Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Band 6 specialist paediatric physiotherapist working at a Children's Therapy Centre, special and mainstream schools.

The team consists of 25 physiotherapists across Nottinghamshire and a team of support staff. We work closely with our OT colleagues, speech and language therapists and nursing.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist predominantly based at the Children's Therapy Centre at Kings Mill Hospital.

The post holder will work across Mid Nottinghamshire.

The successful post holder will see children and young people age 0-19 years with a wide variety of neurological conditions , orthopaedic conditions, rheumatological, functional co-ordination disorder and those requiring long term rehabilitation in the centre, the child's home and schools.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

About us

We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.

We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.

Do you want to make a difference?

Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?

Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.

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Date posted

21 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£32,306 to £39,027 a year per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

186-1047-22-GH

Job locations

Children's Therapy Centre

Kings Mill Hospital

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Working with children and young people from 0-18 years with a wide variety of disabilities within the larger multi disciplinary team.

Please see person specification and job description

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working with children and young people from 0-18 years with a wide variety of disabilities within the larger multi disciplinary team.

Please see person specification and job description

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with children with complex conditions
  • Supervisory experience
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of Audit

Desirable

  • Previous experience at Band 6 level in paediatrics
  • Leadership experience
  • NHS experience
  • Experience of service evaluation and standard setting

Knowledge

Essential

  • Specialist knowledge of paediatric physiotherapy underpinned by theory and postgraduate courses

Desirable

  • Understanding of national and local priorities
  • Evidence based practice

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to plan, organise, delegate and prioritise own work.
  • Ability to time manage and respond to change
  • Leadership skills
  • Self motivated and able to work as an effective team member
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to teach and pass on knowledge
  • Able to work as an effective team member
  • Flexible and forward thinking

Desirable

  • Presentation skills

Training

Essential

  • Clinical Educator
  • Postgraduate specialist paediatric training

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc/Diploma in Physiotherapy
  • HCPC registration

Desirable

  • MSc in paediatric related subject
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with children with complex conditions
  • Supervisory experience
  • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of Audit

Desirable

  • Previous experience at Band 6 level in paediatrics
  • Leadership experience
  • NHS experience
  • Experience of service evaluation and standard setting

Knowledge

Essential

  • Specialist knowledge of paediatric physiotherapy underpinned by theory and postgraduate courses

Desirable

  • Understanding of national and local priorities
  • Evidence based practice

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to plan, organise, delegate and prioritise own work.
  • Ability to time manage and respond to change
  • Leadership skills
  • Self motivated and able to work as an effective team member
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to teach and pass on knowledge
  • Able to work as an effective team member
  • Flexible and forward thinking

Desirable

  • Presentation skills

Training

Essential

  • Clinical Educator
  • Postgraduate specialist paediatric training

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc/Diploma in Physiotherapy
  • HCPC registration

Desirable

  • MSc in paediatric related subject

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Children's Therapy Centre

Kings Mill Hospital

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Children's Therapy Centre

Kings Mill Hospital

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Locality Lead Physiotherapist

Elisabeth Ringrose

elisabeth.ringrose@nottshc.nhs.uk

03001233387

Date posted

21 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£32,306 to £39,027 a year per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

186-1047-22-GH

Job locations

Children's Therapy Centre

Kings Mill Hospital

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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