Job summary
Due to a promotion to support maternity leave cover, we have a 12 month fixed term position available for a current or aspiring Band 6 Paediatric Physiotherapist at Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

No paediatric physiotherapy experience is needed, just a desire to learn and support children achieve their potential.

Full training and support will be provided by the Children Physiotherapy Team, with lots of opportunities to experience the world of paediatrics.

This post is funded for 37.5 hours however part time and flexible working requests will be considered.

The Children's Physiotherapy Team is a small team which takes pride in their team, have regular meeting and training opportunities. The post holder will be required to work hard, be able to be change their roles on an hour by hour basis depending on the needs across the whole service (inpatients, outpatients and neonatal across hard working yet adaptable and provide high quality care for their inpatient and outpatient caseloads. The successful candidate will play a key role within the team to support inpatient and outpatient caseloads, develop the service and provide excellent care for our service users and their families.

For more information or an informal chat about the role, please get in touch with Gemma Frisby, Clinical Lead for Children's Physiotherapy (g.frisby1@nhs.net)

Main duties of the job
To provide a specialist physiotherapy knowledge and skills to support the following areas using a biopsychosocial approach:

Inpatient care including respiratory, developmental reviews, post-operative orthopaedic and rehabilitation on our children's and postnatal wards.

Lead a caseload in paediatric musculoskeletal outpatients which are held at St Peter's Hospital and Woking Leisure Centre.

Lead hydrotherapy, rehab clinics, gym classes and appointments on the gym floor at Woking Leisure Centre and Egham Orbit using the state of the art facilities.

Support with physiotherapy led orthopaedic services for serial casting.

About us
Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest provider of acute hospital services to Surrey residents, serving a population of 410,00 people and employing approximately 4,800 staff.

Our vision is to provide an outstanding experience and best outcomes for patients and the team. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to deliver our workforce plan.

We are part of a collaborative Group with the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. As part of this partnership, colleagues may occasionally work across both organisations to support shared services, development opportunities and patient care.

St Peter's Hospital delivers complex medical and surgical care, maternity and emergency services. Day and orthopaedic surgery, ophthalmology and outpatient services are delivered at Ashford Hospital. Additional services are delivered at Woking Community Hospital.

Our Values provide us with the behaviours we respect and can commit to. By living our values through our everyday interactions, we can build a stronger, more resilient, and forward- thinking organisation, guiding us to achieve success and make a positive impact on how we deliver our services.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits and discounts.

Please note that adverts may close early, so early application is encouraged.

For more information about careers at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Job responsibilities
In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description document attached to the advert

To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with a wide variety of paediatric, musculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditions using investigative and analytical skills and excellent clinical reasoning to develop a comprehensive diagnosis.

To act independently to formulate, deliver, constantly evaluate, and adjust accordingly the individualised physiotherapy treatment plan, based upon a sound knowledge of current evidence-based practice, outcome measures, shared care goals and treatment for children born prematurely up to the age of 17 .

To assess and treat children with respiratory conditions. Paediatric respiratory competencies are required but as experience working within respiratory is not essential, full training will be given.

Person Specification

Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma/ degree in physiotherapy and current HCPC registration
• Evidence of relevant post- graduate courses and continued professional development

Desirable

• Member of APCP
• Evidence of paediatric CPD

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working as a band 5 physiotherapist for an NHS service provider
• Experience of working within a variety of rotations
• Experience of engaging with children

Desirable

• Working at Band 6 level
• Experience working with patients with neurology, orthopaedic, musculoskeletal and respiratory diagnosis.
• Neonatal and Paediatric physiotherapy experience

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of how to assess and manage paediatric presentations
• Understanding and awareness of children specific pathology

Desirable

• Knowledge of and the ability to present, supervise and lead on service development

Skills
Essential

• Being able to identify and manage physical & emotional needs of families and their self
• Evidence of difficult conversations and their management
• Ability to travel between sites (ability to drive and have access to a car)
• To be able deal with emotional and physical pressures including having good time management
• To complete comprehensive assessment and treatment plans for all aged children
• Demonstrate understanding of and use of a biopsychological approach to children's care

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).