Paediatric Orthopaedic Clinical Physiotherapy Specialist

This post requires you to be an autonomous practitioner, responsible for the management of paediatric orthopaedic/ musculoskeletal and ortho-neurological conditions within the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust and outreaching to QEHKL & JPH. In this highly specialist role you will need to undertake an individual caseload of patients, relying on expert clinical judgement and using advanced analytical skills, to determine clinical diagnosis and treatment indicated. Patients may present with a range of highly complex paediatric orthopaedic/neurological and/or congenital conditions. You will need to ensure a high standard of care for each child working with all disciplines and agencies involved with that family. You will be expected to liaise with all the agencies, parents, and children in an appropriate manner. This may involve sharing complex and highly sensitive information regarding diagnosis and outcomes and overcoming barriers to communication. You will be run independent Orthopaedic clinics such as DDH and talipes, alongside the Orthopaedic Consultants, assessing and triaging referrals. You will be actively involved in local and national professional networks.

The Norfolk and Norwich Hospital is a leading teaching hospital with world-class facilities. Physiotherapy is playing an instrumental role in the exciting developments in the Trust and our team is growing. Our patients rate us highly on quality of care and having friendly approachable staff. We are looking for like-minded individuals to join us and take advantage of the opportunities we have on offer., Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff! The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world. We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics