Job summary We are a supportive and friendly Paediatric Integrated Therapy Service looking for a Physiotherapist to join our team.
This post would suit a newly qualified physiotherapist or someone looking to specialise in children's physiotherapy.
The Children's Therapy service in the North of Hampshire is based over two sites, Aldershot Centre for Health and Adelphi House in Basingstoke.
The service is delivered within clinics, homes, nurseries, and schools.This role covers developmental and long term conditions such as; neurology, neuromuscular and developmental delay.
This is a permanent position across North Hampshire.
We work Monday to Friday.
No evening or weekend working.
The successful candidate will have a varied caseload of children with a variety of needs, where they will provide assessment, recommendations, and therapy to the children alongside supporting parents and education staff.
You will also have opportunity to help shape our service and implement different ways of working.
The successful candidate will be supported to develop their clinical knowledge and leadership skills.The Trust is committed to working as an integrated therapy team with links to other services.
We will offer you support to develop into the role through, regular clinical supervision and joint working, in-service training, away days, regular management supervision linked to appraisals and identifying learning / training needs with opportunities for Continued Professional Development.
Main duties of the job To provide a specialist Physiotherapy Service to children and young people on the caseload some of whom may have complex needs.To work as an autonomous practitioner, in collaboration with health, education staff, children/young people and their parents, to deliver integrated specialised packages of care to children with complex physical needs in a variety of settings such as: Homes, Schools and nurseries.To provide support and mentoring to less experience colleagues such as Physiotherapy Assistants and students.To train other healthcare professionals and staff from other agencies who work with children with physical difficulties on their specific physiotherapy needs.To formulate, evaluate and review individual specialised physiotherapy treatment plans using clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of diagnosis and a wide range of treatment skills appropriate to children and young people with physical difficulties, working at all times in partnership with parents, preschool/school staff, and the children themselves.
About us Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services.
We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do.
Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients.
By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Job description Job responsibilities Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert.
The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Recognised Physiotherapy degree level qualification or equivalent Registered member Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Registered member of Health and Care Professions Council Experience Essential Broad knowledge of experience through student placement Under-graduate experience of receiving clinical supervision Under-graduate experience of working in a changing environment Under-graduate experience of integrated working in multi-disciplinary teams Desirable Training and presentation experience