Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated Paediatric Physiotherapist to join our Community Paediatric team in Bury.

This is an exciting time to join our service as you will be part of the team   developing our out-patient service. We are located at the  Bury Living Well Centre alongside other multidisciplinary colleagues. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work within a highly motivated, friendly, integrated therapy team.

We are looking for a pro-active band 7 Paediatric Physiotherapist who will develop our short term pathway, developing guidelines and ensuring evidence based practise using national standards. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in our well equipped therapy centre close to Bury Town centre. 

Main duties of the job

• To act as a specialist physiotherapist and a source of expertise on the physiotherapy management of children with Musculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditions to parents/carers, other health care professionals, GPs and consultants.
• To provide the diagnosis, management and treatment of children presenting with complex MSK, orthopaedic and developmental conditions.
• To take a lead role in the delivery of  the Bury Community Paediatric MSK Physiotherapy Service
• To deputise for the band 7 Paediatric Physiotherapy Team Leader in their absence
• To support the development of local standard operating procedures relevant to the service
• To support the training of Physiotherapy learners, band 3,4,5 and 6 therapists
• To manage the waiting list and triage process.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.  

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)