Clinical Specialist Paediatric Musculoskeletal -Physiotherapist

Job overview

Are you an experienced paediatric MSK physiotherapist looking for a 12 month fixed term position in a busy Childrens physiotherapy team?

Are you looking to be a part of a supportive and driven children's physiotherapy team?

If so, then this exciting role may be for you!

We are pleased to advertise the role of Clinical Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist in our Children’s Physiotherapy team as a fixed term position for 12 months. This service provides musculoskeletal physiotherapy assessment and treatment to the paediatric population of Coventry. This is a skilled post where the postholder will utilise specialist clinical knowledge to assess and treat children and young people with musculoskeletal complaints and lead the service in the area of musculoskeletal physiotherapy

The postholder will work closely alongside our other Clinical Specialists in physiotherapy and occupational therapy. These include early years, mainstream and special schools, respiratory, Advanced practice (including non medical prescribing), upper limb and splinting.

Main duties of the job

- To input into the co-ordination of the paediatric musculoskeletal service, supporting the work of colleagues to provide a paediatric musculoskeletal service to children with a Coventry GP. - To have specialist knowledge and expertise in the care and management of children with musculoskeletal ailments.  - To carry out specialist clinical assessment and management of children and young people’s needs and to plan and implement packages of care accordingly. - To support the child, family and/or carers holistically, in response to their specific needs, maximising their independence and quality of life. - To support the wider children’s physiotherapy team and to be responsible for clinical supervision and mentorship of identified staff within the musculoskeletal aspect of  the physiotherapy team. This includes leading on training, competencies and inputting into the development program for new starters within the field of paediatric musculoskeletal physiotherapy.  - To be a senior member of the physiotherapy team, carrying clinical responsibility for a group of clients within a defined caseload; liaising and acting as a specialist resource within the multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further detail on the main responsibilities of this post, please refer to the attached Job description and personal specification.

Alternatively  if you would like further information about this post please contact:

Ashley Rice, Head of Service

[email protected]