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Physiotherapist (Children's)

Northern Ireland Hospice

Carer Professions
£27.00 per hour
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Northern Ireland Children's Hospice are seeking to recruit a Physiotherapist for Paediatric Palliative Care.

Post:               Physiotherapist – Paediatric Palliative Care

 

Salary:            Band 7 £27.00 per hour

 

Contract:        Bank

                       

Location:        Northern Ireland Childrens Hospice, Horizon House, 18 O’Neill Road, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim

 

 

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


For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Specification. If you have any queries, please contact a member of the People & Organisational Development Team on 02890 781836.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 17th June 2025 at 4pm (we recommend that applications are submitted at least 15 minutes prior to the closing time to ensure technical difficulties are not encountered).

For guidance on how to apply using our online application platform GetGot, or troubleshooting any potential issues, please refer to the following link: Getgot FAQs

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”

 

Closing Date

Tuesday / 17 June 2025
4:00pm

Contact Details

18 O'Neill Road
Newtownabbey
BT36 6WB
United Kingdom

HR@nihospice.org