Paediatric Physiotherapist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic, friendly and supportive Paediatric Physiotherapy team based at the Newberry Child Development centre. The work would involve working across the acute and community paediatric settings including clinics at the children’s centre, patient’s homes, special and mainstream schools and the ward at the James Paget University Hospital. The post would cover a diverse paediatric caseload with children 0-19 years. Our team is highly specialised and can offer training and support to further develop members of staff with less knowledge and experience.

Our team is part of the community paediatric Team within the James Paget University Hospital, working closely with paediatric occupational therapists, paediatric dieticians, paediatricians and children’s nursing team. The position involves multidisciplinary working, including a variety of joint clinics in different clinical areas.

The hospital and Child Development Centre are geographically based on the beautiful Norfolk coast; a rural community within easy access to the bustling city of Norwich. We have close links with the University of East Anglia and University of Suffolk.

We are looking for applicants with a specific interest in paediatrics and with some post-graduate paediatric physiotherapy experience.

This role would be 22.5 hours per week and flexible working requests will be considered in line with service requirements.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for a varied clinical caseload within the paediatric physiotherapy team at Newberry Child Development Centre, James Paget Hospital - paediatric wards and clinics, special schools & mainstream schools, and within the community without direct supervision. To determine clinical diagnosis and treatment indicated, and maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
• Appropriate training and supervision will be provided to the suitable applicant in level with their training needs. This role will require the applicant to have a special interest in paediatrics, with relevant post graduate experience.
• It will be essential that the applicant can produce, demonstrate and progress suitable therapy programmes with sound knowledge of current exercise and therapy concepts.
• To ensure a high standard of care for each child with the ability to work with all disciplines and agencies involved with that family. To communicate with these agencies, parents, and children in an appropriate manner, often with sensitive information regarding diagnosis and outcomes.
• To teach parents handling and management skills as appropriate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for the detail of main responsibilities that are required to meet the requirements of this post

Applicant requirements

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.