Specialist Senior Physiotherapist

Job overview

We  are seeking an experienced Paediatric Physiotherapist to join our dynamic and innovative Paediatric Physiotherapy team in Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

The post holder will be based at Hexham General Hospital but will be expected to work in other areas of the trust as the needs of the service commands.

They will hold a mixed Paediatric Physiotherapy caseload of children with both Musculoskeletal problems and complex Neurodevelopmental conditions aged from 0 -19 years.  They will undertake assessments and treatment of children and young people working in various settings, including hospital based clinics, patients homes, family hubs, nurseries and schools.

The post holder must have Paediatric Physiotherapy experience at either an experienced Band 6 or Band 7 level.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

• Service provision can include physiotherapy inpatient and outpatient activity across primary, secondary and/or intermediate care and across other organisational boundaries e.g. education. • To be accountable to the Team Leader or Clinical Manager • Predominantly clinical role

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To deliver Physiotherapy treatment for a complex caseload within a specialist field. • To provide highly specialised physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment using advanced clinical reasoning skills. • To provide clinical education, supervision and support to staff and students within the speciality area. • To provide specialist advice to families, carers, other health and social care professionals and/or education services • To contribute to planning, development and auditing of the Physiotherapy service within the specialist area. • To supervise qualified & unqualified staff within the specialist team. • To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.