Job summary Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be We are developing an innovative, integrated model of children's community services and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams. As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work, your career development and your support network. We are excited to be advertising for a Senior Children's Physiotherapist. You will provide a high standard of Physiotherapy to children, their families and carers. Actingas a source of expertise on the assessment and management of children who have physiotherapeutic needs within The Child Development Centre, Paediatric Physiotherapy, Developmental, MSK, Neuromuscular and Neurological care pathways. Working within a team to provide training with an aim to support patients, carers, GP's, Consultants, other Health Care Professionals, Students, and those working within Social Care, the Independent and Voluntary Sectors to gain a better understanding of the Physiotherapy needs of children and young people. Main duties of the job To assess child and parent/carers understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid formal consent and jointly agreed goals. To work within legal framework and Trust policy regarding consent to treatment for minors To work with children who may have significant barriers to understanding and need advanced communication methods to impart and understand communication, such as signing, symbols, gesture, electronic communication aids. An ability to use positive behavioural support approaches to working with children with challenging behaviour As part of the Children and Family Health Devon Physiotherapy Team the post holder will carry out their work at John Parkes Unit, within local Special Schools, and within the community. The post holder will work closely with Child Health staff and TSDFT Physiotherapy Use their specialist knowledge of normal child development and pathology to assess, develop a rationale for treatment, advise and devise therapeutic support plans; and deliver information and treatment in a child-focused and family-friendly way Will determine priorities for work area, balancing other patient related and professional demands, ensuring that these remain in accordance with those of the service as a whole About us Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon, including; Torbay and South Devon FT Devon Partnership NHS Trust Royal Devon and Exeter FT Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust Livewell South West CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework, in response to consultation with our service users and communities. Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers. Our children and young people say "We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure". Why work with us Date posted 17 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata Contract Fixed term Duration 6 months Working pattern Part-time Reference number 388-6850819-AHP Job locations John Parkes Unit, Torbay Hospital 187 Newton Road Torquay TQ2 7BA Job description Job responsibilities Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification. Job description Job responsibilities Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification. Person Specification Essential and Desirable Essential Physiotherapy Degree or Graduate Diploma Registration with HCPC Sound knowledge of child development Extensive Paediatric or neurology experience 2 years post graduate Desirable Post graduate training in paediatrics or neurology Clinical supervisor for physiotherapy students Have experience of assessing and treating normal gait and developmental variants, neurological and orthopaedic conditions, Have experienece of hydrotherapy treatment skills and or rebound therapy treatment skills Esseential Essential Being able to assess and treat children and to play at their developmental level To be able to engage children, families and supporting staff in understanding and delivering a physiotherapy management plan To be able to analyse assessment findings, and develop goals, a treatment plan and appropriate outcome measures able to engage children, families and supporting staff in understanding and delivering a physiotherapy management plan oTo manage own caseload, note-keeping, correspondence calendar and appointments Person Specification Essential and Desirable Essential Physiotherapy Degree or Graduate Diploma Registration with HCPC Sound knowledge of child development Extensive Paediatric or neurology experience 2 years post graduate Desirable Post graduate training in paediatrics or neurology Clinical supervisor for physiotherapy students Have experience of assessing and treating normal gait and developmental variants, neurological and orthopaedic conditions, Have experienece of hydrotherapy treatment skills and or rebound therapy treatment skills Esseential Essential Being able to assess and treat children and to play at their developmental level To be able to engage children, families and supporting staff in understanding and delivering a physiotherapy management plan To be able to analyse assessment findings, and develop goals, a treatment plan and appropriate outcome measures able to engage children, families and supporting staff in understanding and delivering a physiotherapy management plan oTo manage own caseload, note-keeping, correspondence calendar and appointments Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Address John Parkes Unit, Torbay Hospital 187 Newton Road Torquay TQ2 7BA Employer's website https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)