Highly Specialised Paediatric Respiratory Physiotherapist

Band 7, 1.0WTE (Flexible work will be considered)

Fixed Term Contract – 1 year

Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.

An exciting opportunity to join the paediatric respiratory physiotherapy team.

Providing specialist assessment and treatment of children with chronic respiratory disease. Working across in-patients, out-patients including MDT clincs, as well as community.

The post holder will have supervision and education of junior paediatric respiratory physiotherapists as well.

The acute children’s therapy team is a dynamic team made up of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians, speech and language therapists and play specialists.

The team site in the children’s division and provides clinical care across all acute in-patient areas from critical care, wards, day case and outpatients.

The physiotherapy team is made up of specialist physiotherapists, rotational physiotherapists and support workers.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which ourWeCarevalues and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by ourWeCarevalues and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The physiotherapist will work within the paediatric respiratory service and will be jointly responsible for the management of children with respiratory conditions across the inpatient, outpatient and community areas. They will provide an advisory and liaison service to patients, families/carers, physiotherapy colleagues and other healthcare professionals including GP and Consultants within the North East London and wider region.

What they will get in return

In return, we will develop your skills, knowledge
and experience with formal and on-the-job training.

Location

Based primarily at the Royal London Hospital, but with cross site working to Whipps Cross and Newham University Hospitals to support the networked children’s physiotherapy services.

Flexible working

At Barts Health, we enable flexible working patterns where possible.

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Please contact Paul Wilson, Head of Acute Children’s [email protected]

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Sunday 21 Jan 2024