Job summary
An exciting opportunity for a Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist to join the Physiotherapy team within our Greenwich Children's Integrated Therapy Service.
The post provides specialist physiotherapy assessment and intervention to children aged 0 - 25 years, within the Royal borough of Greenwich, and will be a resource for their families and carers across all settings. Greenwich offers an exciting all round employment experience for both personal and professional development.
The post encompasses a wide range of assessment and intervention experiences across the diverse range of physiotherapy needs within a community setting. You will have the opportunity to deliver a service from our central clinic base; community based settings (e.g. Children's Centres); nurseries; schools and patients homes. The service offers wrap around care to CYP and as part of a wider Children's Integrated team you will also be working collaboratively with our team of Occupational therapists and Speech and Language therapists.
You may have the opportunity to rotate between our defined sub-speciality teams within Children's Physiotherapy (Under 5's and Mainstream teams) and also experience time with Special schools. You will be supported by an experienced and well established leadership structure of Band 7 therapists in each unique area and will access a bespoke programme of training and support. You will be part of our programme of 'Team Days' as both a participant and as a contributor.
Main duties of the job
You will be working within a forward thinking, dynamic and innovative team to:
- Deliver a specialist children's physiotherapist service in the community to children with disabilities.
- Assess the functional needs of children and young people (CYP) in order to develop and implement Specialist Children's Physiotherapy treatment and intervention.
- Independently manage a defined caseload of complex cases with evidence of a high level of problem solving, reasoning skills and judgement.
- Provide advice and education to others regarding the management and care of children with physical disabilities: development, posture, movement and/or coordination difficulties.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please See Attached Job Description
Overview of the Post
To provide specialist physiotherapy assessment and intervention to children aged 0 25 years, within the borough of Greenwich, and act as a resource for their families and carers across all settings.
To liaise closely with other services and agencies to provide a smooth coordinated service based on best practice.
To assist in service development and provide information on issues pertaining to specialist area on a regular basis.
To provide training and advice for families and carers across all settings on issues pertaining to Childrens Physiotherapy.
Person Specification
registration
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
- Bsc or Msc in Physiotherapy or equivalent
Desirable
- Attendance on Post-graduate Paediatric specific training courses
Experience
Essential
- 2 years post qualification experience
Desirable
- Evidence of post grad work experience in specialist field of Paediatrics
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of understanding of working practices within the NHS
Desirable
- Previous work experience within the NHS
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of supervising staff
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working within a team
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Goldie Leigh
Lodge Hill
Abbey Wood
SE2 0AY