Band 3 Paediatric Physiotherapy Assistant

To assist the BCHC Paediatric Physiotherapy Team in providing a physiotherapy service to children in a designated special School and in the community. This may involve visits to homes, nurseries and other special schools.

The post holder may work independently without direct supervision at times. However they will be in regular liaison with designated physiotherapists, who will assess all children and delegate to the post-holder accordingly.

The post holder will also be required to undertake clerical duties as requested, using the email and intranet systems as appropriate.

We are delighted to be able to offer a Band 3 Physiotherapy Assistant post within our children's community Physiotherapy service . The post is based at Calthorpe Special School. The post is Fulltime (part time/term time only maybe considered). The successful applicants will have previous experience of being a therapy assistant or with working with children in health or educational settings. Candidates should be passionate about supporting children with learning and physical needs to reach their therapy goals.

It is a community post, working with a caseload of children and young people from across Birmingham with neurological and developmental conditions. It will involve working within the community environment, largely within special school, working under the guidance of registered Physiotherapists.

The Children's Physiotherapy Department, works as part of Inclusion Services within the Children and Families Division of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We work across the whole city, in a range of community settings, thus requiring successful applicants to demonstrate a high level of flexibility.

Access to reliable transport or means of travel is essential. The post-holder may be required to transport items of therapy equipment at times.