Specialist Physiotherapist

Job summary

Our York Children's Therapy Team provides high-quality, compassionate care across York and Selby for children and young people aged 0-18 with neurodevelopmental conditions. This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Physiotherapist to work with a diverse caseload of developmental, neurological, and physical needs. The post is advertised as 18.75 hours and is a permanent position within our team.

In this role, you will play a key part in helping children and young people maximise their physical potential and independence. The post may involve working across various settings, including the Child Development Centre at York Hospital, Selby Hospital, community settings, and both mainstream and special schools.

You will be joining a friendly, innovative, and supportive Integrated Children's Therapy Team with a strong commitment to personal and professional development. This post will allow you to develop your clinical, organisational and supervisory skills. We offer regular team meetings, an in-service training programme, provide access to regular clinical supervision and have a strong commitment to promoting CPD. You will receive support from the Clinical Lead and experienced Band 6 physiotherapists to help you grow within the role.

You will be responsible for providing Specialist Physiotherapy assessment, treatment, and diagnosis support for patients within the specialty of Children's Neurodevelopmental Physiotherapy.

• You will work as an autonomous practitioner, holding responsibility for your own caseload of patients with complex physical, psychological & cognitive problems.
• Take responsibility for delivery of evidence-based, or best practice physiotherapy care relevant to the Paediatric field.
• You will work closely with other members of the Multi-Disciplinary team and collaborate with colleagues in the management of patients.
• You will provide support, leadership, specialist advice and tailored training, supervision, and mentorship to less experienced members of staff, students, and apprentices.
• You will participate and engage in regular clinical and managerial supervision, and undertake education and training in order to develop oneself and others.
• Contribute to audit and service improvement to evaluate and improve clinical practice.
• Have an awareness of Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and statutory duties in relation to this area.

As the role involves community-based work, it is expected that you will be able to transport yourself around the area. This may include travel to more remote areas which are difficult to reach by public transport.

To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:

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