- Are you a physiotherapist with an interest in community paediatrics?
- Are you looking to develop your skills working with children from 0-19 and in a multidisciplinary therapy team?
If you answered yes, we’ve got the perfect role for you!
An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for a paediatric physiotherapist to join the dedicated multi-disciplinary children’s therapy team based at Orchards MASH in Sittingbourne. This is a community-based job with the team working from Orchards and visiting children in schools, nurseries and their homes in Sittingbourne and surrounds and the
Isle of Sheppey. We are a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team who work consistently to offer children an integrated approach to therapy, through holistic assessments and intervention.
We are also part of a wider Children’s Therapy Team that also covers the Medway towns and surrounds, this enables broader supervision and learning opportunities.
The successful applicant will have post graduate clinical experience, ideally working in the community and or with children. They will be expected to work with a wide range of children aged 0-19 years with neurological conditions and severe physical and complex needs. They will be highly motivated to and to make a difference by working to improve outcomes for children.
This is a part time role. Please call if you are interested as there is a possibility to be flexible with working patterns.
So what else?
- This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
- We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
- We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
- You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The small print
- Informal visits can be arranged on request.
- We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
- MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Blake Job title: Swale Children’s Therapy Team Lead Email address: Medch.orchards@nhs.net Telephone number: 0300 123 3444
For Questions About The Job, Contact
Vickie King or Rebecca Hartnell
Highly Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist
Or
Sarah Blake
Swale Children’s Therapy Team Lead
0300 123 3444
Medch.orchards@nhs.net