We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced physiotherapist with a minimum of 2 years postgraduate experience. This fixed term, maternity cover post gives an excellent opportunity to gain experience in working as part of a specialised integrated therapy team delivering in-patient and out-patient care.
This role requires HCPC Registration
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
This presents an exciting opening to work with children with medical, musculoskeletal, neuro-developmental, orthopaedic and other conditions. The post includes assessment and intervention to children aged 0-19 years living in the Poole, Bournemouth and East Dorset areas.
Services are delivered in a variety of settings, including; paediatric wards and outpatient clinics across all University Hospitals Dorset Trust sites.
We work closely with the multi-disciplinary paediatric team and colleagues working in social care, health and education services. We are committed to delivering high quality services for the children and families we work with in a child friendly manner.
Applicants must be car driver. Applicants will be required to work weekends and late shifts and be on-call on a rota basis.
The main team site is currently based at Poole Hospital. As part of transformation plans the main team site will move to Bournemouth Hospital within the next few years. The team travels across all UHD sites as part of service provision and this will continue post transformation.
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
• To be part of a team of therapists providing a highly specialised Physiotherapy (PT) assessment, treatment and advice service to children, 0-16 years and their parents/carers referred to the service, covering Bournemouth, Poole and East Dorset.
• To work as a member of the MDTs providing in-patient and out-patient physiotherapy services to children with orthopaedic, musculoskeletal, respiratory, medical and neuro-developmental conditions or others which affect their physical performance.
• To be responsible for the clinical supervision and development of other members of the Paediatric Therapy Team and to be a clinical educator for undergraduate students.
• To provide advice and liaise with other professionals (e.g. consultants, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, orthotists) and disciplines (e.g. the community nursing team, Learning Disability Team, Occupational Therapists working in Social Care and Health, Education Staff etc.), as well as networking with therapists in other departments and NHS Trusts.
• To participate in continued professional development in order to support the development of the Paediatric Therapy service.
• To provide training to colleagues, multi-disciplinary team and staff working in educational settings.
This advert closes on Thursday 24 Oct 2024
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