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Children's Physiotherapist - Band 6

Employer
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Location
Hertford
Salary
£32,306 to £39,027 a year (pro rata if applicable) plus HCAS
Closing date
15 Aug 2022

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Grade
Band 6
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Are you a Children's Physiotherapist (PT) looking for a new challenge or a PT who wants to develop your experience in Children's Physiotherapy? Do you want to be part of an innovative and agile Children and Young People's Therapy service committed to delivering high quality care?

We are looking to recruit one full time Children's Physiotherapist to join our well-established team . The post holder will work across community health settings in Hertford and will include sessions at Lonsdale School, Stevenage. Lonsdale School is a specialist school for 3-18 year olds with physical and neurological impairments.

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust provides integrated Children's Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech & Language Therapy Services for families across the county. Our integrated service is jointly commissioned by health and education, allowing us to provide a seamless pathway of care from early years through to schools and specialist provisions.

Interview - 6th September

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be expected to hold a varied caseload for young people aged 0-19 years, providing interventions in a variety of settings such as homes, schools including special schools and clinics. Ideally candidates should have post graduate experience/training in Paediatrics or general rotations including neurology, community, musculoskeletal and orthopaedics. However, support, mentoring and training will be provided to meet the individual needs of practitioners in areas where further up skilling and development is required.

The successful candidate must be computer literate and able to demonstrate good working knowledge of a variety of essential computer systems and programmes.

HCT is strongly committed to continuing professional development and the delivery of evidence based practice which is supported through access to regular in-service and external training, clinical supervision, peer support meetings and our staff appraisal scheme.

We can offer:
  • Regular group supervision, managerial supervision and a well-established appraisal system
  • CPD opportunities, including in service masterclasses
  • Opportunities to develop leadership skills and to supervise less experienced members of staff
  • Opportunities to work alongside other therapists/assistants to deliver intervention to children/young people requiring specialist support
  • A initial induction period where you will have the opportunity to observe and shadow your team.


About us

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities

Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds

We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now

You've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see Job Description attached, which details the responsibilities within this post. Also attached is the Person Specification.

Successful candidates will need to be enthusiastic and motivated. Good communication, clinical reasoning and organisational skills are essential. You must be a team player but be able to work autonomously and have the ability to champion the needs of your patients.

Applicants wanting to work full time or part time will be considered. A full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a minimum payment of £1,066 and a maximum payment of £1,845 per annum pro rata (pro rata where applicable and dependent on base location).

Interview will be week commencing 5 September.

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
  • Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
  • Health Care Professions Council Registration and compliant as a physiotherapist
  • Evidence of Post graduate training/or equivalent experience relevant to speciality such as: a) Child Development b) Paediatric MSK c) Bobath Techniques d) Specialist courses/ study on conditions that affect child development, neurodevelopment conditions
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience and Knowledge
Essential
  • Demonstrable post registration experience of working in Children's services
  • Working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of using a range of assessments and treatment methods
  • Experience of participation in education of students
  • Able to demonstrate sound clinical reasoning and practical handling skills

Skills and Abilities
Essential
  • Knowledge, experience of Children's Physiotherapy assessments and interventions related to working with children and an understanding of the theoretical framework underpinning these.
  • The ability to analyse assessment results to formulate treatment plans, including the use of SMART targets, taking into consideration client, social and environmental factors.
  • Design and implementation of Physiotherapy programmes tailored to the individual.
  • To be able to use knowledge to inform sound clinical judgements and decision making, in liaison with senior clinician/supervisor when appropriate
  • To have highly developed: dexterity, precision and eye hand coordination skills, observational skills

Other
Essential
  • Hold a full, valid. UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)


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