Specialist Acute Paediatric Physiotherapist

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a dynamic Physiotherapist to join a dedicated Paediatric team. This role involves providing specialized physiotherapy to children, including those with complex needs such as Cystic Fibrosis. You will work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the best care for young patients. The position offers a chance to enhance your skills in a supportive environment, focusing on both inpatient and outpatient settings. If you are passionate about making a difference in children's lives and have the required qualifications and experience, this role could be your next career step.

Benefits

Flexible working

Support for work/life balance

Qualifications

• Qualified physiotherapist with clinical postgraduate experience working with children.
• Proven clinical skills in acute paediatric physiotherapy.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day Paediatric Physiotherapy service in hospitals.
• Plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate the physiotherapy service.
• Teach and supervise junior physiotherapists and students.

Skills

Paediatric Physiotherapy

Clinical Skills

Respiratory Knowledge

Team Leadership

Assessment and Treatment

Education

BSc Physiotherapy

HPCP Registration

Membership of Paediatric Special Interest Group

Job description

Specialist Acute Paediatric Physiotherapist

Band 6

Main area: Physiotherapist
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours:

• Part time
• Flexible working

22.5 hours per week (3 days per week)
Job ref: 344-3935WCY-A

Site: William Harvey and QEQM Hospitals
Town: Ashford
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and experienced Physiotherapist with proven clinical skills to join our Paediatric team on Padua/Rainbow ward.

As a multi-disciplinary team, we are working hard to ensure we give babies, children and their families the best possible care; keeping their needs firmly at the heart of everything we do.

With a respiratory bias, you would be responsible, alongside the Band 7 physiotherapist, for providing inpatient physiotherapy to a range of children including our Cystic Fibrosis population and also input to an orthopaedic and neurological caseload.

There will also be an opportunity to work within outpatient clinic settings.

Are you a qualified physiotherapist with clinical post graduate experience working with children, and a passion to enhance respiratory knowledge and skills of the MDT and wider Physiotherapy Team? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Provide day-to-day Paediatric Physiotherapy service based at either William Harvey or QEQM Hospital. Alongside the Band 7 Physiotherapist, plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate the Paediatric Physiotherapy Service on a day-to-day basis on the ward.
• Provide leadership to the Physiotherapy team within a team-based structure as a specialist within the field of acute paediatric physiotherapy.
• As an autonomous practitioner, carry out assessment and treatment of a specialist caseload of patients within Paediatrics who may have complex and/or chronic presentations, determine clinical diagnoses and physiotherapy treatment indicated, and maintain records.
• Provide specialist advice to other professionals both within the Trust and outside agencies e.g. GPs, carers.
• Be responsible for teaching, supervision and appraisal of Junior Physiotherapists and undergraduate students to ensure a high quality of clinical care within the specialty.
• Be jointly responsible for the ongoing paediatric training to inpatient physiotherapy colleagues working on the on-call rota.
• Adhere to Trust policies and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Code of Conduct and be guided by National Standards where they exist to develop departmental policies.

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.

If you have further queries, please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Person specification

Qualification and Registration

• BSC Physiotherapy
• HPCP registered
• Member of Paediatric Special Interest Group

Experience

• Experience of working in paediatric PT at Band 5 or 6 level
• Experience working in paediatrics across acute and community settings

The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.

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