Job summaryWe are seeking a highly specialised, motivated, dynamic and flexible Paediatric Physiotherapist with experience in paediatric cardiorespiratory to lead the Cardiothoracic Physiotherapy Team.This is an exciting opportunity for an expert Paediatric Physiotherapist to lead the Acute Paediatric Physiotherapy team within Cardiothoracic at the Freeman Hospital. Candidates should have extensive paediatric physiotherapy experience and knowledge in this area along with a passion for service development at local, national and international level.Interview Date Thursday, 11 July 202422 Hours/WeekYou will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancyMain duties of the jobThe post holder will work to provide highly specialised physiotherapy care within the paediatric cardiorespiratory service based at the Freeman Hospital. The Freeman hospital is a regional and national centre of excellence for cardiorespiratory care and the successful applicant will work as part of a team to deliver care within this the complex speciality area. Holistic assessment skills and treatment is essential to meet the MSK, neuro and respiratory needs of this patient group including those in end stage heart failure, those requiring mechanical cardiac support and ECMO, as well as children admitted for cardiac or lung surgery.To be responsible for own continued professional development and assist CPD of other members of the physiotherapy and multidisciplinary teamsTo be part of the emergency duty on-call and weekend rota and be to be available in an advisory capacity for on-call physiotherapists out of hours, when required.About usNewcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo be an expert practitioner in all aspects of paediatric cardiac physiotherapy care and management, developing an advanced level of professional autonomy and accountability in the provision of such care.To promote Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust as national leaders in the speciality of paediatric cardiac physiotherapy and as an international centre of excellence.To lead in partnership with POD leads on developments and innovations in paediatric cardiac care within the Trust and with relevant external agencies, locally and nationally, in line with the Trusts commitment to clinical governance, develop, lead and implement standards for clinical audit to evaluate clinical effectiveness and promote clinical excellence within paediatric cardiac physiotherapy. To have a role in the development of multi-professional service development within the field of critical care.To provide expert clinical leadership through teaching, supervision, advice, guidance and information to the paediatric physiotherapy team, other health care professionals, carers and relatives and other nonprofessional across the Trust and Partnership Organisations.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. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.Person SpecificationQualifications & EducationEssentialHold a degree or equivalent diploma in PhysiotherapyHold an MSc or have relevant postgraduate training to MSC level and be prepared to study for MSc whilst in postBe state registered with the health professions councilDesirableMember of the Chartered Society of PhysiotherapyCompletion of accredited children's cardiac careKnowledge & ExperienceEssentialBe able to demonstrate considerable paediatric cardiac care and cardiorespiratory experience at post graduate levelTo have expert knowledge of the current evidenced research, quality improvement and experience of involvement national auditHave highly specialist knowledge of manual handling legislation and current best practice including range of appropriate equipmentTo be responsible for and actively participate in the in-service training programme within the speciality areaTo be involved in the promotion of physiotherapy outside the service e.g. within the directorate ensuring that physiotherapy is incorporated into any new developments and linking with regional and national Children's cardiac Care servicesDemonstrate expert clinical knowledge in paediatric cardiac Physiotherapy, and have an expert understanding of paediatric cardiac Physiotherapy clinical practices and proceduresDesirableInvolvement in the relevant CSP Clinical Special Interest Group e.g. APCP, PICSKnowledge of current NHS initiatives e.g. National Policy DriversFormal Quality Improvement TrainingEvidence of understanding research methods, and their applicationsPrevious experience in quality assuranceSkills & AbilitiesEssentialHave the ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance so as to maintain own continued professional development (CPD)To be able to work effectively within dynamic MDT forumsDemonstrate highly developed communication skillsAble to demonstrate expert clinical reasoning and expert clinical treatment skills in relation to the speciality fieldDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameThe Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAddressFreeman Hospital317 01 Freeman HospitalNE7 7DNEmployer's websitehttps://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us (Opens in a new tab)