Community Paediatric Physiotherapist

Shropscommunityhealth; Telford; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

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Job Summary
Are you looking for a new challenge?
We are inviting applicants to join us in the children's Physiotherapy team to support with service delivery, providing new assessment and follow-up interventions for babies and children in the community and helping us to develop our current and new services.

The post holder will take a leading role in assessing and supporting the evolving identification of physical needs of children/young people. You may have experience in working with children in early years, with long-term conditions, MSK, or with respiratory conditions.

As a successful applicant you will have highly developed clinical decision-making skills to support children's assessment and care management. You will be confident in working in a flexible and responsive way. You will understand about effective partnership working especially with children and young people, parents, and educators.

We will support you through continuing professional development, supervision and line management, and peer support.

We look forward to welcoming you to the team.

If you are interested and would like to know more, contact Uta Wilkinson, Clinical Lead Early Years Children's Physiotherapy, 01952 567300 or via email [e-mail].

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received; we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job
To provide, as an autonomous practitioner, assessment, formulation, and evidence-based interventions for service users and to refer on to other providers as appropriate.

To work as a member of the community Physiotherapy team and to contribute to its development and function (within the post holder's sphere of competence) in any setting required by the service.

To develop the post holder's own professional practice by keeping abreast of clinical developments and responding to available evidence.

To provide consultation, advice, education, and training about Paediatric Physiotherapy within the multi-agency setting in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.

About Us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting, and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers, and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients, and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Date posted
07 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
825-6991811-OPS
Job locations
Coral House
11 Longbow Close
Shrewsbury
SY1 3GZ
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Responsibilities
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification
Qualifications Essential

• Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
• Evidence of continued professional development

Experience Essential

• Experience of planning and providing clinical care to adults or children and young people with physiotherapy needs.
• Experience of working in a variety of settings.
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary/multi-agency environment.

Knowledge and Skills Essential

• Good knowledge of physiotherapy core skills and processes.
• Demonstration of knowledge of child development.
• Awareness of recent developments in practice and research including NSFs/NICE guidelines.
• Previous experience of delivering programmes of care.
• Knowledge of safeguarding children and young people.
• Understanding of clinical governance and risk management and their implications for the service.
• Competent in the use of IT.
• Experience of undertaking clinical audits.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Address
Coral House
11 Longbow Close
Shrewsbury
SY1 3GZ
Employer's website
https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/