Advanced Paediatric Physiotherapist
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAlready thinking ahead to interview?
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Job overview
We are seeking a highly motivated, dynamic and flexible Paediatric Physiotherapist with experience in paediatric respiratory to join the Paediatric long term respiratory physiotherapy service.
This is an exciting opportunity for a part time Band 7 Paediatric Physiotherapist working into Paediatric Respiratory within the Acute Paediatric Physiotherapy team. Candidates should have extensive paediatric physiotherapy experience and knowledge.
- Interview Date Friday 01 May 2016
- 22 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
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Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as the joint clinical lead alongside an existing Band 8a, Band 7 and Band 6 team to provide highly specialised physiotherapy care within the paediatric long term respiratory service based at the Great North Children's Hospital. They will work as part of a regional speciality team to deliver care to complex respiratory patients (including cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis and PCD) as inpatients, outpatients, on home visits and in clinics. This is a well-established team who work collaboratively with an extensive and supportive MDT.
Roles and responsibilities
- To be an active member of the appropriate specialty MDTs within the directorate and wider Trust.
- To provide highly specialised physiotherapy care to complex long term respiratory patients across a range of settings whilst supporting parents and caregivers.
- To support and develop students, Band 5 and Band 6 members of staff.
- To be responsible for own continued professional development and assist CPD of other members of the physiotherapy and multidisciplinary teams.
- To be part of the emergency duty on-call and weekend rota and be to be available in an advisory capacity for on-call physiotherapists out of hours, when required.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To provide a high standard of physiotherapy assessment, treatment and advice to a highly complex and varied patient group, their carers and families within Paediatric long term respiratory care (including cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis)
- To work as the physiotherapy clinical lead providing highly specialised physiotherapy care within the paediatric long term respiratory service