Children's Community Physiotherapist
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Job summary
Are you passionate about providing innovative community-based children's therapy?
Do you enjoy making a difference to children's and their families lives?
The Children's Physiotherapy Service seeks to provide a high-quality service to children and their families in their home, clinics, nurseries and schools.
You will need to demonstrate flexibility and initiative, to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will need to be able to manage your time effectively and will be required to support other clinicians and manage a designated caseload.
You need to be able to demonstrate an understanding of working in a community setting, the complexities of working within a family and a multidisciplinary multiagency environment, be familiar with children's equipment and their use and be skilled in the delivery of a number of assessment tools and interventions used by Physiotherapists in Children's Community Services.
Own car or access to alternative travel for business use is essential.
This is a permanent fulltime post however part time and job share requests are welcome. This is role is to be based in North Oxfordshire as part of a county wide service and consideration will be made of preferred locality, discussion on successful application.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide specialist and highly skilled physiotherapy assessments and intervention for children and young people with a range of needs including complex disability, with responsibility for their own caseload as an autonomous practitioner. This includes therapy in community settings; homes, clinics and schools, often working alone.
They will work with the clinical team leaders to ensure an efficient, high quality therapy service is delivered which is evidence-based and centred around the needs of the child/young person
They will provide line management and clinical leadership for qualified and non-qualified staff working at lower grades.
They will work jointly with other members of the multi-disciplinary team including Education, Social and Health Care, and will support the EHCP process and delivery of recommended provision.
About us
We are a team of 20 therapists working as part of an integrated service with Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy.
We are a friendly team with an emphasis on staff well being and development.
You will receive a supportive induction package and we will give you the support and supervision in order to continue to develop your Physiotherapy skills with children and young people. We encourage continuous professional development through both internal and external training.
Details
Date posted
23 January 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£33,706 to £40,588 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
Reference number
267-CH4931595
Job locations
Orchard Health Centre
Cope Road
Banbury
OX16 2EZ
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford Health NHS Trust
Address
Orchard Health Centre
Cope Road
Banbury
OX16 2EZ
Employer's website
https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Team Lead, Children's Community Physiotherapist
Helen Hyatt
helen.hyatt@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
07825755510
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