Children's Physiotherapist - Development PostinHarrogateinHarrogatePUBLISHED WED 2 APR 2025
Opportunity for career progression from Band 5 to Band 6 within a supportive environment.
Collaboration with a diverse and skilled inter-professional team including other healthcare professionals and specialists.
Ability to make a positive impact on the lives of children and young people through hands-on therapy and support.
Access to ongoing professional development and supervision to enhance clinical skills.
Involvement in both community and acute pediatric settings, providing a well-rounded experience.
Recognition as part of a top-rated NHS Trust, known for its commitment to employee well-being and patient care.
Location within Harrogate, known for its beautiful surroundings and quality of life.
Join our dedicated team at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 5 Children's Physiotherapist, with the exciting opportunity to progress to Band 6! Based in beautiful Harrogate or the Hambleton & Richmondshire area, you’ll be part of a supportive and multi-disciplinary team that includes nurses, occupational therapists, and speech and language therapists—all working together to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and young people. Your compassionate nature and clinical skills will help meet the unique physiotherapy needs of our young patients across various settings, including clinics, schools, and homes.
In this fulfilling role, you'll have the chance to develop your expertise while receiving guidance from experienced colleagues. You'll hold a clinical caseload, provide tailored assessments, and deliver high-quality, evidenced-based interventions. Additionally, you’ll collaborate closely with an array of professionals in our unified approach to care. Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust offers a supportive environment where our values of being Responsible, Respectful, and Passionate truly resonate. If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and make a real difference in children's lives, we would love to hear from you! For informal inquiries, contact Jade Kant, our Team Lead Principal Children's Physiotherapist, at jade.kant@nhs.net or call 01423 553023.
In this fulfilling role, you'll have the chance to develop your expertise while receiving guidance from experienced colleagues. You'll hold a clinical caseload, provide tailored assessments, and deliver high-quality, evidenced-based interventions. Additionally, you’ll collaborate closely with an array of professionals in our unified approach to care. Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust offers a supportive environment where our values of being Responsible, Respectful, and Passionate truly resonate. If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and make a real difference in children's lives, we would love to hear from you! For informal inquiries, contact Jade Kant, our Team Lead Principal Children's Physiotherapist, at jade.kant@nhs.net or call 01423 553023.
Opportunity for career progression from Band 5 to Band 6 within a supportive environment.
Collaboration with a diverse and skilled inter-professional team including other healthcare professionals and specialists.
Ability to make a positive impact on the lives of children and young people through hands-on therapy and support.
Access to ongoing professional development and supervision to enhance clinical skills.
Involvement in both community and acute pediatric settings, providing a well-rounded experience.
Recognition as part of a top-rated NHS Trust, known for its commitment to employee well-being and patient care.
Location within Harrogate, known for its beautiful surroundings and quality of life.
We are seeking a Band 5 development post into a band 6 static Children’s Physiotherapist for a full time post. This will be to work within Specialist Children’s Services in HDFT, with the base in Harrogate or Hambleton & Richmondshire locality. However, you will be expected to help cover across at both basel.
You will be part of Specialist Children’s Services which covers Harrogate & Rural and Hambleton & Richmondshire localities. We are a progressive and supportive inter-professional team of nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, community paediatricians and a clinical psychologist and the autism assessment service. You will be required to have relevant experience and evidence of post graduate continuing professional development.
We are looking for a physiotherapist with NHS experience and demonstrable skill pertaining to meeting the complex physiotherapy needs of children and young people, but will have supervision and Senior support. The role extends to holding a clinical caseload and providing assessment, intervention planning, delivery and evaluating therapy for children and young people in clinic, school, home and respite care settings. You will work alongside colleagues and clinical lead physiotherapists to deliver high quality evidenced- based interventions and supporting the ongoing development of the service. The post will initially be a band 5, but with competencies to pass, before progressing you into a Band 6, which will be expected to take one year or more.
Alongside this community and outpatient role, our Children's Physiotherapy team also work on the acute paediatric wards - Woodlands Ward and Special Care Baby Unit within Harrogate District Hospital.
The role requires communication with colleagues within Specialist Children’s Services (identifying as ‘one team’ across the two localities), the organisation and with partner agencies. This post is based at the Child Development Centre within Harrogate District Hospital.
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is one of only two trusts in Yorkshire and Humber to be awarded HSJ’s Top 100 Best Places to Work. We believe that You Matter Most, and this is reflected in our values of Responsible, Respectful and Passionate. So if you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jade Kant Job title: Team Lead Principal Children's Physiotherapist Email address: Telephone number:
You will be part of Specialist Children’s Services which covers Harrogate & Rural and Hambleton & Richmondshire localities. We are a progressive and supportive inter-professional team of nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, community paediatricians and a clinical psychologist and the autism assessment service. You will be required to have relevant experience and evidence of post graduate continuing professional development.
We are looking for a physiotherapist with NHS experience and demonstrable skill pertaining to meeting the complex physiotherapy needs of children and young people, but will have supervision and Senior support. The role extends to holding a clinical caseload and providing assessment, intervention planning, delivery and evaluating therapy for children and young people in clinic, school, home and respite care settings. You will work alongside colleagues and clinical lead physiotherapists to deliver high quality evidenced- based interventions and supporting the ongoing development of the service. The post will initially be a band 5, but with competencies to pass, before progressing you into a Band 6, which will be expected to take one year or more.
Alongside this community and outpatient role, our Children's Physiotherapy team also work on the acute paediatric wards - Woodlands Ward and Special Care Baby Unit within Harrogate District Hospital.
The role requires communication with colleagues within Specialist Children’s Services (identifying as ‘one team’ across the two localities), the organisation and with partner agencies. This post is based at the Child Development Centre within Harrogate District Hospital.
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is one of only two trusts in Yorkshire and Humber to be awarded HSJ’s Top 100 Best Places to Work. We believe that You Matter Most, and this is reflected in our values of Responsible, Respectful and Passionate. So if you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jade Kant Job title: Team Lead Principal Children's Physiotherapist Email address: Telephone number:
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