Job summary
- Main area
- Children's Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 083-6437348-LW
- Employer
- Sirona care & health CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southmead House
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Children’s Community Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
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Job overview
The post is based within Children’s Community Physiotherapist, working in the community and special school settings currently within the Bristol team and as part of the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire wider service.
There will be opportunity to gain experience of working with complex neurological and developmental conditions and develop your skills within early years’ neuro-disability, integrated OTPT, and Uni-professional assessments.
Main duties of the job
- Working with children and young people in their homes, early years settings, mainstream and special schools to provide physiotherapy assessments and interventions.
- To supervise Band 4's within the team and special school setting and support students as needed.
- To have a knowledge of Hydrotherapy and / or interest in developing skills in this area to support special school programmes.
- To have an interest in developing knowledge of specialist equipment and develop assessment skills for postural management.
- To have an interest in developing knowledge of orthoses and work alongside an orthotist during assessments.
Working for our organisation
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy
- Current NMC registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post-qualification experience of working with children with needs across a range of core areas relevant to the post e.g. neurology, learning disabilities, outpatients, community, complex needs, Autism, Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner e.g., caseload management, prioritising cases, effective organisation and time management skills
- To be able to select and carry out appropriate assessment and in-depth observation combined with appropriate discussions / liaison to form a differential diagnosis
- Experience of MDT working
- Experience of supervising less experienced members of staff.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carolyn Davison
- Job title
- Children's Physiotherapy Team Lead for North Team
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07799 068932
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