Physiotherapist

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you a qualified (or about to qualify) Physiotherapist wanting to use your skills working with children, young people and their families?

The Children's Therapy Service are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated physiotherapist to join our experienced and friendly Preston based team. The Children's Therapy services provide an excellent opportunity to work alongside dedicated professionals providing excellent high quality care to reduce the impact of disability to children and their families with additional and complex needs.

Main duties of the job

We work with children and young people aged 0- 19 with a variety of conditions including congenital conditions, neuromotor conditions, movement coordination difficulties and musculoskeletal problems.

The team comprises of physiotherapists and physiotherapy assistants, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists. We work closely with colleagues in health, education and social care to provide a genuinely child-centred service. We work in a variety of locations, including clinics, children's own homes, nurseries and schools.

Experience of working in Paediatrics is desirable but we are seeking an enthusiastic physiotherapist with a commitment to developing their specialist paediatric skills. In return we can offer clinical and management supervision, specialist support by experienced senior staff, continuing professional development and specialist physiotherapy forums. The successful candidate must be able to effectively manage their own time, and demonstrate excellent communication skills. An interest in working with children and their families is essential.

About us

The Children's Therapy Service is led by a multidisciplinary management team, including a Professional Lead for physiotherapy. This is an exciting time to join our team as physiotherapy clinicians are involved in developing our innovative services.

Date posted

13 September 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£25,655 to £31,534 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-CEN508-RA

Job locations

Minerva Health Centre

Preston

PR5 6AW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC Registration
Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and appreciation of lone working risks
Ability to work effectively within an MDT

Experience

Essential

Treatment of a broad range of conditions
Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency collaborative working.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC Registration
Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and appreciation of lone working risks
Ability to work effectively within an MDT

Experience

Essential

Treatment of a broad range of conditions
Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency collaborative working.

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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