Paediatric Physiotherapy Lead
Grade: Band 8A
Hours of work: 0.5 wte job share – secondment may be considered.
The children’s physiotherapy service is looking for an experienced operational and professional manager to job share the lead for this highly motivated team, within child health, NHS Grampian. The physiotherapy team comprises 17.55 wte staff who are based in the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital and in different locations within Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. The physiotherapy lead also provides professional support to the physiotherapist based in the Neonatal Unit.
The post holder will work alongside the experienced part time physiotherapy lead as a job share. He / she will work closely with other Allied Health Professional (AHP) disciplines, including speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and dietetics, to provide a cohesive and co-ordinated children’s therapy service; he / she will be accountable to the lead allied health professional within Combined Child Health. The successful candidate will be required to work closely with a wide range of other professionals from health and other agencies. There is excellent team working with other physiotherapy services across NHS Grampian.
The children’s service provides input for children from birth to school leaving age, with a diverse range of conditions. The team assesses and treats children within the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital, acute services, in and out patients – from most specialty areas and in the neonatal unit - as well as in community settings, such as clinic, educational and home settings across Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. At times outreach support is provided for areas out with Grampian.
Minimum Requirements: Applicants must be a qualified, HCPC registered physiotherapist, with significant relevant professional experience, as well as having a management qualification and / or equivalent people management experience. He / she should be able to demonstrate effective leadership eg of teams and projects, have experience of service development and improvement, as well as effective communication skills. An awareness of policy and practice issues relevant to the children’s agenda and to paediatric physiotherapy is essential.
For informal enquiries please contact: Lead AHP on 01224 553740 / anne.brockman@nhs.scot; Alison Macaulay, Lead AHP Adult Acute on 01224 559774 / alison.macaulay2@nhs.scot or Irene Croal on 01224 551583 irene.croal@nhs.scot. Interview date to be confirmed.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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