Rotational B6 Children's Physiotherapist

You will be responsible for a community caseload that will be mixed speciality including going into mainstream and specialist ALN schools and triaging primary care MSK referrals, you will therefore need to have a broad knowledge and some experience of treating a variety of conditions in 0-18 year olds across the specialities of development, neurology, respiratory, rheumatology, MSK, T&O and complex needs.
You will need to be able to communicate with education staff, members of the multi-disciplinary team and families and write appropriate reports and letters.
You will need to be organised, have a flexible approach and show initiative where needed and be a team player to meet the needs of the service.
Additional responsibilities will include:
+ to contribute to the implementation of changes within the work area
+ in conjunction with other senior staff, to clinically mentor and supervise support workers
+ to be involved with students as a clinical educator
+ to contribute to the delivery of the in service training programme
+ to actively participate in audit

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic physiotherapist to join the Children's and Adult Learning Disability Physiotherapy team as part of a children's rotation, based within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. The successful applicant will be a clinician who has previously had some experience within Paediatrics and or Adults with Learning Disabilities and would like to continue their clinical development in this area.
We are looking for a self-motivated and forward thinking clinician who is a strong team player with the ability to demonstrate leadership qualities and excellent communication skills. Possessing a solid foundation in core clinical skills you will embrace innovation and be committed to following evidence based clinical practice.
The post will require the successful candidate to work from one of four bases, and will be expected to rotate around these bases on a yearly basis depending on the needs of the service. These bases will be Serennu Children's Centre in Newport, Caerphilly Children's Centre, Nevill Hall Children's Centre in Abergavenny and the MSK transformation Hub in Cleppa park Newport.
The successful candidate will be responsible for a caseload of Children and Young people working within the community, clinic and education setting. The successful applicant will be required to move between sites within Gwent.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed