Job summary
We are looking for a part-time specialist children's physiotherapist to be a core member of our team delivering physiotherapy to children and young people.
This post requires management of a caseload of out-patients and cover for our paediatric and new-born wards. The post holder will participate in multidisciplinary clinics; these could include orthotics, neonatal, rheumatology or respiratory clinics. The post will require supervision of Band 5 physiotherapists or therapy assistants.
Main duties of the job
To provide physiotherapy for children and young people (CYP) accessing our out-patient and in-patient provision. This will include delivery of general paediatric physiotherapy, in the sub-specialty areas of musculoskeletal, respiratory, neurological and developmental conditions.
Working alongside the physiotherapy team, and our child health multidisciplinary team, you will lead and develop children's physiotherapy services.
This specialist physiotherapy role will enable children and young people to understand and manage their own health and wellbeing.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Essential & Desirable
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy and current HCPC registration
- Evidence of post-graduate CPD training in the specialty of children's physiotherapy (1 mark per area)
- Evidence of children's physiotherapy practice (B5/6 level) within musculoskeletal specialty
- Evidence of children's physiotherapy practice (B5/6 level) within neurological or developmental specialty
- Evidence of children's physiotherapy practice (B5/6 level) in a respiratory specialty
Desirable
- Evidence of children's physiotherapy practice within both in-patient (1 point) and out-patient setting (1 point)
- Evidence of teaching. 1 point for education to CYP and their families, 1 point for teaching to physios and/or MDT
- Evidence of supervision of others, inclusive of students, B5 physios or assistants.
- Evidence of an audit or quality improvement project (1 point), evidence of effective teamworking (1 point)
- Evidence of a Leadership course (1 mark), evidence of implementing leadership within physiotherapy
Person Specification
Essential & Desirable
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy and current HCPC registration
- Evidence of post-graduate CPD training in the specialty of children's physiotherapy (1 mark per area)
- Evidence of children's physiotherapy practice (B5/6 level) within musculoskeletal specialty
- Evidence of children's physiotherapy practice (B5/6 level) within neurological or developmental specialty
- Evidence of children's physiotherapy practice (B5/6 level) in a respiratory specialty
Desirable
- Evidence of children's physiotherapy practice within both in-patient (1 point) and out-patient setting (1 point)
- Evidence of teaching. 1 point for education to CYP and their families, 1 point for teaching to physios and/or MDT
- Evidence of supervision of others, inclusive of students, B5 physios or assistants.
- Evidence of an audit or quality improvement project (1 point), evidence of effective teamworking (1 point)
- Evidence of a Leadership course (1 mark), evidence of implementing leadership within physiotherapy
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.
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
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.
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).
