Highly Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced, motivated physiotherapist to join our Childrens physiotherapy service here at Cardiff & Vale university Health Board and to be part of the community leadership team suporting and leading on mainstream schools. This is an exciting role and opportunity to work as part of a large specialist community team, working a long side the principal physiotherapist this role will have a varied clinical case load as well as some operational responsabilities and oversight of the early years complex clinics. The post holder will be taking clinical leadership in supporting our mainstream population of children in collaboration with other AHPs and the MDT drawing on recommendation and best practice guidelines.

The post holder will be responsible for providing highly specialist physiotherapy assessment, advice and intervention for a wide spectrum of conditions, including complex neurological conditions, developmental delays, emerging early year diagnosies and facilitating discharges from the CHFW for children who have sustained life changing injuries. This role works closely with our MSK lead and supports the triaging of referrals into the service.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the paediatric physiotherapy team Cardiff and Value university healthboard, to provide specialist physiotherapy within the community service across early years and mainstream schools.

We are looking for an experienced physiotherapist to work as part of the MDT within the paedaitric community service to provide highly specialist physiotherapy assessment, advice and treatment.

The post holder will participate in the delivery, planning, development, and evaluation of the service in close liaison with the principal physiotherapist for complex needs.

Successful candidates will need to have knowledge and skills to manage paediatrics patients, experience and knowledge of treating neonatal patients and complex neuro-disability conditions. They should be able to demonstrate leadership, advanced clinical decision making, problem solving and communication skills and have experience of quality improvement and service development.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.