Employer: Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Peace Children's Centre
Town: Watford
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata per annum high cost area allowance included
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 25/11/2024 23:59
Children's Physiotherapist
Band 6
Job overview
Are you an experienced Physiotherapist looking for a new challenge within paediatrics or would like to develop your specialist skills in Children’s Physiotherapy?
Do you want to be part of an innovative and agile Children and Young People’s Therapy service committed to delivering high quality care? We are looking to recruit a Children's Physiotherapist to join our well-established Children's Physiotherapy team based at Peace Children Centre's in Watford.
We have a part-time (22.5 hours per week) Band 6 Physiotherapist post available.
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust provides integrated Children's Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech & Language Therapy Services for families across the county. Our integrated service is jointly commissioned by health and education, allowing us to provide a seamless pathway of care from early years through to schools and specialist provisions.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be expected to hold a varied caseload for young people aged 0-19 years, providing interventions in a variety of settings such as homes, schools including special schools and clinics. Post graduate experience/training within paediatrics is desirable, however having a broad range of clinical skills across various rotations would also be taken into consideration. Support, mentoring and further training will be provided to meet the individual needs of practitioners in areas where up skilling and development is required.
Our integrated service provides opportunities for collaborative working, joint training and shared learning amongst each profession. We work closely with colleagues in education, with well-established relationships. HCT is strongly committed to continuing professional development and the delivery of evidence-based practice.
We can offer:
* Regular group supervision, managerial supervision and a well-established appraisal system
* CPD opportunities, including in service masterclasses
* Opportunities to develop leadership skills and to supervise less experienced members of staff
* Opportunities to work alongside other therapists/assistants to deliver intervention to children/young people requiring specialist support
* An initial induction period where you will have the opportunity to observe and shadow your team.
Working for our organisation
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.
You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities.
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision.
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds.
We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now.
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job Description attached, which details the responsibilities within this post. Also attached is the Person Specification.
Successful candidates will need to be enthusiastic and motivated. Good communication, clinical reasoning and organisational skills are essential. You must be computer literate and able to demonstrate good working knowledge of a variety of essential computer systems and programmes. You must be a team player but be able to work autonomously and have the ability to champion the needs of your patients.
A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a minimum payment of £1,066 and a maximum payment of £1,845 per annum pro rata (where applicable and dependent on base location).
Interview date is set for 24 April.
Vaccination as a Condition of Deployment (VCOD) for Healthcare Workers - Candidates offered a role with Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, who are aged 18 and over and who will have direct, face to face contact with service users as part of their role will be required to evidence that they have received a complete course of an approved COVID-19 vaccine, subject to limited exceptions, by no later than 1 April 2022.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
* Health Care Professions Council Registration and compliant as a physiotherapist
Experience and Knowledge
* Demonstrable post registration experience of working in Children’s services
* Working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Experience of using a range of assessments and treatment methods
Skills and abilities
* Good general knowledge of normal child development
* Knowledge, experience of Children’s Physiotherapy assessments and interventions related to working with children and an understanding of the theoretical framework underpinning these
* The ability to analyse assessment results to formulate treatment plans, including the use of “SMART” targets, taking into consideration client, social and environmental factors.
* Design and implementation of Physiotherapy programmes tailored to the individual.
We will communicate any interview arrangements with applicants via e-mail so it is advisable that you check the email address you give on your application on a regular basis.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band. All new appointments (excluding Medical & Dental roles) are subject to a 26 week probation period.
We are proud to be an armed forces friendly employer and support the employment of the armed forces community, including veterans, spouses and partners.
Applications from qualified job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications, subject to you meeting minimum criteria of the role and salary threshold.
If applicable to the role, staff are required to hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use with business insurance (unless the member of staff has a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
In submitting an application form, you authorise Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.
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.
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