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Job summary

Main area
Clinical Support
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 20.75 hours per week
Job ref
408-24-797
Employer
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Clatterbridge Hospital
Town
Wirral
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/08/2024 23:59

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Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Physiotherapist - Paediatric

Band 6

Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria 

Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:

UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.

To find out why you should apply for a role at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, please view our video and listen to what our staff say working at WUTH is really like: https://youtu.be/Z5oMaNXprn8

 

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Paediatric Physiotherapist to join our Paediatric Therapy Team working across Arrowe Park Hospital, Clatterbridge Hospital and Community settings.

The post holder will have the opportunity to gain experience working within our School's team working within a variety of settings including Mainstream Schools, Special Schools and other community settings.

You will work Children and young people with a wide range of conditions and have the opportunity to work in Paediatric MSK clinics and Hydrotherapy.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and pro-active Physiotherapist with 2 years post graduate experience in a range of core specialities including MSK, respiratory and Neurology as well as having experience within Paediatrics.

You should have excellent communication skills, be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical reasoning skills and be able to case manage patients with complex needs. Experience supporting students and junior staff is essential

You will have professional support for your CPD from  the  Paediatric Team Leader and Physiotherapy Clinical Lead Therapists and to provide leadership and clinical support within the team and to students.

Main duties of the job

- Assesses and treats own caseload of  paediatric patients and maintains associated records.
- To have a responsibility for Training & Development of physio staff, students and other staff groups in this speciality. Supervise less experienced physiotherapists, assistants and students.
- Participates as a member of the therapy team and the MDT within a specified clinical area
- Has a responsibility re own CPD and other developmental activities.
- Involvement in identifying and carrying out departmental audit, research or service development activity n line with local and national guidelines.
- Participates in weekend, evening and Bank Holiday on-call for acute respiratory patients.
- Participates in providing 7 day services and extended working day, as required by the service.

Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Senior Physiotherapist position available with WUTH.

Person specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • Graduate Diploma or BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent qualification recognised by HCPC
  • HCPC registration
  • Minimum 18 months experience as staff grade physiotherapist
  • Appropriate experience as a qualified physiotherapist
  • Previous care experience
  • Experience in a range of areas: o Vascular/Amputee Rehabilitation o Orthopaedics o Musculoskeletal Outpatients o Neurological Rehabilitation
Desirable criteria
  • Member of Charted Society of Physiotherapy or similar

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Basic computer skills

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • Experience working as part of multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to work as an autonomous clinician, managing own caseload, time, using clinical reasoning and analytical skills to perform appropriate assessment, identify problems/ diagnoses.
Desirable criteria
  • Active collection of relevant CPD in portfolio
  • High level of clinical reasoning with excellent theoretical knowledge underpinning practice
  • Demonstrate a good awareness of needs of patient and appropriate action to take
  • Demonstrate awareness of the roles of others in providing patient care and ability to work as an effective team member

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Well developed theoretical knowledge underpinning physiotherapy practice
  • Good written and oral communication skills
  • Good analytical, problem solving and clinical reasoning skills
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge and experience in hospital computer system
  • Ability to communicate within difficult circumstances and demonstrate empathetic approach to patients.
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), analytical, problem solving skills and clinical reasoning
  • Understanding of national issues and relating them to own clinical practice

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to be flexible and adaptable in order to support others and needs of the service.
  • Good organisational skills
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to show initiative but understanding when to refer to trained staff.
  • Ability to organise own workload and administrational procedures

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jane Fieldhouse
Job title
Children's therapy Team Leader
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 514 2525
Additional information

Internal extension number 5482

 

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