Band 5 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 5 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, rheumatology, and 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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Job description
Job responsibilities

Working with children and young people from 0-19 years with a wide variety of disabilities within the larger multi disciplinary team.

See job description and person specification.

Person Specification
Qualifications - Professional
Essential

• BSc / Diploma in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registration

Training
Essential

• Relevant paediatric training

Desirable

• Clinical Educator

Experience
Essential

• Varied post graduate rotational experience
• Experience of management and treatment of paediatric patients
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

• NHS Experience
• Evidence of involvement in service development
• Experience of audit

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of Paediatric conditions underpinned by theory and postgraduate courses as appropriate.

Desirable

• Evidence based practice

Skills
Essential

• Effective team working
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage workload and own caseload.
• Ability to demonstrate clinical reasoning
• IT skills

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