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Specialist Physiotherapist in Paediatrics Neurodisability

On-site in Norwich·Part-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Salary: £39,959 - £56,515 a year
About £2,690 - £3,610 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Norwich
Contract: Part-time
Closing date: Apply by Sunday 15 November
Commute: Cycle to work scheme

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The role

Job summary

The Norfolk and Norwich Hospital is a leading teaching hospital with world-class facilities. Physiotherapy is playing an instrumental role in the exciting developments in the Trust and our team is growing. Our patients rate us highly on quality of care and having friendly approachable staff. We are looking for like-minded individuals to join us and take advantage of the opportunities we have on offer.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Physiotherapist to join the Paediatric Neuro-Disability team as a 0.8WTE post.

The Paediatric neuro-disability team treat children and young people aged 0-19 years old across Norwich and Norfolk. The role would include clinical work in a variety of acute, outpatient and community settings, including specialist MDT clinics, outpatient clinics, home visits, and in mainstream and specialist educational settings. The children under our care have a variety of pathologies, including cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, neuro-muscular disease, oncological disease, genetic conditions and developmental delay.

This post will be considered as a Band 6 or Band 7 post, please see attached the job description for both roles.

Main duties of the job

As post holder you would be responsible for the management of a caseload of patients with a variety of long-term conditions. You would be responsible the physical management of patients, including their postural management, orthotics and exercise programmes. The role encourages active contribution in specialist MDT clinics to discuss medical and surgical needs related to the child/young person's movement difficulties.

Successful applicants will manage their own individual caseloads, as well as participate in outpatient neuro-disability clinics, including hydrotherapy, review clinics, developmental clinics and rehabilitation clinics.

As post holder you would be involved in the supervision and training of physiotherapists, physiotherapy assistant practitioners, assistants and students. Upskilling and supervision of more junior staff will be an integral part of this band 7 role.

As part of an acute trust, participation in the paediatric on-call and weekend service is included in this post. There is a rota for this service, and options for either additional pay or rota'd time off in lieu are available.

We are a forward thinking, evidence informed team. We are looking to expand our rehabilitation provision for children with neuro-disability. We would like to recruit a similar minded, creative band 7 physiotherapist to work collaboratively and lead this service development.

About us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

Flexible working hours
Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
Multi Faith prayer room
Discounted gym memberships
Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
On-site Nursery
On-site cafes offering staff discounts
Support in career development
Flexible staff bank
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information please read the attached job description and appendix document

To collect relevant patient information from a variety of sources e.g. radiology imaging systems, other investigations to assist with clinical prioritisation and patient management. This may also include ward handovers, observation charts, medical and nursing records etc.

To provide peer support and case review for other members of the team, in particular, in relation to patients with complex clinical/psychological presentations

To accept clinical responsibility for the physiotherapy management of a defined caseload of patients and to organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.

Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 2221 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa. The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy
Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (UK)

Experience

Essential

Extensive post-qualification experience including significant experience at senior level in areas relevant to the clinical specialty.
Involvement in service improvement, audit, research and understanding quality issues
Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team

Skills

Essential

Ability to undertake comprehensive specialist assessment of patients using investigative and highly analytical skills and to make a clinical diagnosis based on presenting signs and symptoms.
Contributing to clinical education/development of less experienced staff, students or assistants

Attitude, aptitude

Essential

Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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).