Childrens Therapy Assistant
Job Description
Job summary
The East Hampshire & Portsmouth Children's Therapies team is looking for an innovative and proactive Band 3 Children's Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy assistant who would like to develop their clinical skills in this specialist area. If you have excellent organisational, communication and problem solving skills and can quickly gain a good rapport with people from a range of backgrounds, we would like you to be part of our team.
We are an experienced, supportive team with excellent working relationships with early years, schools, health and social care allowing us to share our expertise and create innovative ways of working together to better meet the needs of the child and their family/carers. We value our staff and can support you to develop your skills by offering:
*A friendly and supportive network of colleagues
*Clinical supervision and joint working opportunities
*Training and development opportunities
*Discipline specific training days across Solent to share best practice and clinical expertise.
If our Physiotherapy assistant role appeals, you have the qualities we are looking for, share our values and feel excited by the prospect of what we can do for your career then we'd love to hear from you. If you'd like to find out more, please contact Physiotherapy Clinical Pathway Lead Carol Quint ([email protected] / 07721211922) for an informal chat about the role.
Applicants must have access to a vehicle for work and possession of a full driving license is essential.
Main duties of the job
You will be working in an integrated Children's therapy service which consists of Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Podiatrists, Therapy Assistants and administration staff. As part of a multi-disciplinary and multiagency team, you will provide services for children with developmental concerns over a wide range of conditions such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophies and learning difficulties. This includes children and young people with severe learning and physical conditions. You will gain experience across various settings including community clinics, special and mainstream schools, preschools and home visits on your own or supporting a therapist. A typical day may consist of a combination of:
*clinical appointments or home visits with children and their families,
*teaching school or nursery staff to carry out interventions
*the running and booking of clinics
*managing equipment orders and requests
*adjusting specialist equipment.
*supporting with hydrotherapy clinics
The successful candidate will be expected to work across the locality of East Hampshire & Portsmouth . The Children's Therapy service in the East Hampshire is based over a number of sites including Battenburg Avenue Clinic in Portsmouth and the brand new Fareham Hub.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 or Health or child-care Related Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience with working with young people and/or their supporting adults.
Desirable
- To have a working knowledge of Risk Assessment and management tools.
- Experience of working within a multi professional team.
- Experience of working in a Rehabilitation or education setting.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Fort Southwick
James Callaghan Drive
Fareham
Hampshire
PO17 6AR
