Job Description

Working Full Time:

37.5 hours per week



We are looking for an experienced, skilled and enthusiastic clinician to work within our integrated multidisciplinary team providing assessment and management of children aged 0-19 years.



The post is open to an experienced Physiotherapist with postgraduate experience. You will be expected to coordinate your own caseload of

children, liaise closely with the MDT, contribute to service development and provide supervision to Band 5 Therapists and Therapy Assistants where appropriate.



Experience in prioritisation, patient led goal setting, clinical outcome measures and advanced clinical reasoning are essential.



The post holder will provide a specialist Physiotherapy assessment of patients with complex clinical presentation and pathology to determine a

clinical diagnosis and provide treatment via therapeutic interventions and develop effective treatment plans. They will manage and lead

specialised Physiotherapy intervention to a designated caseload with complex needs.



Our service covers children aged 0-19 who will be seen over various settings including the child's home, Children Centers, Nurseries, Schools and in the Therapy Department.



The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

The Countess of Chester Hospital:

providing 438 general and acute beds

Ellesmere Port Hospital:

providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility

Tarporley War Memorial Hospital:

a base for community services which serve the local rural population.



The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.



See for further details.



Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.



Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.



You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of 16 per year applies.



New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.



Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.



Good luck with your application.