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Job overview

We are looking for an experienced Physiotherapist, enthusiastic to work with children and young people with a wide range of developmental and neurological needs.

We are a dynamic therapies team based in North West Kent, who recognise the importance of integrated working with Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and a Care Co-ordination team, to meet the needs of the child/young person.

We offer a hybrid approach to work offering different evidence-based approaches e.g. clinic/home/school/ early years settings/ virtual; community participation.
 
We are part of Kent’s Children’s Therapies and pride ourselves on the support and induction for staff, including regular meetings with line manager, clinical supervision, clinical leadership from our Clinical Specialists and Professional Leads and regular opportunities for inhouse and accredited external training which cover a wide range of topics.

This post is 0.60 wte (22.5 hours per week). Interviews will be held on 23.05.24

Main duties of the job

Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate intervention for neurodevelopmental and neurological conditions.

Support parent/carers/other professionals to maximise potential.

Work as part of a Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT) and in partnership with health, education and social services colleagues.

Establish and maintain effective communication and working relationships with wider MDT, for example, wheelchair and equipment services.

Support mainstream schools, early years settings and local special schools.

Support professional development for students and junior staff.

Working for our organisation

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values Compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent.

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both.

Looking for professional development? We can support that too! Our career pathways will help you achieve your aspirations.