Physiotherapist – Paediatric Palliative Care
Northern Ireland Hospice
The Role
The post holder will be a member of the multidisciplinary palliative care team within the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice. They will carry out all duties associated with the provision of Specialist Physiotherapy care. As an autonomous practitioner, often working as the only Physiotherapist on-shift they will undertake physiotherapy assessment, treatment and review of children with life limiting or life-threatening conditions, many of whom will have associated complex healthcare needs.
The post-holder will co-lead on service development, innovation, projects, teaching initiatives, supervision and governance of Children’s Palliative Care Physiotherapy. They will take a lead role in the moving and handling training for care team staff and other staff groups as appropriate. The post-holder will have oversight of the hydrotherapy/leisure pool.
The Organisation
The Northern Ireland Hospice is a local charity offering specialist respite, symptom management and end of life palliative care to infants, children, and adults across Northern Ireland.
If you are interested in taking a tour of Horizon House and getting an insight into the benefits of working for our team, please complete the brief linked form; Site Tour Request Form
Post:
Physiotherapist – Paediatric Palliative Care
Salary:
Band 7 (£43,742 - £50,056 pro rata)
Contract:
Permanent
Hours:
Part-time, 15 hours per week (minimum)
Location:
Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice, Horizon House, 18 O’Neill Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 6WB
Reports to:
Head / Deputy Head of Children’s Hospice Services
- Matching of key NHS Terms and Conditions including recognising NHS service and pension, aligning to NHS salary scales, annual leave and family friendly entitlements, for example, maternity
- Generous Annual Leave Entitlement, starting at 27 days per year, which increases with service along with 10 Statutory days each year (pro rata for part time)
- Award winning Family Friendly Organisation
- Engaging on Employee Wellbeing Initiatives
- Free Health Cash Plan
- Training and development opportunities including, European Certificate in Essential Palliative Care (ECEPC) and Advanced Communication Skills Training
- Comprehensive induction training programme
- Various discount and salary sacrifice schemes
- Free onsite car parking
- Subsidised canteen
For further information, and to apply, please visit our website https://www.nihospice.org/jobs/current-vacancies/. If you have any queries, please contact a member of the People & Organisational Development Team on 02890 781836.
The closing date for applications is Monday 16th September 2024 at 4pm (we recommend that applications are submitted at least 15 minutes prior to the closing time to ensure technical difficulties are not encountered).
Please note all correspondence will be sent to the email address provided on your application form. Please ensure to check your 'junk/spam' folder as due to personal email security settings, emails can sometimes appear here. Any email correspondence will come from an email address ending in @nihospice.org.
We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.