Paediatric Physiotherapist

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

We are aiming to recruit an enthusiastic B5 Physiotherapist to a 27.5 hours permanent post, within the Children's Physiotherapy Specialist Team (South).

We are seeking an eager, innovative, pro-active and motivated Physiotherapist to join our already passionate and dedicated Children's Community Physiotherapy team, who cover areas in West Cumbria.

Working as part of an integrated team with other specialist therapists, you will be required to lead in providing contemporary evidence based assessment, advice and therapy to children and young people with a range of needs, working with them, their families and supporting agencies.

You should have a degree or equivalent qualification in Physiotherapy.

You will be well supported within your clinical environment with regular management supervision, professional supervision, safeguarding supervision and your health and wellbeing conversations and be allocated a mentor.

If you think this position is for you and you would like to meet the teams or would like a look around the department before applying, please do get in touch with Louise Messenger 07811714347.

Main duties of the job

Successful candidates will be required to travel independently as the role includes visiting children in clinics, at home and in the school setting, as well as to NHS bases around Cumbria to attend meetings and training or development.

The post involves assessing and providing advice and intervention for children and young people aged 0-19 years with a variety of developmental conditions. The post holder will offer guidance and support to colleagues in education in terms of Physiotherapy Programmes, equipment and moving and handling.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

1. Being a clinically led organisation
2. Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
3. A positive patient experience every time
4. A great place to work
5. Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

The Trust will provide a twelve month preceptorship period for New to registration Nurses Midwives and Allied Health Professionals.

Registered Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals returning to practice, moving into new roles or changing clinical environments, may access an agreed preceptorship period.

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

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• Junk Mail is checked regularly

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Broad knowledge of a range of paediatric treatment techniques
• Some knowledge of the appropriate legislation relating to children
• Knowledge of current NHS trends which influence service provision
• Post qualification training in paediatric therapy or techniques.

Qualifications

• State registration
• Degree or equivalent in PT
• Full UK driving licence
• Computer Literate
• Evidence of CPD
• Organisational skills demonstrated for example by the involvement in a particular project
• Competence in therapeutic handling.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work alone as well as part of a team
• Caseload management skills - especially identifying priorities and meeting deadlines

Personal Circumstances

• This post will require working in Community settings across North Cumbria and therefore include travel to these sites.
• Some flexibility in work pattern may be necessary.

Other Requirements

• Equality and Diversity: Support equality and value diversity (Level 2)
• Experience of working in acute or community settings
• Post graduate therapy experience in a multi disciplinary team
• Previous use of a computer based data collection system
• Experience of working with children in a professional or voluntary capacity

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alfred Barrow Health Centre

Duke Street

LA14 2LB

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Manager, Children's Specialist Service's

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum, pro rata