Band 7 Highly Specialist Children's Physiotherapist

Why might this job interest you?

This is an exciting opportunity to progress your physiotherapy career within the Hertfordshire Community Trust.

To lead on designated aspects of service in collaboration with Clinical Quality Leads, Team Leads, and Highly Specialist Therapists, ensuring high standards of child-centred care are achieved. To provide highly specialist PT input in your area of specialism and to design and develop evidence-based treatment plans and management programmes following assessment.

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Job description

• To contribute to the development of the Physiotherapist service in your area of specialism and to participate in the review and updating of policies and procedures.
• To provide clinical support for Physiotherapist staff to develop their skills in the area of specialism through training, second opinions, and joint working, while supervising assistants, PT students, and less experienced Physiotherapists.
• To manage your own caseload in a range of settings, providing highly specialist interventions and offering information to parents, carers, and other professionals.
• To maintain continuous professional development in your area of specialism and to inform the Clinical Quality Leads and Team Leads of the impact of research, policy, etc., on local policies and procedures.
• To participate and promote Clinical Governance, thus ensuring the highest quality of practice is maintained, within the service.

Person Specification & Qualifications

• HCPC registered.
• Degree In Physiotherapy or equivalent.
• Registered member of British Association of OT/Chartered Society of Physiotherapists.
• Previous Experience of working as Paediatric Physiotherapist in NHS with System One knowledge.
• UK Driving License and Car Owner.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Danestrete Health Centre

Stevenage

SG1 1HB