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University Hospital Southampton is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Job Title:  Advanced Physiotherapist – Paediatrics Respiratory

Contract type:  Permanent 

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of application. 

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

We are looking for a highly motivated, skilled and enthusiastic B7 Physiotherapist to join our Paediatric Therapy team within the subspeciality of acute respiratory care. The successful post holder will work within our established respiratory team covering PICU, High Dependency, ward and outpatient respiratory services. 

Southampton Children’s Hospital is the lead centre for paediatric intensive care in South Central England. We are a designated major trauma, neurosurgical and cardiac centre, providing expert physiotherapy intervention for children in our PICU and HDU areas. The role will cover respiratory care across specialist regional services including medical, surgical, oncology, cardiac, NIV and respiratory outpatients/clinics including neuromuscular. The post sits within a highly experienced cohesive respiratory team with a robust organisational structure.
 
The successful post holder will become an integral part of our 30 strong Paediatric Occupational and Physiotherapy team and wider Adult Therapy department with over 300 WTE. We are a friendly, knowledgeable and proactive team that encourages individual progression and development through our departmental/MDT training opportunities.

We provide 7-day therapy services; therefore the role will involve weekend and bank holiday working.  This includes our acute respiratory out of hours service (On-call) at night and weekends across adult and children’s services.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care. 

 We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

 Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 30% lower than London and 17 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

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