Chester Salary £37,338 - £44,962 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 25/06/2025 23:59

Paediatric Physiotherapist

Band 6

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.

Job overview

Working Full Time: 37.5 hours per week

We are looking for an experienced, skilled and enthusiastic clinician to work within our integrated multidisciplinary team providing assessment andmanagement of children aged 0-19 years.

The post is open to an experienced Physiotherapist with postgraduate experience. You will be expected to coordinate your own caseload of
children, liaise closely with the MDT, contribute to service development and provide supervision to Band 5 Therapists and Therapy Assistants where appropriate.

Main duties of the job

Experience in prioritisation, patient led goal setting, clinical outcome measures and advanced clinical reasoning are essential.

The post holder will provide a specialist Physiotherapy assessment of patients with complex clinical presentation and pathology to determine a
clinical diagnosis and provide treatment via therapeutic interventions and develop effective treatment plans. They will manage and lead
specialised Physiotherapy intervention to a designated caseload with complex needs.

Our service covers children aged 0-19 who will be seen over various settings including the child’s home, Children Centers, Nurseries, Schools and in the Therapy Department.

Working for our organisation

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree in physiotherapy or equivalent HCPC Registration
• Evidence of post graduate short courses
• Membership of professional body and specialist interest group

Experience

• Sound evidence of CPD and reflective practice
• Knowledge of professional ethics and their application in practice
• Knowledge and application of the principles of clinical governance
• Sound knowledge and understanding of health, safety and risk management
• Knowledge of current best practice in specialist physiotherapy area
• Supervisory skills and/ or first line management experience

Skills

• Communication skills (verbal and non verbal)
• Excellent group working and team working skills
• Audit and/or research skills
• Sound knowledge of current best practice in specialist physiotherapy area
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and that of others
• Ability to organise and respond to complex information, and work under pressure
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills
• Developed analytical and problem solving skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
If the role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Enhanced DBS check applications that are submitted with omitted or incorrect information will be withdrawn. In the event errors are identified on your original application, a new application will need to be submitted and you will be required to pay the DBS application fee again.

The cost of the DBS application will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.

Overseas Candidates

The Department of Health and Social Care has released a new publication to support overseas candidates looking to work in health and care in the UK.
The new guidance provides information on the recruitment process that candidates should expect when applying for work in the UK. Please follow the below link:
Applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Overseas candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a CoS for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on the Visas and immigration - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Overseas candidates are responsible for their travel expenses.

From 6 April 2017, Tier 2 / skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependent's (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Name Ashley Caple Job title Team Leader for Paediatric Therapies Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01244 363260 Additional information

Contact via email in the first instance please due to remote and community working patterns. We can then arrange a convenient date and time to talk.