Job summary
- Main area
- AHP
- Contract
- 0 days (Bank)
- Hours
- Flexible working - 18.75 hours per week (Bank)
- Job ref
- 343-7013754-AL-DNM
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Epsom & St Helier
- Town
- Epsom & Carshalton
- Salary
- £25.89 - £41.43 Higher Banding needs to be approved
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 31/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Physiotherapist
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Job overview
The post holder will provide a specialist physiotherapy service for children and young people with severe and complex learning difficulties in Perseid special schools, in accordance with the service level agreement for Sutton Health and Care Alliance.
They will contribute to the development of the special schools physiotherapy service for children. They will plan and provide specialist physiotherapy assessment, advice and treatment to a defined caseload of children with severe and complex needs. They will work in partnership with the children, their families and with other professions and agencies, including school staff and the wider health team, to reduce the impact of these difficulties on children’s social and emotional development, their learning and their ability to participate in daily life.
They will work autonomously and without direct supervision, and be accountable for their own clinical actions.
Main duties of the job
The Staffbank Benefits include:
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- Weekly Pay
- Free Compliance Checks
- Access to Mandatory Training
- Flexible Working
- First refusal over agency
- Access to an NHS email giving you further access to NHS Discounts such as the Blue Light Card & Health Service Discounts
- Access to NHS Pension
Working for our organisation
To provide a specialist level of clinical skill in paediatric physiotherapy
To be responsible for a clinical caseload of children and young people within the school as identified by the service specification, managing the defined caseload independently and prioritising own workload to ensure effective service provision
To use clinical assessments, interview and observational skills to determine physiotherapy needs of children and young people and effectively set goals and plan intervention.
To communicate complex assessment findings and treatment plans with clients, family, school staff and the wider community staff, dealing sensitively with distressing or emotional circumstances and being realistic about clients’ and families’ expectations.
To assess and treat individual children with complex needs in school or their homes, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and liaising closely with education staff and parents/ carers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Management Responsibility/Professional Leadership
To assist the Team Leader in planning and providing the commissioned physiotherapy input to children attending Perseid schools, including attendance at appropriate meetings, developing guidelines and protocols and reviewing service provision.
To keep the Team Leader up to date with service provision issues and report promptly any untoward incidences, clinical or non-clinical, co-operating with any investigation undertaken.
To review efficacy of service delivery and support the setting up of new standards, or amendment of existing ones, in close liaison with the Team Leader
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with the public in a variety of settings and able to demonstrate good customer care. Experience of working in a health care setting, with skills and experience in rehabilitation of patients, general mobility skills and communication Good Verbal and written communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Good organisational skills Ability to work on own initiative & as part of a team
education
Essential criteria
- 5 GCSE's at Grade C or equivalent including English language and Maths
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Denica Mukasa
- Job title
- Recruiter Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
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