Clinical Lead Physiotherapist/Researcher: Paediatric Respiratory

Job overview

We are seeking a dynamic Clinical Lead Specialist Physiotherapist for an exciting role within West London Children's Healthcare Paediatric Respiratory Medicine  & Asthma Service. This is a clinical & research post with 50% clinical practice, &  50% academic time funded by the Biomedical Research Centre.

You will be part of the MDT delivering care for children & young people with complex respiratory conditions, contributing your expert assessment, intervention & advice to the diagnostic process and patient pathways.  Leading physiotherapy provision for Paediatric Respiratory Medicine & Asthma, & jointly with the MDT, you will be responsible for developing the service, promoting a learning culture, supervising staff, enabling service delivery informed by best evidence and expert knowledge. As a Senior Clinician Researcher, you will provide research activities within Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, contributing to the implementation of research into clinical practice, and participating in the education of health professionals about the application of research evidence. You will have opportunities to lead on both discipline specific & inter-professional development projects. If you have clinical expertise within children’s paediatric respiratory care, have proven leadership experience & research skills, are innovative with enthusiasm for development, & an ability to think creatively, this could be your next opportunity.

Main duties of the job

• The Clinical Lead Specialist Physiotherapist will provide clinical and managerial leadership which inspires motivates and empowers Therapists in the delivery of excellent patient experience.
• They will be responsible for the day to day operational service planning and delivery of therapy services. They will be clinically accountable for delivery of the clinical service within area of responsibility and for the operational planning of a safe, effective service.
• Supportupport the clinical service lead with the development and delivery of innovative service improvement projects focussed on improving quality of care and patient outcomes. They will support the clinical service lead in the strategic development of the service.  They will support staff development from a clinical and non- clinical perspective acting as a good role model.
• The post holder will be an advanced specialist in their field fulfilling a specialist clinical role within their area of expertise.
• This role will focus on innovative clinical leadership and delivering a high quality, robust and responsive service. The post holder will provide aspirational clinical support to other therapists within the team and will ensure delivery of a service that is informed by best evidence and expert knowledge

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.