Do you want to further your career in paediatrics? We have a band 6 vacancy in our large, well-established, supportive team of friendly and highly experienced physiotherapists.
You will be working for the Evelina Community Physiotherapy Service, across Southwark and Lambeth , seeing children between the ages of 0-19 from diverse backgrounds.
The service offers therapy to children with a wide range of conditions, in a range of settings, such as our child development centres, children's homes, schools (special and mainstream), nurseries and community/leisure centres. In addition, we offer therapy groups, orthotics clinics and joint paediatrician and neonatal follow up clinics
You will work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team, including occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and experienced paediatricians.
The role will include at lease one, 6 month rotation into one of the Evelina acute teams, with whom we have close links.
We have a well-developed staff appraisal process and clinical supervision to support staff development. You will participate in regular professional governance sessions and be actively involved in service development projects. There will be lots of opportunities to develop your clinical skills and areas of clinical interests, supported by band 7 and 8 physiotherapists, who lead on a range of clinical lead areas.
You will work autonomously, supported by band 7 and 8 physiotherapists, to deliver physiotherapy intervention to babies, children and young people age 0-19.
You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, in a range of community settings, including clinics, children's homes, schools, nurseries and community centres.
You will be actively encouraged to be involved in service development projects and other quality improvement initiatives to improve servicer user and staff experiences.
Further information on the role and its requirements can be found in the attached job description and person specification documentation
Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is guided by the Trust values -putting patients first, taking pride in what we do, respecting others, striving to be the best and acting with integrity.
Dedication to the communities we serve is at the heart of everything we do, providing high quality and personal care.
The Paediatric Community physiotherapy service is part of the Evelina London Children’s Directorate within GSTT and sits within the Evelina London Children’s community services .
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Harriet Fraser Job title: Highly Specialist Physiotherapist Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 07849311099
For further information please contact Isabel Rennolds, Highly Specialist Physiotherapist (
[email protected] 07714393626) or Telephone: 02030498181
