Main area: Children's Physiotherapy Grade Band 7
Contract: Fixed term: 9 months (Part time)
Hours: Part time - 0.6 session per week (22.5 hours per week)
Job ref: 812-25-KWCYP9-A
Employer: Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Danestrete Health Centre
Town: Stevenage
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/03/2025 23:59
Highly Specialist Children’s Physiotherapist - Band 7
Job overview
We are delighted to offer this fixed term, part time Children's Physiotherapist post based at Danestrete Health Centre in Stevenage.
Are you a specialist Children's Physiotherapist (PT) looking for a new challenge? Do you want to be part of an innovative and agile Children and Young People’s Therapy service committed to delivering high quality care?
Come and join our well-established children and young people's Physiotherapy team in Hertfordshire.
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust provides integrated Children's Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech & Language Therapy Services for families across the county.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will hold a varied and complex caseload for young people aged 0-19 years, providing interventions in a variety of settings such as homes, schools, including special schools, and clinics. Candidates should have post graduate experience/training in Paediatrics. Support, mentoring and training will be provided to meet individual needs.
The successful candidate must be computer literate and demonstrate good working knowledge of essential computer systems and programmes.
HCT is committed to continuing professional development and delivery of evidence-based practice supported through access to regular in-service and external training, clinical supervision, peer support meetings, and our staff appraisal scheme.
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 supervise less experienced 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 and ages.
We encourage you to apply as the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date due to high interest.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job Description attached, which details the responsibilities within this post. Successful candidates will need to be enthusiastic and motivated. Good communication, clinical reasoning, and organisational skills are essential. You must be a team player but able to work autonomously and champion the needs of your patients.
You will be joining a well-established, supportive team of therapists and assistants. CYP Therapies at HCT pride ourselves on the support we provide to staff.
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).
We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
* Health Care Professions Council Registration and compliant as a physiotherapist
* Evidence of Post graduate training/or equivalent experience relevant to specialty such as: a) Child Development b) Paediatric MSK c) Bobath Techniques d) Specialist courses/study on conditions that affect child development, neurodevelopment conditions
* Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience and Knowledge
* Demonstrable post-registration experience of working in Children’s physiotherapy
* Evidence of working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Demonstrable experience of using a range of assessments and treatment methods
* Experience of participation in education of students
* Able to demonstrate sound clinical reasoning and practical handling skills
Skills and Abilities
* Knowledge and experience of Children’s Physiotherapy assessments and interventions related to working with children
* The ability to analyze assessment results to formulate treatment plans, including the use of “SMART” targets
* Design and implementation of Physiotherapy programmes tailored to the individual
* To have highly developed dexterity, precision and eye-hand coordination skills, observational skills
Other
* Hold a full, valid UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
We will communicate any interview arrangements with applicants via e-mail, so it is advisable to check the email address you provide on your application regularly.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band. All new appointments 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.
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.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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