Highly Specialist Physiotherapist: Paediatric Neurosciences Specialist

3 weeks ago


Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts Full time

About the role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced paediatric physiotherapist to fill this Highly Specialist position in Paediatric Neurosciences.

The successful candidate will work predominantly with children who have neurological and oncology conditions, both in and outpatients, with a particular focus on children with neuromuscular conditions, including Duchennes Muscular Dystrophy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

This is a 9-month contract to support maternity leave (either FTC or secondment), with hours/week working Wednesday - Friday.

The role involves working closely with other therapists in the Children's Hospital and the wider multi-disciplinary team. You will be required to support band 5 and band 6 physiotherapists with teaching and training, as well as managing your own complex caseload.

You will work flexibly in conjunction with the Neuro Physiotherapy Clinical Specialist and Band 7 peers within the neurosciences team, in the daily line management and coordination of the service.

You will be expected to collaborate with the senior leadership team to ensure adherence to national guidelines, best therapy practice, and employ an evidence-based approach to implement service improvements.

NUH supports 7-day working; you will be required to work flexibly across seven days to support weekends, Bank Holidays, and out-of-hours respiratory rosters, where training will be given as necessary.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the summary below, you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.

You will need excellent communication skills to facilitate close working relationships with members of the Neuro and Oncology MDT and Therapy teams.

You will communicate with and support community teams providing ongoing care to neuroscience/oncology patients across the region.

Alongside strong clinical skills, you will require skills in audit, service evaluation, and development, as well as organisational and time management skills and the ability to motivate yourself and others.

You will assist in the management and support of all other grades of staff within the wider paediatric physiotherapy team to provide input to Neuroscience/oncology patients, allowing you to develop your leadership, managerial, and teaching skills.

You will support students on their clinical placements.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education, and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world-class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH, we will endeavour to turn your job into a career.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.



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