Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
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Job overview
Are you a physiotherapist seeking a new role?
At NELFT, we have the perfect opportunity for you. And we flex to suit you, let us know if we can accommodate a flexible working arrangement to suit your personal circumstances.
We are looking for 2 Band 6 Physiotherapists to join our Children’s Community Physiotherapy Team in Redbridge, on a full time basis. Redbridge is a great place to live and work - a thriving community with an abundance of amenities and good transport links. You can find out more about the area and the services that we provide to local residents on our careers website –
Main duties of the job
You will join a dynamic and supportive team in delivering a high standard of physiotherapy service to children and families in Redbridge- providing specialised assessment and intervention for children and young people aged 0-19, who have complex developmental needs.
As a children’s physiotherapist in our Community team, you will be responsible for your own caseload and delivering therapeutic care in various settings including clinic, the child’s home, special schools, mainstream schools and nurseries, community settings, as well as virtually. Specialist opportunities exist to gain experience working in our well established multi-disciplinary team in the Child development team and special schools. This post provides the opportunity to work in a variety of settings in the community and to gain experience of working with children and young adults with many varying conditions.
Physiotherapists, working as part of Specialist Children’s services and the wider multi-agency team in Redbridge, are core to the efficient service delivery that we provide to our children and families and improving outcomes for children and young people.
Working for our organisation
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High-Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941) pro rata for part time staff.
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
1. A minimum of 18 months post registration experience as a Physiotherapist
2. Post registration experience in at least one of the following relevant clinical settings: Children’s Services; Community Physiotherapy Setting; Neurology
Desirable criteria
3. Experience of paediatric physiotherapy practice
Qualifications
Essential criteria
4. Professional registration
5. Right to work in UK (fixed term post)
Skills
Essential criteria
6. Ability to work with children and families/carers
7. Effective use of clinical observations / outcome measures / goal setting/ standardised testing Ability to work effectively as part of a team and facilitate team working.
8. Ability to work effectively as part of a team and facilitate team working.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
9. Good knowledge of current best practice in Physiotherapy
10. Demonstrate understanding of clinical governance and its implication for services policies and procedures relevant to children
11. In depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to children
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
12. A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
13. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
14. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
15. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.