Senior Paediatric Physiotherapist

The post offers a varied paediatric caseload with the opportunity to gain experience and develop your skills. Services are provided within a range of locations to meet the needs of the child and family. These include schools, the child's home, outpatient clinics, the Child Development Centre and the acute wards. All staff participate in the paediatric daytime weekend and bank holiday on-call rota following appropriate training.
You will initially undergo a Trust and Departmental Induction programme. You will also receive clinical supervision and support from the team. The successful candidate will participate in integrated team meetings and training sessions. We have a commitment to continuing professional development., Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
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We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
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The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications., To be able to work independently without direct supervision.
To ensure a high standard of clinical care, using a variety of assessment techniques
and to formulate individual treatment plans.
To provide physiotherapy to children, often with a complex presentation using
specialist skills to deliver and monitor treatment.
To assess, liaise, monitor and request specialist equipment.
To assess the child's/parents/carers understanding of assessment and treatment
proposals, gaining valid informed consent. To have the knowledge to work within a
legal framework with children who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
To be responsible for the education of parents/carers/school staff and junior members
of the physiotherapy team in treatment interventions to ensure safe and effective
practice.
To formulate, evaluate and progress treatment programmes for the children, setting
realistic goals, jointly agreed with all parties.
To evaluate the child's progress, reassess and alter treatment as required.
To monitor treatment using sound measurement and validated outcomes.
To continuously evaluate own practice ensuring it is up-to-date, evidence based, and
compliant with professional clinical guidelines.
To manage clinical risk within own patient case load
At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.
We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence® designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).
We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That's why we talk about Team NGH. It's all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Apply today and join the largest family in Northamptonshire.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Children's Physiotherapy Service at Northampton General Hospital to recruit a full-time Band 6 Chartered Physiotherapist. We are looking for a highly motivated Physiotherapist with an interest within paediatrics to join our friendly and enthusiastic team. The successful applicant needs to have a dynamic and flexible approach and will be committed to the development of the service.
The Children's Physiotherapy Service provides assessment, treatment, and advice to children and young adults aged 0-19 living in West Northamptonshire. We work in partnership with families, Social Services, other Health professionals and Education to maintain a holistic approach for the child.