Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri)
- Job ref
- 779-NN-6260058-AHP-Z
- Employer
- Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Heart of Hounslow
- Town
- Hounslow
- Salary
- £29,460 - £31,909 per annum pro rata including HCAS (outer)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Band 4 Paed Physiotherapy Assistant
Band 4
Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It’s personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It’s the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible.
Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. Our preceptorship programme is second to none hence the award and logo. It’s simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services. In 2018, we were named ‘Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction’ by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.
We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users.
Job overview
There is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated person with experience in working with children looking for new challenges. The post provides excellent opportunities to develop your clinical, and professional skills within the community setting in Hounslow. The post holder will contribute to the development of the service and have opportunities to supervise students or staff working within the team.
The Children’s Therapy Team continually strives towards evidence based clinical practice and has efficient services to provide rapid access for children and families with short waiting times for assessment and treatment. We provide services to children aged 0-19 years with neuro-developmental, musculo-skeletal and developmental co-ordination disorders in pre-school, mainstream and special education settings, using a variety of approaches including Bobath. In addition you will have the opportunity to work within a variety of settings including children’s musculoskeletal out patient, and groups.
Main duties of the job
- To assist in the running and management of group therapy.
- To assist in clinical projects which involve group or individual therapy input.
- To assist in administrative duties as specified by the Physiotherapist
- To assist the Physiotherapist in the management of a clinical caseload at locations as appropriate.
- To carry out specific programmes with children and young people with Physiotherapy needs.
- To support parents and carers and education staff (where appropriate) to enable clients to reach their developmental profile within the boundaries of your competence
Working for our organisation
The Children’s Therapy Team continually strives towards evidence based clinical practice and has efficient services to provide rapid access for children and families with short waiting times for assessment and treatment. We provide services to children aged 0-19 years with neuro-developmental, musculo-skeletal and developmental co-ordination disorders in pre-school, mainstream and special education settings, using a variety of approaches including Bobath. In addition you will have the opportunity to work within a variety of settings including children’s musculoskeletal out patient, and groups.
We are able to offer:
• Peer support from an experienced and friendly team
• Strong multi-professional team working
• Opportunities to develop specialist clinical skills in a variety of settings
• A strong commitment to CPD and clinical effectiveness
• A comprehensive supervision and appraisal structure
There is a strong commitment to multi agency working with services for children with disabilities and learning difficulties working in partnership to deliver integrated education, health and social care services for children.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Qualifications & Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE / ‘O’ level standard - English & Maths
- Has knowledge, experience of working with children. Educated to GCSE / ‘O’ level standard
Desirable criteria
- Has experience of working with parents/ families
Professional / Specialist Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with children with a range of physical disabilities
- An understanding of the needs of individuals and their families with physical difficulties and/or other disabilities
- Ability to give general advice to Parents / Carers around how to develop gross motor skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working alongside other professionals (health, medical or voluntary sectors)
- Awareness and experience of working with children with different types of physiotherapy needs
- To be aware of some of the therapy approaches used by Physiotherapists
- Awareness of the developmental norms for gross motor progress in children
Communication
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal skills- including observation, listening and empathy skills
- Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
- Fluent spoken and written skills in English
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- To communicate effectively with a wide range of people including parents and professionals
- Respond appropriately to occasional exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances
Desirable criteria
- Experience of training other professionals
- Experience of writing letters and reports for a range of audiences including parents and professionals
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- The post holder will be able to: - use IT independently including email, electronic case notes, word documents, specialist IT software
- - demonstrate good administrative skills
- - write notes and reports under supervision.
- - demonstrate awareness of record keeping
- - work both as part of a team and independently
- - use initiative to modify own practice and to support service development
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kalpna Hirani or Kate Crossley
- Job title
- Band 7 Paed PTs
- Telephone number
- 020 8973 3480
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