Overview
Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Children's Physiotherapist to join the South East Kent locality team, based at the Beacon in Folkestone.
As a Kent-wide Children's therapy service, there will be opportunities to work across the locality responding to service need and demand.
The Children's therapies team in South East Kent is an outcomes-focused service using a patient‑reported outcome tool with children, young people and their families to understand what is important to them and what support they might need to achieve these outcomes.
Responsibilities
Deliver physiotherapy assessments and interventions to children and young people with physical needs and disabilities, ages 0‑19.
Manage a mixed and varied caseload across localities responding to service need and demand.
Provide specialist assessment, advice, intervention and support for children and their carers.
Support specialist clinical pathways and clinics delivered by the Physiotherapy service, such as CPIPS, JAM, Orthotics and Specialist Equipment.
Inspire and support the team of physiotherapists and therapy assistants through supervision and mentoring.
Deliver care in a place-based model which could be in clinics, at home in nursery or school; timely travel is essential, so a valid driver’s license is required.
Work within an outcomes-focused service using patient‑reported outcome tools and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to integrate care.
Contribute to continuous professional development and uphold the Trust’s values of compassion, aspiration, responsiveness and excellence.
Benefits and Values
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, our service is committed to delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve community health.
We value equity, diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.
We welcome flexible working arrangements that support our patients, staff and organisational goals; we will discuss flexible options that do not compromise service delivery.
Contact
For further details or informal visits, contact: Bethan Rivett, Head of Kent Children's therapies, bethan.rivett@nhs.net.
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