About this role
Job summary
The Norfolk and Norwich Hospital is a leading teaching hospital with world-class facilities. Physiotherapy is playing an instrumental role in the exciting developments in the Trust and our team is growing. Our patients rate us highly on quality of care and having friendly approachable staff. We are looking for like-minded individuals to join us and take advantage of the opportunities we have on offer.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Physiotherapist to join the Paediatric Neuro-Disability team as a 0.8WTE post; there is an option to make this post full-time, with 0.2WTE for an inpatient Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) developmental care physiotherapy role.
The Paediatric neuro-disability team treat children and young people aged 0-19 years old across Norwich and Norfolk. The role would include clinical work in a variety of acute, outpatient and community settings, including specialist MDT clinics, outpatient clinics, home visits, and in mainstream and specialist educational settings. The children under our care have a variety of pathologies, including cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, neuro-muscular disease, oncological disease, genetic conditions and developmental delay.
The 0.2WTE NICU role would include completing standardized assessments and formulating treatment plan for babies on the unit, as well as planning their discharge to community. Clinical skills and experience will be considered on an individual basis.
Main duties of the job
As post holder you would be responsible for the management of a caseload of patients with a variety of long-term conditions. You would be responsible the physical management of patients, including their postural management, orthotics and exercise programmes. The role encourages active contribution in specialist MDT clinics to discuss medical and surgical needs related to the child/young person's movement difficulties.
Successful applicants will manage their own individual caseloads, as well as participate in outpatient neuro-disability clinics, including hydrotherapy, review clinics, developmental clinics and rehabilitation clinics.
As post holder you would be involved in the supervision and training of physiotherapists, physiotherapy assistant practitioners, assistants and students. Upskilling and supervision of more junior staff will be an integral part of this band 7 role.
As part of an acute trust, participation in the paediatric on-call and weekend service is included in this post. There is a rota for this service, and options for either additional pay or rota'd time off in lieu are available.
We are a forward thinking, evidence informed team. We are looking to expand our rehabilitation provision for children with neuro-disability. We would like to recruit a similar minded, creative band 7 physiotherapist to work collaboratively and lead this service development.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
Flexible working hours Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service Multi Faith prayer room Discounted gym memberships Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site Free 24-hours confidential counselling support On-site Nursery On-site cafes offering staff discounts Support in career development Flexible staff bank Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description Job responsibilities
For more information please read the attached job description and appendix document
To collect relevant patient information from a variety of sources e.g. radiology imaging systems, other investigations to assist with clinical prioritisation and patient management. This may also include ward handovers, observation charts, medical and nursing records etc.
To provide peer support and case review for other members of the team, in particular, in relation to patients with complex clinical/psychological presentations
To accept clinical responsibility for the physiotherapy management of a defined caseload of patients and to organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (UK)
Experience Essential
Extensive post-qualification experience including significant experience at senior level in areas relevant to the clinical specialty. Involvement in service improvement, audit, research and understanding quality issues Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team
Skills Essential
Ability to undertake comprehensive specialist assessment of patients using investigative and highly analytical skills and to make a clinical diagnosis based on presenting signs and symptoms. Contributing to clinical education/development of less experienced staff, students or assistants
Attitude, aptitude Essential
Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Colney Lane
Norwich
NR4 7UY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)