Therapy Assistant Practitioner

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to join an experienced team of Children's Physiotherapists working within a purpose-built Child Development Centre, as well as in local mainstream and specialist schools. This is a part-time position, working a minimum of four days per week, with final hours negotiable upon appointment., The post holder will manage their own caseload and provide treatment to children, undertaking highly skilled support work to assist the physiotherapist in the assessment and management of children within the community. They will follow agreed protocols and progress treatment plans in response to clinical observations.

The post holder will teach parents and carers physiotherapy handling techniques and will be responsible for setting up and demonstrating the safe use of equipment. They will also deliver treatments independently, without direct physiotherapist supervision, across a range of settings including special schools, mainstream schools, nurseries, and home environments.

In addition, the post holder will take responsibility for a delegated area of specialism and will be required to carry out housekeeping and administrative duties within the Paediatric Physiotherapy Department.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.