Are you:

• Passionate about Children and Young people?
• Keen to work in a supportive team?
• Interested in developing and delivering innovative approaches to the delivery of physiotherapy services in special schools?
• Ready for your next opportunity in leadership

Then our Paediatric Physiotherapy in Cwm Taf Morgannwg is for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated physiotherapistBand 7 Paediatric Physiotherapy Team Leader to join the Paediatric Physiotherapy Service of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

We are searching for staff with a passion for Children and Young People and that share our health board values of:

• Listen, learn and improve
• Treat everyone with respect
• Work together as one team

The post holder will be responsible for Team Leading in the Children Centre Royal Glamorgan Hospital within CTM delivering physiotherapy services to children and young people with special needs and complex physical difficulties in the acute, community and school settings .

Main duties of the job

This post is a permanent post.

The post holder will work closely, with hospital, community, education and local authority based Multi-disciplinary Teams in order to maintain continuity of service and to be responsible for the effective treatment and management of children and young people with special needs and complex physical difficulties in order to maximise potential and self-management. Experience of the management of Children and Young People in a variety of settings will be advantageous.

The physiotherapy department will be looking for an HCPC registered physiotherapist who can demonstrate previous comprehensive experience of working within Paediatric Physiotherapy in Community, Acute and Children Centre settings demonstrating a broad knowledge of Paediatric Conditions and Pathways and have a good working knowledge of NHS systems and procedures.

The post holder will require the ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling and carry out the full range of duties required of the post.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one tea

We are a proud local employer around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registration
• Evidence of relevant, specialised post graduate courses/CPD.
• Knowledge of appropriate clinical guidelines - Local and National

Desirable

• MSc or equivalent level of specialist knowledge and experience

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience within relevant specialitie- to include acute and community paediatrics (neuro/ ortho/respiratory) at band 6 level.
• Experience of managing a team of staff.
• Experience of working within healthcare systems.
• Extensive experience working within the specialist field.

Desirable

• Experience of working alongside GPs/Consultants and MDT members.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to use highly specialised clinical reasoning skills to determine differential diagnosis, independent of other Practitioners, in an expert area of practice.
• Ability to use highly specialised clinical reasoning skills to determine differential diagnosis, independent of other Practitioners, in an expert area of practice.
• Coaching/mentoring/ presentation/instructing/ class taking skills.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively within a team environment.

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Self motivated and capable of motivating others
• Able to set priorities and deliver against targets
• Ability to work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team.

Circumstances

Essential

• Ability to carry out full range of duties (including travel between the various hospital and community sites) in a timely manner.

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Royal Glamorgan Hospital

Ynysmaerdy

Llantrisant

CF72 8XR

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

110-AHP084-0524-A