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Specialist Physiotherapist Community - Specialist Children’s Services
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.
The Role
We are excited to be advertising permanent 0.6 Band 6 Community Paediatric Physiotherapy post. You will be based at the Aranthrue Centre in Renfrew, but you will see children and young people in a variety of settings (homes, nursery, school (both mainstream and specialist provision) as well as clinics across Renfrewshire.
Your caseload will have a variety of developmental, neurological and MSK conditions and you will need to be competent in assessing a wide range of paediatric conditions based on sound theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology, often in situations where conflicting evidence is present.
You will be part of the rotas for our weekly Advice Line, twice monthly triage and CPIPs clinics as well as monthly JACs (Joint Assessment Clinic). You will also be involved with our in service training program, supervision and service development. You would assist with supervision of students and rotational members of the team.
It is essential that you have a Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy and that you are currently registered with the HCPC. You are expected to be working towards master's level post graduate qualifications. Experience in the community would be highly desirable, but being a car driver is essential.
Please refer to the attached MSK addendum document for further information regarding the musculoskeletal (MSK) duties associated with this post within the Clyde sector.
All other roles will be assessed for sponsorship eligibility in line with current Home Office requirements. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) can only issue a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) where these are met.
Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:
- Location: based in Aranthrue Centre
- Permanent Contract
- Part-time positions (21.6 hours per week)
- Shift pattern for this role are Monday to Friday
Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part time hours.
Key Responsibilities
- To be responsible and accountable for management and implementation of patient care programmes in paediatric physiotherapy and to input to board wide care programmes.
- To co-ordinate intervention that may include other disciplines; advises and educates patient/carers/relatives/other health professionals.
- To work closely with teachers and support staff within the Education department to ensure that the child is assisted to achieve both therapeutic and educational targets by setting joint targets and inputting into Individual Education Programmes.
- To provide physiotherapy services as sole practitioner in clinic, patients home, nursery, primary and secondary schools both mainstream and special school locations as required.
- To ensure that the agreed quality standards of service, based on professional guidelines and standards from CSP Clinical Practice, and national guidelines are maintained and to work with the Superintendent in this area.
- To flexibly plan and organise own time and liaise with team to include patient care, training, supervision and meetings.
- To provide an efficient and effective physiotherapy service within the clinical area by appropriate management of the team members and their caseloads.
- To take responsibility for the day-to-day operational management of the physiotherapy service to children by working within and alongside established physiotherapy teams in the absence of team leader.
- To assess and order specialised paediatric physiotherapy equipment for the use by children on clinical caseload. Also to provide expert advice to external agencies on the provision of equipment. (i.e. Education, Social Work)
- To ensure that all equipment defects, accidents and complaints are reported to the Team Lead immediately and that appropriate action is taken by those concerned. Please refer to the job description for further details.
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Knowledge, Training, Qualifications and/or Experience Required to do the Job:
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- Health Professions Council Registration
- Expected to be working towards master's level postgraduate qualifications
- Highly competent in assessing a wide range of paediatric conditions based on advanced theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology, including situations where conflicting evidence is present
- Relevant post-registration experience
- Advanced knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of paediatric conditions
- Advanced knowledge of normal childhood development
- Advanced knowledge of complex neuro-developmental conditions, paediatric syndromes and paediatric respiratory conditions
- Experience of service development, both in design and application
- Good working knowledge of all areas of Clinical Governance, including Quality, Audit and Risk Management
- Good understanding of statistics and their evaluation
- Specialised in a clinical area with well-developed clinical reasoning skills
- Highly developed ability to motivate and communicate with children, young people and adults of all ages and abilities, including those who are unable to communicate verbally or who have learning difficulties
What We Offer
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As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:
- A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
- Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
- Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
- Enhanced pay for working public holidays
- NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
- Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.
For An Informal Discussion, Please Contact
Amanda Kennedy, Team Lead, On 0141 314 8995 or email amanda.kennedy@nhs.scot
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.
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