Specialist Community Paediatric Physiotherapist
Band 6 (or Band 5 to 6 Development Post)
Main area Specialist Community Paediatric Physiotherapist Grade Band 6 (or Band 5 to 6 Development Post) Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Job share
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week Job ref 236-RCO-P145-25-A
Site Callaghan House Town Rochdale Salary £29,970 - £44,962 PA Salary period Yearly Closing 05/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
We are looking for an existing Band 6 or an experienced Band 5 that wants to develop their paediatric skills and join our community team.
We are a Community Paediatric Physiotherapy Team based at Callaghan House in Heywood. We see children from 0 – 19 years with acute, chronic and long term conditions. We provide a musculoskeletal service in clinics, as well as visiting children with developmental delay or disabilities in their homes, nurseries and schools.
The Paediatric Physiotherapy Team are integrated with other children’s teams to form the Children’s Integrated Community Health Services. The immediate multi-disciplinary teams at Callaghan House include Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Dietetics, Child Development Team, Family Action, Community Nursing Team, Paediatric Nurse Practitioners, and Posture & Mobility Service. We are supported by the Single Point of Access Administration Team.
We will ensure you have a supportive working and learning environment.
Our team has a diverse and dynamic approach to treating, managing, supporting our young people, children and their families.
*** Please note that we will consider a Band 5 to 6 Development post ***
Main duties of the job
This post will provide physiotherapy assessment and management of children with musculoskeletal conditions, children presenting with developmental delay, complex neurological conditions and genetic conditions.
* To educate and train other health care professionals, parents/carers and the wider multi-agency team
* To assess, manage and treat children with musculoskeletal conditions, developmental delay and neuro-disabilities
* To see children in a variety of locations to include clinics, nurseries, schools and in the home setting.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
Person specification
Qualifications and registration
* HCPC registration
* Recognised qualification in Physiotherapy
* Evidence of relevant post graduate training.
* Evidence of CPD in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio
* Membership of relevant special interest group
* Specific courses dependent on speciality e.g. postural management, equipment.
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
* Considerable experience across a broad range of specialties at Band 5 including paediatrics
* Experience of working within a team and independently.
* Community experience.
* Advance clinical reasoning skills (in specific clinical area.)
* Experience of liaison with other professionals, interagency teams and partnership working.
* Competent in the use of IT systems.
* Research and Development awareness and / or experience.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies and will not be liable for fees for candidates submitted speculatively.
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.
We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
In applying for this post, you give the Trust permission to use your data for recruitment purposes.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should we receive sufficient applications or if it is filled via the internal redeployment process.
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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 Tania Matos Job title Team leader Email address tania.matos2@nca.nhs.uk Telephone number 0161 206 0606 Additional information
Working days Monday, Thursday and Friday
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