Paediatric Physiotherapist

Job overview

Working Full Time: 37.5 hours per week

We are looking for an experienced, skilled and enthusiastic clinician to work within our integrated multidisciplinary team providing assessment and management of children aged 0-19 years.

The post is open to an experienced Physiotherapist with postgraduate experience. You will be expected to coordinate your own caseload of children, liaise closely with the MDT, contribute to service development and provide supervision to Band 5 Therapists and Therapy Assistants where appropriate.

Main duties of the job

Experience in prioritisation, patient led goal setting, clinical outcome measures and advanced clinical reasoning are essential.

The post holder will provide a specialist Physiotherapy assessment of patients with complex clinical presentation and pathology to determine a clinical diagnosis and provide treatment via therapeutic interventions and develop effective treatment plans. They will manage and lead specialised Physiotherapy intervention to a designated caseload with complex needs.

Our service covers children aged 0-19 who will be seen over various settings including the child’s home, Children  Centers, Nurseries, Schools and in the Therapy Department.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.