Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and experienced Physiotherapist with proven clinical skills to join our Paediatric team on Padua Ward or Rainbow ward. As a multi-disciplinary team, we are working hard to ensure we give babies, children and their families the best possible care; keeping their needs firmly at the heart of everything we do. You would be responsible, alongside the Band 7 physiotherapist, for providing inpatient physiotherapy to a range of children with respiratory, orthopaedic and neurological caseload and managing complex discharges. Are you a qualified physiotherapist with clinical post graduate experience working with children, and a passion to enhance respiratory knowledge and skills of the MDT and wider Physiotherapy Team? If so we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Provide day to day Paediatric Physiotherapy service based at either William Harvey or QEQM Hospital. Alongside the Band 7 Physiotherapist, plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate the Paediatric Physiotherapy Service on a day-to-day basis on the ward.
- As an autonomous practitioner to carry out assessment and treatment of a specialist caseload of patients within Paediatrics who may have complex and/or chronic presentation, and to determine clinical diagnoses and physiotherapy treatment indicated and manage complex discharges.
- To provide specialist advice to other professionals both within the Trust and outside agencies e.g. GPs, carers.
- To aid with teaching, supervision and appraisal of adult Physiotherapists and undergraduate students to ensure a high quality of clinical care within the speciality.
- To adhere to Trust policies and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Code of Conduct and be guided by National Standards where they exist to develop departmental policies
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work alongside a band 7 paediatric physiotherapist and the rest of the child health MDT to provide physiotherapy assessment and treatment on the Acute EKHUFT Paediatric ward. This will include working alongside the MDT in discharge planning orthopaedic and children with complex needs. They will manage discrete aspects of a patients care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team, within their scope of practice, aligned to the four pillars of practice and aligned to Trust policy, Enhanced, Advanced and Consultant Level Practice- Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs), contributing to AHP practice whichimproves the quality of care to patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work alongside a band 7 paediatric physiotherapist and the rest of the child health MDT to provide physiotherapy assessment and treatment on the Acute EKHUFT Paediatric ward. This will include working alongside the MDT in discharge planning orthopaedic and children with complex needs. They will manage discrete aspects of a patients care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team, within their scope of practice, aligned to the four pillars of practice and aligned to Trust policy, Enhanced, Advanced and Consultant Level Practice- Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs), contributing to AHP practice whichimproves the quality of care to patients.
Person Specification
Questions and review of application
Essential
- HCPC registered
- Previous experience of working as a qualified physiotherapist
- BSc/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio
Desirable
- Previous experience working with children
- CSP registered
- awareness of common respiratory and complex conditions in paediatrics
application form review and questions at interview
Essential
- HCPC registered
- BSc/diploma in Physiotherapy
- Experience as a qualified physiotherapist
- experience of being involved in complex discharges
Desirable
- Experince in working with children
- awareness of respiratory conditions and complex needs in children
- CSP registered
Person Specification
Questions and review of application
Essential
- HCPC registered
- Previous experience of working as a qualified physiotherapist
- BSc/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio
Desirable
- Previous experience working with children
- CSP registered
- awareness of common respiratory and complex conditions in paediatrics
application form review and questions at interview
Essential
- HCPC registered
- BSc/diploma in Physiotherapy
- Experience as a qualified physiotherapist
- experience of being involved in complex discharges
Desirable
- Experince in working with children
- awareness of respiratory conditions and complex needs in children
- CSP registered
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 (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).
Additional information
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 (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).
