An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Physiotherapist to join The Paediatric Physiotherapy Service and work on the Bank supporting the delivery of Acute Care.

The service is delivered across the Health Board and the base dependent on the successful applicant, but they will deliver services across the health board

English and/or Welsh speakers are both equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

Work as an autonomous practitioner managing patients with highly specialised complex needs in a variety of care settings.

Work collaboratively with other professions e.g. GPs, consultants, nurses and other AHPs to provide expert patient centred care.

Provide training, education, and supervision for staff.

Contribute to the development of professional practice and the transformation and evaluation of service delivery.

Support aspects of service evaluation with an emphasis on value based care and complex audit within their area.

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 team

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

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy. HCPC Registration. MSc or equivalent level of specialist knowledge and experience. Evidence of relevant, specialised post graduate courses/CPD. Knowledge of appropriate clinical guidelines - Local and National.

Desirable

• Teaching qualification. Independent prescribing.

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience working within the field of acute paediatric physiotherapy. Experience of audit/ research (clinical and organisational). Experience of formal and informal teaching. Experience of working within healthcare systems. Extensive experience of highly technical physical manipulation skills.

Desirable

• Experience of working alongside Paediatric Consultants or similar. Experience of teaching at post graduate level.

Aptitude and Abilities Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills (verbal, nonverbal and written). Ability to use highly specialised clinical reasoning skills to determine differential diagnosis, independent of other Practitioners, in an expert area of practice. Advanced assessment skills. The physical ability to perform and cope with all aspects of manual handling, equipment and advanced manual treatment techniques. Ability to work efficiently and effectively within a team environment. Coaching/mentoring/ presentation/instructing/ class taking skills. Good IT skills.

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. Ability to work flexibly.

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

CTM WIDE

Pontypridd

CF37 4AL

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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