Band 3 Senior Therapy Assistant - Paediatric Neuro Physio

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 05 February 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Physiotherapy Assistant within the Paediatric Neuro Developmental Physiotherapy team, based at Breightmet Health Centre in Bolton.

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and motivated, with good organisational and communication skills, to join the team. The successful candidate must also be experienced in working with children with disabilities and parents/carers.

Main duties of the job

The team provides Physiotherapy interventions for children and young people aged 0-19 with a variety of conditions. The post will involve working in one of the special schools in Bolton to support the delivery of physiotherapy intervention, including the use of specialist standing and walking equipment. The post involves carrying out Physiotherapy programmes with children and young people in a variety of settings , including schools and patients homes and administrative duties to support the team.

About us

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity and children's services, with new central delivery suite, special care, neonatal intensive care and children's unit. This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit staff who share the organisation's values and beliefs.

Bolton Foundation Trust aims to ensure the wellbeing and development of all our staff team and are committed to the continuous improvement of staff engagement initiatives. This is reflected in the NHS staff survey results where, for the fourth consecutive year, the Trust obtained the highest scores in Greater Manchester for the theme of Staff Engagement.

Bolton itself is a culturally diverse university town within easy motorway access of Manchester and surrounding areas.

Date posted

23 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

241-51FC-25

Job locations

Breightmet Health Centre

Breightmet Fold Lane

Bolton

BL2 6NT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and personal specification for full details

For more information, please contact Emma Spurling (Team Leader) or Louise Horsley (Clinical Lead Physiotherapist) on 01204 462670.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and personal specification for full details

For more information, please contact Emma Spurling (Team Leader) or Louise Horsley (Clinical Lead Physiotherapist) on 01204 462670.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification &/or competencies through job experience
GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in an NHS trust, healthcare or education setting
Experience of working with children with disabilities
Experience working with Physiotherapists

Desirable

Experience of working closely with other therapies
NHS experience with children and young people

Skills

Essential

Able to work alone with individuals or groups
Effective written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
Able to teach practical skills to children

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification &/or competencies through job experience
GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in an NHS trust, healthcare or education setting
Experience of working with children with disabilities
Experience working with Physiotherapists

Desirable

Experience of working closely with other therapies
NHS experience with children and young people

Skills

Essential

Able to work alone with individuals or groups
Effective written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
Able to teach practical skills to children

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).

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