Employer: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Town: Llantrisant
Salary: £46,840 - £53,602 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/01/2025 23:59
Team Leader - Paediatric Physiotherapy Royal Glamorgan Children Centre
Band 7
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Job Overview
Are you:
* Passionate about Children and Young people?
* Keen to work in a supportive team?
* Interested in developing and delivering innovative approaches to the delivery of physiotherapy services?
* Ready for your next opportunity in leadership?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Band 7 Paediatric Physiotherapy Team Leader to join the Paediatric Physiotherapy Service of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.
The post holder will be responsible for Team Leading in the Children Centre Royal Glamorgan Hospital delivering physiotherapy services to children and young people with special needs and complex physical difficulties in the acute, community and school settings.
Main Duties of the Job
This post is a permanent post.
The post holder will work closely with hospital, community, education and local authority based Multi-disciplinary Teams in order to maintain continuity of service and to be responsible for the effective treatment and management of children and young people with special needs and complex physical difficulties.
The physiotherapy department is looking for an HCPC registered physiotherapist who can demonstrate previous comprehensive experience of working within Paediatric Physiotherapy in Community, Acute and Children Centre settings, demonstrating a broad knowledge of Paediatric Conditions and Pathways.
The post holder will require the ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling and carry out the full range of duties required of the post.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for Our Organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family, providing primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
* We listen, learn and improve
* We treat everyone with respect
* We all work together as one team
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
* HCPC Registration
* Evidence of relevant, specialised post graduate courses/CPD
* Knowledge of appropriate clinical guidelines – Local and National
* MSc or equivalent level of specialist knowledge and experience
Experience
* Significant experience within relevant specialties, including acute and community paediatrics (neuro/ortho/respiratory) at band 6 level
* Experience of managing a team of staff
* Experience of working within healthcare systems
* Extensive experience working within the specialist field
* Experience of working alongside GPs/Consultants and MDT members
Skills
* Ability to use highly specialised clinical reasoning skills to determine differential diagnosis, independent of other Practitioners, in an expert area of practice
* Coaching/mentoring/presentation/instructing/class taking skills
* Ability to work efficiently and effectively within a team environment
Personal Qualities
* Self-motivated and capable of motivating others
* Able to set priorities and deliver against targets
* Ability to work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team
Circumstances
* Ability to carry out the full range of duties (including travel between the various hospital and community sites) in a timely manner
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Donna Morris
Job title: Professional Manager Paediatric Physiotherapy
Email address: [emailprotected]
Telephone number: 01443 715300
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