Highly Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist

Job overview

As part of the Provide's multi-disciplinary children and family services, we provide a comprehensive paediatric physiotherapy service for children from birth to 19 years of age who present with developmental concerns.

We work with children and their families in their homes, nurseries and schools across Mid-Essex, as well as within our dedicated children's centre.

Our physiotherapists are dynamic, experienced and supportive

Main duties of the job

To assess children with a variety of neurodevelopmental conditions, identify main therapeutic goals, plan and deliver therapeutic intervention within a special school environment and patient homes where required.

To liaise with the multi-disciplinary team within provide and in external settings such as schools, which support the child and family.

To identify safeguarding concerns and contribute to safeguarding procedures when relevant.

Working for our organisation

Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Eligible for NHS Pension

• undertake assessment and implementation of treatment plans using specialist knowledge and experience.
• able to analyse and interpret clinical findings using clinical reasoning and problem finding skills
• use of outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment and modify it accordingly
• setting measurable and achievable functional goals, wherever possible involving the child, their family and the wider multi-disciplinary team
• use of highly developed therapeutic handling skills to deliver physiotherapy treatment to a wide range of patients.
• to assess and arrange for the provision of specialist equipment

Person specification

shortlisting

• minimum of 3 years post grad experience as a physiotherapist
• experience of working with children
• post grad experience of treating neurological conditions
• able to drive and use of a car
• It skills - word/excel/email
• clear concise written English

• post grad experience in paediatric physio
• experience of staff supervision
• relevant post grad training
• experience using virtual consultations
• experience working in special schools

essential

• HCPC registered Physiotherapist

FURTHER INFORMATION:

• All correspondence for this post will be by email or text messaging. Please register for text messages on your TRAC account. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly to ensure that email filters are set to allow our mails.
• As we often have many applicants for jobs at Provide, we regret that we will only be able to contact those external applicants who are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview on this particular occasion. Internal candidates who are unsuccessful can seek feedback from the recruiting manager.
• If you wish to contact the Recruitment Team, please do this via [email protected]
• If you wish to contact the Recruiting Manager about the vacancy/role or for feedback after interview, their details are provided within the advert.

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Closing Date

Provide reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time or bring forward the closing date should it have an overwhelming response. We therefore encourage an early application to ensure consideration for this post.

Professional UK clinical registration required for the role?

If we require you to hold UK professional clinical registration to undertake a role we appoint you to, Provide will pay for your registration during the first year of your employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination

Provide CIC continues to encourage all colleagues to ensure they have been double vaccinated and received a booster vaccination.

We recognise taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, service users, customers, fellow colleagues, and their families.

Anti Fraud

Our staff have been trained in 'Anti-Fraud' and will use technology to examine identity/immigration documents.

Disability

If you have a disability and need assistance or more time to complete your application or attending interview, please contact a member of the HR Services Team on 0300 3030 2661 or [email protected].

Work Trials

Please check with your local Job Centre Plus to see if you are eligible for a Work Trial. If you are interested in trying this job first, please contact the HR Services team and we can help you make the arrangements with the Job Centre and the Recruiting Manager.

We are committed to equal opportunities, flexible working practices and the National Living Wage.

Successful Applicant:

You will be required to bring all your documentation to your interview to show the recruiting manager and again at your pre-employment appointment with the Recruitment Co-Ordinators.

The information that you provide will be treated confidentially. If you fail to provide all of the information, Provide may not be able to fulfil our contractual obligations to you or may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations.