Paediatric Physiotherapist Training Post

at  Northumbria Healthcare NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

This post is a training opportunity for an enthusiastic Band 5 Physiotherapist who is keen to develop their paediatric physiotherapy skills. Successful completion of all competencies will allow uplift to a permanent band 6 post in an estimated time period of 12-18 months.
As per Trust’s standard documentation.
The Paediatric Physiotherapy service, provides a service to children and young people throughout Northumberland and North Tyneside. Although the post holder will be based with at Wansbeck General Hospital they will be expected to work in other areas of the trust as the needs of the service commands. The caseload will include a range of neurodevelopmental and musculoskeletal conditions.
The Paediatric Physiotherapy service provides expert assessment, treatment and advice to children and young people, from birth to 16 years or until 19 years if the young person is in full time education, who present with physical difficulties. We work to educate and support families, carers and other professionals, including school and early years settings staff, in meeting the needs of the children and young people. We treat the children and young people in the environment which is most suitable to meeting their individual needs. These environments include, homes, nurseries, clinic venues, the hospital physiotherapy department and schools.
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients.
To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi-pathologies; use advanced clinical reasoning and problem solving skills
To participate in holistic multi-disciplinary assessments as required to determine client needs.
To follow clinical risk management processes within own patient caseload.
To formulate, deliver and provide advice and training on evidence based intervention/ treatment programmes, including advice to carers, other professionals and agencies.
To raise any clinical concerns about patients with line manager/specialist physiotherapists in a timely manner and be willing to seek support from senior staff
To liaise and work with other professional agencies to ensure the correct and safe service provision is delivered for clients.
To maintain and develop own competency to practice through Continuing Professional Development activities
Maintain registration with the Health Professional’s Council.
To fully participate in the Trust’s appraisal system review and personal development planning process
Participate in clinical supervision and peer review
To be involved in supporting staff from Band 5 and below as well as student education.
To take part in and contribute to in-service training and keep your own Personal Development plans up to date
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.
As per Trust’s standard documentation.
To assess, diagnose and treat an independent clinical case load.
To work as part of the Paediatric Physiotherapy team under the guidance and support of more experienced highly specialist senior Physiotherapy staff.
To provide a comprehensive physiotherapy service to children and young people throughout the area covered by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in many environments including homes, schools and clinic settings

Please refer the Job description for details