Job Description

Job overview

We have permanent position available for a current or aspiring Band 6 Paediatric Physiotherapist at Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder will gain experience working across all of our neonatal and paediatric physiotherapy services.

Full training and support will be provided by the Children Physiotherapy Team, with lots of opportunities to experience the world of neonates and paediatrics.

This post is funded for 37.5 hours; however part time and flexible working requests will be considered.

The Children's Physiotherapy Team and Neonatal Therapy Team are small teams, who take pride in the quality of their work, have regular meeting and training opportunities. The post holder will be required to work hard, be able to be change their roles on an hour by hour basis depending on the needs across the whole service (inpatients, outpatients and neonatal across hard working yet adaptable and provide high quality care for their inpatient and outpatient caseloads. The successful candidate will play a key role within the team to support inpatient and outpatient caseloads, develop the service and provide excellent care for our service users and their families.

For more information or an informal chat about the role, please get in touch with

Gemma Frisby, Clinical Lead for Children's Physiotherapy ( g.frisby1@nhs.net)

Main duties of the job

To provide a specialist physiotherapy knowledge and skills to support the following areas using a biopsychosocial approach:

Inpatient care including respiratory, developmental reviews, post-operative orthopaedic and rehabilitation on our medical ward, day unit, level 3 NICU, SCBU and postnatal wards.

Lead a caseload in paediatric musculoskeletal outpatients which are held at St Peter's Hospital and Woking Leisure Centre.

Lead hydrotherapy, rehab clinics, gym classes and appointments on the gym floor at Woking Leisure Centre and Egham Orbit using the state of the art facilities.

Be an active member of specialist orthopaedic, cystic fibrosis, Baileys IV, developmental and rheumatology clinics, some with tertiary centre specialist consultants

Support with physiotherapy led orthopaedic services for Ponseti and serial casting clinics

Working for our organisation

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement On-site Nurseries On-site staff cafes On-site parking Support in career development Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics
Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:
www.asph-careers.org

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description document attached to the advert.

To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with a wide variety of paediatric, musculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditions using investigative and analytical skills and excellent clinical reasoning to develop a comprehensive diagnosis.

To act independently to formulate, deliver, constantly evaluate, and adjust accordingly the individualised physiotherapy treatment plan, based upon a sound knowledge of current evidence-based practice, outcome measures, shared care goals and treatment for children born prematurely up to the age of 17 .

To assess and treat children with respiratory conditions. Paediatric respiratory competencies are required but as experience working within respiratory is not essential, full training will be given.

Person specification, Qualifications, Essential

criteria

Diploma/ degree in physiotherapy and current HCPC registration Evidence of relevant post- graduate courses and continued professional development
Desirable criteria

Member of APCP Evidence of paediatric CPD
ExperienceEssential criteria

Experience of working as a band 5 physiotherapist for an NHS service provider Experience of working within a variety of rotations Experience of engaging with children Experience of managing highly emotive clinical situations
Desirable criteria

Working at Band 6 level Experience working with patients with neurological, orthopaedic, musculoskeletal and respiratory diagnoses. Neonatal and paediatric physiotherapy experience
KnowledgeEssential criteria

Awareness and understanding of neonatal and paediatric-specific pathology
Desirable criteria

Knowledge and practical use of presentation, supervision, and service development Knowledge of how to assess and manage neonatal and paediatric presentations
SkillsEssential criteria

To communicate well with child and their families, identify their individual needs and preferences and recognise and promote their independence. Willingness to undertake professional self- development, reflect and critically appraise own performance Evidence of supporting families using difficult conversations Ability to travel between sites (ability to drive and have access to a car)
Desirable criteria

Ability to complete an assessment and treatment for children born prematurely up to 17 years of age including the acutely unwell patient. Demonstrate understanding of and use a biopsychological approach to children's care

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 40,617.00-48,778.00 per year

Work Location: In person