Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 270-TF190-ACS
- Employer
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sudborough House
- Town
- Kettering
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/07/2024 08:00
Employer heading
Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner
Band 4
Job overview
The children’s (paediatric) physiotherapy team works with babies, children and young people from 0-19 years who may have developmental, neurological, neuromuscular, or musculoskeletal difficulties.
We provide specialist assessment and a range of interventions and treatments which help children with physical difficulties.
Our aims are to:
- Give children the chance to reach their full potential
- Maximise their function and independence
- Promote normal movement
- Prevent or limit contractures (when muscles, tendons or joints tighten or shorten) and deformity
- Improve quality of life.
We take a holistic approach and work closely with parents and other health and education professionals.
We also work closely with our adult service to help create a smooth shift from children to adult services through our transition pathway.
Who is this service for? Children and young people from the age of 0 to 19 living in the north of the county. This includes Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough and East Northamptonshire.
We are looking for a Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner with a passion for high quality care to work within our Children's Physiotherapy Team working in the Kettering, Corby area
Main duties of the job
The post holder is expected to be responsible for providing high quality assessment and treatment to children within a competency defined patient group and different settings. The role also includes organising and running of specialist clinics and follow ups, supporting and mentoring other Physiotherapy Assistants and working closely with qualified Physiotherapists and members of the MDT.
As a Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioner you will
- Manage a small caseload of children of varying conditions to include completing follow up appointments, treatment blocks and teaching carers or care givers programmes.
- Be accountable for the delivery of care whilst being fully supported by your supervisor and clinical team
- Work jointly with other members of the Paediatric Physiotherapy Service
- Utilise technology to enable you to update records as you go
- Organise and deliver group treatment sessions
- This post will involve community and lone working in varying settings
- Complete service defined competencies
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Previous NHS or comparable experience
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of further education to include apprenticeship, NVQ, undergraduate/ post graduate training
- Evidence of supervising others
- Evidence of CPD activities relevant to the field of Paediatrics
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within a team
- Knowledge of the role of rehabilitation
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with children
- Experience of running clinics / classes
- Experience of Team working
Skills/ Abilities
Essential criteria
- Evidence to ability to work independently
- Excellent communication skills; written, listening and verbal
- Ability to use IT skills relevant for recording input, producing exercise plans and producing patient related data
- Ability to work flexibly
- Appreciate the dynamics of working within a team
- Evidence of critical thinking/ problem solving
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of experience of working with children with additional needs
- Car driver with access to a vehicle
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Shelley Lewis
- Job title
- Advanced Paediatric Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03000 273842
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