Senior Physiotherapist - Paediatrics | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 11 Gorffennaf 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 10 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Bedford, MK42 7EB |
| Cwmni: | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7316174/418-AHP6174-MR |
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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our well established Paediatric Physiotherapy team.
The role will hold a mixed caseload of neuro-developmental patients and general paediatric patients (depending on need). Training is available for all aspects of the role.
To provide specialist paediatric physiotherapy assessment, treatment, advice and information for children and their families referred to the paediatric services based at the Child Development Centre. The children often have complex needs requiring expert input. To provide reports, teaching, advice and information for other members of the multi-disciplinary team and for more junior staff members ensuring a comprehensive, seamless service for children with physiotherapeutic needs. To contribute to service development and audit ensuring the service remains evidence based, up to date and fit for purpose.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.
We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.
Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.
The Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this job, please review for the full details and responsibilities.
1. Manage own caseload of patients referred, taking responsibility for assessing, treating and discharging these patients.
2. Work in a variety of settings which includes schools, homes and the acute paediatric ward.
3. Supervise and teach less experienced physiotherapists, assistants, under-graduate physiotherapy students and work experience students
4. To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with complex presentations/multi-pathologies and use advanced clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
5. Use clinical reasoning skills and evaluate outcomes of treatments to continually reassess and develop treatment programmes.
This advert closes on Thursday 24 Jul 2025