Advanced Paediatric Physiotherapist

We are looking for an experienced, forward-thinking, supportive and friendly Paediatric Physiotherapist to be based at Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, but working within the Children's Therapy Service., You will be responsible for the delivery of highly specialist physiotherapy to children within the acute hospital sites of Mid and South Essex NHS Trusts.

The role will use highly specialist skills to manage their own complex caseload, as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team without direct supervision to provide evidence-based care. They will be responsible for providing advanced physiotherapy assessment, advice and interventions to patients with diverse presentations delivering individualised treatment programmes. Caseloads are wide ranging including respiratory, orthopaedic, developmental, neurological and complex conditions including sickle cell and oncology.

You will be responsible for leading the inpatient aspect of the paediatric physiotherapy service at Broomfield and continuously striving to develop the service to meet the changing needs of the local population and hospital, drawing on recommendations and best practice guidelines., We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

You will be part of a well led, dynamic and friendly MSE wide team consisting of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Assistants, who constantly strive for integrated working - optimising patient care and team morale. The team works together to achieve both positive patient experience and successful outcomes.

Our ideal candidate will have a passion for Physiotherapy and a desire to actively participate in all aspects of the role. They will lead the inpatient service at Broomfieldwithin this exciting area of physiotherapy. The successful candidate must be an effective team player with excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to demonstrate evidence of recent professional learning.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.