Job summary
Experienced Paediatric Physiotherapist
There is the potential for this role to be offered as a development opportunity, however this will be at the discretion of the interview panel and appointing team.
We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to come and join our team at the Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust in Reading. We are looking to employ a forward thinking, dynamic individual as a specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist.
The post is suitable for an experienced physiotherapist with a specialist interest in paediatrics. It will be based at the hospital's Dingley Child Development Centre (University of Reading Whiteknights Campus), on the paediatric wards and outpatient clinics at RBH, and at our hydrotherapy setting in West Berkshire. You will gain experience in inpatient respiratory, neurological and orthopaedic rehabilitation, outpatient orthopaedics including Ponseti, Early Years neurodevelopmental and childhood MSK conditions, and hydrotherapy.
You will work within the paediatric physiotherapy team; there is support from experienced senior staff, and you will be responsible for supervising and developing rotational staff and students. You will work closely with the MDT and community teams.
Main duties of the job
1. To be a Senior Physiotherapist delivering patient centred care, to a variety of paediatric patients. Working in paediatric outpatients at Dingley Child Development Centre, on paediatric wards including both respiratory and orthopaedic patients, outpatient clinics and within the hydrotherapy service.
2. To be professionally responsible for all aspects of your own work including the therapeutic management of patients in your care, with support from your supervisor.
3. To use your physiotherapy knowledge and skills to provide specialist support and advice to the Multi-Disciplinary team and to manage own caseload of patients as an autonomous practitioner
4. To deliver a high quality, effective and efficient physiotherapy service in the Therapy team.
5. To be a member of the Therapy Department team, contributing to service development in Therapies and the Trust.
About us
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values: C ompassionate, A spirational, R esourceful, E xcellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attached.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
6. Degree or other recognised qualification in Physiotherapy
7. HCPC Registered
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
8. NHS experience across all core rotations/areas, including paediatrics
9. Ability to carry out paediatric assessment and treatment
10. Specialist knowledge of current evidence based best practice in Physiotherapy and in particular paediatrics
Desirable
11. Hydrotherapy trained or experience of hydrotherapy paediatric physiotherapy
12. Orthopaedic experience
13. Ponseti clinic experience
Skills
Essential
14. IT skills, including electronic patient records, word processing and email
15. Good time management and organisational skills
16. Good communication skills, including ability to process/share complex information, and to deal with people who have difficulty communicating
Desirable
17. Training and presentation skills