Main area: Children's Physiotherapy, Clinical Specialist in Neonatal, Neurological and Developmental Physiotherapy
Grade Band: 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref: 269-SFT8961
Employer: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Salisbury District Hospital
Town: Salisbury
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum pro rata if part time
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/02/2025 23:59
Children's Physiotherapist - Specialist Neonatal and Team Lead
Band 7
Job overview
The Salisbury children's physiotherapy team are seeking a new lead for our neonatal and neurodevelopmental provision. The successful applicant will also hold leadership of our children's physiotherapy team with the service and structure currently under review. We require an experienced children's physiotherapist to lead and develop our specialist provision to neonates within our neonatal multidisciplinary team. The neonatal MDT values the physiotherapy service for delivery of developmentally informed care to enhance the quality of life for high-risk infants. The post holder will work within the Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal ODN. They will need a strong interest in quality improvement, audit and research. Main duties of the job
To take the lead physiotherapy role in the provision and ongoing development within our Local Neonatal Unit (LNU). Leadership of Children’s Physiotherapy, including supervision of team members and support the day-to-day outpatient and inpatient physiotherapy provision, working alongside the paediatric physiotherapy service lead and wider MDT. Provide specialist assessment, treatment and parent/carer/MDT education for babies/young children within the neonatal service including inpatient care and outpatient screening/follow up. To lead the provision of the physiotherapy service for babies/young children with neurodevelopmental concerns, providing assessment and treatment to support their diagnosis and/or early development. To assess and treat patients using specialist skills. To use teaching and communication skills to develop parent/carers understanding and abilities to deliver effective physiotherapy and developmental care. To maintain general paediatric physiotherapy knowledge and experience to support the delivery of care to our population of children and young people by the whole team. Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff. We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff. We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities. Person specification
Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy HCPC Registration Evidence of post graduate specialist physiotherapist neonatal CPD Experience of Band 6, or equivalent, paediatric physiotherapy practice Evidence of leadership experience Evidence of leadership experience and completion of leadership course Delivery of education to physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals Evidence of awareness of current neonatal guidelines and evidenced based practice Implementation of evidence based practice through service development or quality improvement Evidence of implementation of Early Intervention We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home Cycle to work scheme Uniform provided (where required) On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme On site health and fitness club Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want. Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances. GETTING TO WORK We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas. OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly. OTHER INFORMATION If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required. JOIN THE CONVERSATION Find us on social media, we're on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn - search for SDHRecruitment or Salisbury District Hospital.
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Band 7
Job overview
The Salisbury children's physiotherapy team are seeking a new lead for our neonatal and neurodevelopmental provision. The successful applicant will also hold leadership of our children's physiotherapy team with the service and structure currently under review. We require an experienced children's physiotherapist to lead and develop our specialist provision to neonates within our neonatal multidisciplinary team. The neonatal MDT values the physiotherapy service for delivery of developmentally informed care to enhance the quality of life for high-risk infants. The post holder will work within the Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal ODN. They will need a strong interest in quality improvement, audit and research. Main duties of the job
To take the lead physiotherapy role in the provision and ongoing development within our Local Neonatal Unit (LNU). Leadership of Children’s Physiotherapy, including supervision of team members and support the day-to-day outpatient and inpatient physiotherapy provision, working alongside the paediatric physiotherapy service lead and wider MDT. Provide specialist assessment, treatment and parent/carer/MDT education for babies/young children within the neonatal service including inpatient care and outpatient screening/follow up. To lead the provision of the physiotherapy service for babies/young children with neurodevelopmental concerns, providing assessment and treatment to support their diagnosis and/or early development. To assess and treat patients using specialist skills. To use teaching and communication skills to develop parent/carers understanding and abilities to deliver effective physiotherapy and developmental care. To maintain general paediatric physiotherapy knowledge and experience to support the delivery of care to our population of children and young people by the whole team. Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff. We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff. We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities. Person specification
Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy HCPC Registration Evidence of post graduate specialist physiotherapist neonatal CPD Experience of Band 6, or equivalent, paediatric physiotherapy practice Evidence of leadership experience Evidence of leadership experience and completion of leadership course Delivery of education to physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals Evidence of awareness of current neonatal guidelines and evidenced based practice Implementation of evidence based practice through service development or quality improvement Evidence of implementation of Early Intervention We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home Cycle to work scheme Uniform provided (where required) On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme On site health and fitness club Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want. Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances. GETTING TO WORK We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas. OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly. OTHER INFORMATION If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required. JOIN THE CONVERSATION Find us on social media, we're on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn - search for SDHRecruitment or Salisbury District Hospital.
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