Job overview

An exciting 12 month opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and proactive paediatric respiratory physiotherapist (Band 7) to join the community physiotherapy service in Sefton at Alder Hey.  

We are a community team of paediatric physiotherapists and occupational therapists who work with and support children and young people across the Sefton. Our respiratory service supports children, young people and their families aged 0-19 who have a complex neuro-disability and associated respiratory compromise. 

The service is delivered in a wide variety of community settings including mainstream and special schools, nurseries, homes and clinics.

You will have access to regular clinical and managerial supervision and be supported by our team of experienced band 7 respiratory physiotherapists and our band 8a clinical leads and management team across the physiotherapy and occupational therapy services within the Alder Hey Community Teams.

You will be expected to work closely with our community matrons, acute physiotherapy staff, respiratory colleagues and community paediatricians to provide a holistic service to our children and families, working in an integrated way with our colleagues in education and social care.

Alder Hey community physiotherapy service covers Liverpool, South Sefton and North Sefton. This post is primarily based in Sefton, although the post will support all patients across the service. Some travelling to and working from the other bases may, be required. 

Main duties of the job

1. To be a team member of the Community Paediatric Physiotherapy Service and as such, assist in the provision of Respiratory Physiotherapy services for children and young people with complex neurodisability in Sefton.
2. To assume a clinical role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients within this specialty, providing a comprehensive community respiratory physiotherapy service for patients with complex health needs, formulated around evidence based practice and recognized national standards.
3. Develop standards of practice and clinical guidance in this area using audit and current models of best practice.
4. To work as an autonomous clinician using specialist skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in the treatment of patients within this specialty who have acute and long term, serious and terminal medical conditions.
5. To use highly developed analytical and judgment skills to be directly involved in the clinical decision making process as part of the multidisciplinary team, using and interpreting the results of diagnostic tests to progress the management of the child’s condition and respiratory status.
6. To be a key part in the clinical decision making process as part of the respiratory and community medical team, providing appropriate advice and education to families and colleagues to promote optimal management of the children’s long term condition. 

Working for our organisation

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care to over 275,000 children and young people each year. In addition to the hospital site located in the West Derby area of Liverpool, Alder Hey has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man.

The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Alder Park building in the nearby borough of Sefton.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours.

We offer an outstanding service to children and families who live in Sefton offering appointments in a variety of settings including clinics, nurseries, soft play centers, mainstream and special schools and the child's home.