Job Description

Due to retirement we have an exciting and rare opportunity for a highly specialist paediatric physiotherapist to join Integrated Community Paediatric Services(ICPS) in the role of Physiotherapy Service Lead. The post holder will take responsibility for the delivery of the Community Paediatric Physiotherapy Service, the Paediatric Community Orthotic service and Therapy Focus Suffolk and will also support management of integrated therapy teams working within specific special schools and child development pathways.



This post is an integral member of the Integrated Community Paediatric Services management team and will also lead on projects and delegated areas of responsibility within community services. The post will be based in one of our core bases in Ipswich or Bury St Edmunds with travel expected across the county to support service delivery and management. The successful candidate will be dynamic and able to develop positive and productive relationships with our core partners across children's and young people's services in Suffolk.



The post holder will be leading a large countywide team supporting children, young people and families( 0-19) with primarily long term neuro- developmental conditions. The role requires a good level of highly specialist clinical paediatric PT experience & skills coupled with skills in management and leadership.



Knowledge and understanding of professional and governance issues related to Physiotherapy, Community Children's services, SEND and Safeguarding is critical to the post.



You will be working in a multi agency and multi disciplinary context developing collaborative working relationships at a clinical, operational and strategic level.



The post holder will be leading service developments and should have experience of leading innovative change.



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We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.



The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.



Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.



We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.



With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.



We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.



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The Service Lead Paediatric Physiotherapy/Integrated Therapy Manager is responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective day-to-day running of their portfolio of high-quality specialist clinical services (Countywide Physiotherapy Team, Therapy Focus Suffolk Service and specific integrated therapy teams) To be responsible and accountable for a countywide Community Paediatric Physiotherapy Team (36 staff) including recruitment, budgets, resources & development. To facilitate CPD, performance management and appraisal (10 direct reports). Service Lead Paediatric Physiotherapy/ Integrated Therapy Manager is responsible for delivering key quality, performance and financial plans, achieving key service improvements within Integrated Community Paediatric Services and line managing designated complex pathway leads and highly specialist PTs To work with the Integrated Community Paediatric Services (ICPS) Associate Director to provide a safe, efficient and cost effective patient centred Paediatric service throughout ICPS and deliver national and local KPIs, targets, standards and contractual requirements of commissioners.