Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist Hands

Job responsibilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic, fun and diligent person with a desire to work with children, across the subspecialties of paediatrics, to help with therapeutic interventions and rehabilitation.

Main duties summary:

- Supporting the qualified therapists with therapy treatment of a wide range of patients

- Dealing with patients who are acutely unwell, helping with personal care, including toileting, walking and undertaking everyday tasks

- Managing a simple caseload of your own

In more detail:

- Involvement in treating, monitoring and making minor alterations to the treatment of paediatric patients. This includes considering their physical, emotional, developmental, cognitive and social needs.

- Joint sessions with the therapy staff, plus managing an independent caseload both on the wards and in outpatients, and leading group sessions.

- Building a good rapport with the children and families to encourage participation.

- Working with children with a wide range of presenting conditions including orthopaedic, respiratory, neurological, and developmental needs.

- Working in different environments, including the hydrotherapy pool, high care, wards, therapy outpatients, gym, and in our offsite rehab centre: Bursledon House.

- Admin tasks, which includes using IT systems for booking appointments, ordering equipment, and data recording

- Wider departmental roles such as pool testing, resus trolley checks, assisting with student education, peer supervision, participating in training programmes, and supporting B3 staff

- Working with the other technician

Please ensure you fulfil all the essential criteria and have read the job description before applying.

For this specific role we need the following skills and/or experience:

- Proven experience of working with children and young people who have a variety of physical and cognitive impairments.

- Good communication skills: to enable close working relationships and be able to adapt their communication to meet the childs, family, and MDT needs.

- Be physically fit and able to work with children with complex needs using different equipment and working in different positions and environments. This includes working on the floor, being water-confident in the hydrotherapy pool and therapeutically handling patients.

- Basic IT skills for completion of data bases, electronic patient records, electronic booking, and outcoming systems.

- Able to work under pressure, problem solve and prioritise tasks in an ever-changing workload

- Aware of professional boundaries and limitation of job role, identify changes in clinical presentation and be able to escalate concerns appropriately.

- Experience working in challenging and emotive situations with active coping strategies and resilience.

- Proven experience of working with children and young people who have a variety of physical and cognitive impairments.

- Able to manage working with bodily fluids and helping with personal care and chest clearance techniques

- It is desirable if you have a Level 3 qualification in a Health and social care, or childrens and young people related subject, combined with experience working with children.

As we run a 7-day therapy service, flexibility is needed to work weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.

As you will be part of both the Paediatric team and the wider Therapy services department, you will be supported to develop your skills through in-service training and UHS opportunities.

We actively encourage all potential applicants to contact us to ask any questions you may have.

PLEASE NOTE:

- Interviews will be held on 27th May 2025

- Interviews will be held face to face due to having a practical assessment, so please dress accordingly for your interview

- We do not accept CV applications

If this post is not for you and you are interested in finding out about other Therapy opportunities, please email Annette.Purkis@uhs.nhs.uk

Trust Values

Essential

• Patient First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

Qualifications, knowledge and experience Occupational therapist

Essential

• Master's degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent experience
• Significant relevant clinical experience with the ability to demonstrate significant experience in Occupational Therapy practiceAttendance at post-graduation courses, or conferences, relevant to clinical area
• Current HCPC registration
• Teaching experience
• Experience of supervising and managing others including students and qualified therapy staff
• Previous experience within relevant clinical area
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of audit, evaluation, or research
• Experience managing large collaborative projects, including engaging with and influencing external stakeholders
• Experience writing journal articles or leading formal research

Desirable

• Management qualification, or equivalent experience
• Attendance at post-graduation courses, or conferences, relevant to clinical area
• Able to demonstrate sound understanding of healthcare priorities and political agendas
• Attendance at Student education course
• Experience working in an acute hospital setting
• Previous experience within relevant clinical areaExperience developing and leading training programmes

Qualifications, knowledge and experience Physiotherapist

Essential

• Master's degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent experience
• Significant relevant clinical experience with the ability to demonstrate significant experience in Physiotherapy practice
• Current HCPC registration
• Teaching experience
• Experience of supervising and managing others including students and qualified therapy staff
• Previous experience within relevant clinical area
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of audit, evaluation, or research
• Experience managing large collaborative projects, including engaging with and influencing external stakeholders
• Experience writing journal articles or leading formal research

Desirable

• Management qualification, or equivalent experience
• Attendance at post-graduation courses, or conferences, relevant to clinical area
• Able to demonstrate sound understanding of healthcare priorities and political agendas
• Attendance at Student education course
• Experience working in an acute hospital setting
• Experience developing and leading training programmes

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).