Job overview

The Children’s Therapy Services identify, assess, support and manage the health needs of children and young people aged 0-18 years, working closely with children and their families in health settings and family homes; and with education colleagues in early years and school settings.

We cover Bristol, North Somerset and South Glos. and services are offered in various parts of these localities to facilitate easy access for families.

We are looking for two full-time band 5 physiotherapists, who are enthusiastic and motivated  to work within the Children’s Community Physiotherapy Team in BNSSG -initially based in South Glos. and East &  Central Bristol. You would have the opportunity to work within our Early Years service, mainstream schools and our Special schools, depending on your skill set or the area of work you would like to develop.

You would be working as part of the wider physiotherapy and multi- disciplinary teams. We work as an integrated service  with our Occupational Therapy colleagues and Speech and Language Therapists within Early Years, also working  closely with the Paediatricians, Bristol Children’s Hospital and running joint clinics with our Orthopaedic surgeons within the community

We are committed to regular training and development and we have a well-established Integrated In-Service Training Program, as well a broad range of internal management and development courses. External training courses are also funded when appropriate.

Main duties of the job

To manage a specialist case load independently and carry out a range of varied therapeutic activities, with regular support and supervision. To use your knowledge and experience to provide professional care, treatment, advice, guidance and support to referred children and young people with Complex Needs.

To work as an autonomous practitioner, to provide high quality, evidenced- based assessments relevant to children’s’ therapy and practice, to children and young people, often with Complex Needs

To use clinical reasoning skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate child-centred intervention, using an evidence-based practice approach.

To provide an in depth analysis of the assessment and facts in order to compare a range of options for appropriate specialist intervention and programmes and to contribute to a differential diagnosis when necessary

To contribute to specific team activities in order to promote service development; this could include teaching to external agencies

To contribute to the needs assessment of children as part of the SEND process in line with the local guidelines and the Code of Practice

To contribute to Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings as required by discussing the client’s needs to ensure a coordinated care package

Working for our organisation

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality!

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.