Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist - West Dunbartonshire Physiotherapy

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The Role

We are excited to be advertising a permanent Band 6 Community Paediatric Physiotherapist post (18 hours per week). This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive Community Child Health Physiotherapy team providing specialist assessment, treatment and management for children and young people with a wide range of developmental, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions across West Dunbartonshire.

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Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

Permanent Role

The Acron Centre, The Vale of Leven Hospital

18 Hours per week - Monday to Friday

Key Responsibilities

You will provide comprehensive specialist assessment, treatment and management for children and young people with complex developmental, neurological, musculoskeletal and movement-related conditions. Working autonomously across community settings, you will coordinate interventions, support children and families to achieve therapeutic goals, and work closely with educational staff and multidisciplinary colleagues to develop integrated care plans. The role includes acting as a specialist resource and advisor, delivering education and training to carers, healthcare professionals and students, contributing to service development, participating in evidence-based practice initiatives, and supporting the supervision of students and rotational staff members. You will be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your practice, manage clinical risk within your caseload, make appropriate referrals to other health disciplines, and contribute to board-wide care programmes to ensure high standards of patient care across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

• Degree in Physiotherapy.
• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registration.
• Expected to be working towards Master's level postgraduate qualifications.
• Highly competent in assessing a wide range of paediatric conditions based on advanced theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology, often where conflicting evidence is present.
• Relevant post-registration experience.
• Advanced knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of paediatric conditions.
• Advanced knowledge of normal childhood development.
• Advanced knowledge of complex neurodevelopmental conditions, paediatric syndromes and paediatric respiratory conditions.
• Experience of service development, both in design and application.
• Good working knowledge of all areas of clinical governance, including quality improvement, audit and risk management.
• Good understanding of statistics and their evaluation.
• Specialist expertise within a clinical area with well-developed clinical reasoning skills.
• Highly developed ability to motivate and communicate with children and young people of all ages and abilities, including those who are unable to communicate verbally or who have learning disabilities.
• Experience within a community physiotherapy setting is desirable.
• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
  
  

What We Offer

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies
  
  

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For An Informal Discussion, Please Contact

Elaine Tinney, Team Lead Physiotherapist, 07483146470, Elaine.Tinney@nhs.scot

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

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