Job summary
- Main area
- Children's Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 343-7209387-FM-AG
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Green Wrythe Lane Clinic
- Town
- Carshalton
- Salary
- £34,521 - £50,697 pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist
Band 6
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our community Children's Physiotherapy team based at Green Wrythe Lane Clinic, Carshalton.
This role is 3 days (22.5 hours) per week working with children age 0-19 years with a variety of conditions including musculoskeletal injuries, neurological conditions, developmental delay and genetic conditions. The successful applicant would be working in variety of settings; including clinic, homes, schools and children's centres.
Main duties of the job
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To work autonomously providing specialist Physiotherapy assessment, advice and treatment to children with a wide variety of conditions including Musculoskeletal, neurological, developmental delay and complex needs.
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To travel to and work in a variety of settings including clinic, patients homes, nurseries/ schools and children centres.
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To work closely with the multidisciplinary team, families, school staff and the wider health team to plan and provide assessment and treatment.
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To actively contribute to clinical audits and develop of the Physiotherapy Service, facilitating improving client/care pathways and outcomes for children in conjunction with professional lead and team leader.
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To carry out continual professional development as identified through clinical supervision and PDR, including in-service training and courses as agreed.
- To provide training and clinical supervision to more junior team members in conjunction with Clinical Lead/ Team Leader.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details regarding the job description and person specification for this role please see attached document.
Person specification
Qualifications/ Training
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
Desirable criteria
- Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Membership of the Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists
- Evidence of attendance to training in the area of Paediatric Physiotherapy
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post graduate experience covering core rotations
- Experience in the use of relevant assessment and treatment approaches and practices, including the use of standardised assessments.
- Evidence of effective multi-disciplinary and multi-agency work
Desirable criteria
- Specialist knowledge / experience in paediatric physiotherapy
- Experience of equipment prescription and principles and its application in the paediatric setting
- Experience in setting up new projects / initiatives
- Experience of delivering physiotherapy within a clinic and community setting
- Experience in supervising junior staff / assistants / students
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively
- Good organisation / time management skills
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to perform manual handling tasks
- Basic IT Skills: word, excel, , email, internet
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Sound knowledge of clinical practice and issues relating to the delivery of physiotherapy
- Understanding of national and local strategies for Clinical Governance
- Adequate knowledge of care pathways to facilitate appropriate referrals
- Knowledge of a variety of treatment modalities
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of basic audit and quality tools
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emily Jolliffe
- Job title
- Team Leader for Childrens Physiotherapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 296 4140
- Additional information
Please feel free to contact me for more information about this job role. My working days are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
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