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Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated physiotherapist to join the paediatric physiotherapy operational division as a band 6 rotational physiotherapist. This is a permanent contract and will be part of the annual rotation. The band 6 rotations are 12 months in length and across 12 clinical areas. These clinical areas include, respiratory, respiratory-developmental, cystic Fibrosis, long term ventilation, Rheumatology, Haem-oncology, Neuro-rehabilitation, community primary and young people, community early years and community special school.

This is an ideal opportunity for an existing Band 6 physiotherapist who would like to broaden their experience by working into this speciality area or for a band 5 physiotherapist whishing to specialise in paediatrics.

• Interview date: 29th May 2024
• 37 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.

Main duties of the job

Role and responsibilities:

• Rotational areas covered are: Cardiothoraic, Respiratory, Respiratory/Developmental, Cystic Fibrosis, Long Term Ventilation, Neuro-rehab, Haem-oncology, Rheumatology, Orthopaedics, Community Mainstream and Community pre-school.
• To be an active member of the appropriate multi-disciplinary team within the rotational area, providing specialist advice when needed 
• Following a period of in-house assessment, induction and training (as appropriate), to be part of the emergency duty on-call and weekend rota.
• Good time management and the ability to work closely with families are also essential requirements of this post.
• As there is a community rotation the successful applicant will be required to have a driving licence

Working for our organisation

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.