Community Rehab Physiotherapist - Ashington, Northumberland, United Kingdom - Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Paediatric Physiotherapist Training Post


NHS AfC:
Band 5

Main area Paediatric Physiotherapy Grade

NHS AfC:
Band 5

Contract Permanent:

Training post - starting at band 5 and uplifted to band 6 if successfully achieves all competencies within a 12-18 month period.

Full time
Flexible working
5 hours per week Job ref SO Site Wansbeck General Hospital Town Ashington Salary £28,407 - £42,618 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 25/04/2024 23:59
Work for an organisation that was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the experience of its staff (NHS Staff Survey

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 and, this Northumbria Way
Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our specialist Wellbeing Hub
Support and connection through a variety of Staff Network groups
A range of flexible working opportunities
Generous annual leave and pension scheme
Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
Opportunities to improve your professional development through our vast training programmes
On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank

We are proud to be one of the country's top performing NHS trusts – rated 'outstanding' overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We provide a range of health and care services to support more than 500,000 people living in Northumberland and North Tyneside across the largest geographical area of any NHS Trust in England.

Our teams deliver care from hospitals, a range of community venues and people's homes.

Our hospitals include a specialist emergency care hospital (the first of its kind in England), three general hospitals and community hospitals.

In the community we deliver a wide range of community and public health services.

We lead in innovation and quality, having opened the Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub during the Covid-19 pandemic and have recently launched our Community Promise – a pledge to make a real impact not just in healthcare but on the wider factors that affect people's lives, such as education, employment and the economy.

If Northumbria Healthcare sounds like somewhere you could belong we would love to hear from you. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.

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.

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 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 undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi-pathologies; 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 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
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.

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 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.

It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role.

BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
Registered Physiotherapist with the Health Professionals Council.
Evidence of continued professional development through self-directed learning and in-service training record.
Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Posi+ive and are a mindful employer.

Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance.

All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, that as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

By applying for this post, you are agreeing to Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Fiona Blacklock Job title Principal Physiotherapist (manager) - Paediatrics Email address fiona.- Telephone number