*INTERNAL* Clinical Lead Children’s Physiotherapy Service

Job overview

**INTERNAL MPFT APPLICATIONS ONLY**

Are you an experienced and passionate physiotherapy professional ready to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people? This is an exciting opportunity to lead and shape the Children’s Physiotherapy Service across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, driving clinical excellence and improving outcomes for children with complex needs.

As Clinical Lead, you will provide advanced specialist clinical care, using your expertise in assessment, diagnosis and treatment to deliver high-quality, personalised care. You will play a pivotal role in providing clinical leadership, supporting and inspiring colleagues, and developing innovative, evidence-based approaches to improve service delivery.

Working collaboratively with families, carers, multidisciplinary teams and partner organisations, you will help shape the future of children’s physiotherapy through service development, research, education and continuous improvement.

This is an opportunity to bring your clinical expertise, leadership skills and passion for improving children’s lives to a role where you can make a meaningful and lasting difference.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide clinical leadership and advanced specialist physiotherapy care for children and young people with complex needs across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. Main duties include undertaking advanced clinical assessments, diagnosis and treatment, managing complex caseloads and prioritising referrals, providing expert clinical advice and guidance, supervising, mentoring and developing staff, leading service development and quality improvement by contributing to research, clinical audit and governance to ensure safe, effective and evidence-based patient care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

The post holder will work autonomously as Clinical Lead for the Children’s Physiotherapy Service, providing advanced assessment, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment for children and young people with complex needs.

• Manage complex caseloads, develop individualised treatment plans and determine appropriate interventions and care pathways.
• Support referral triage and prioritisation, providing specialist advice to patients, families and healthcare professionals.
• Apply advanced clinical reasoning, recognise clinical risks and work within professional competence.
• Deliver safe, effective and patient-centred care based on current evidence.

Clinical Leadership and Service Development

The post holder will lead clinical practice and drive service improvement.

• Provide clinical guidance and collaborate with managers, professional leads and multidisciplinary teams.
• Develop and review clinical guidelines, policies, protocols and pathways.
• Promote evidence-based practice, innovation, efficiency and appropriate delegation.
• Represent the service at relevant meetings, committees and professional networks.

Education, Training and Clinical Supervision

The post holder will support staff development through education, supervision and mentorship.

• Provide clinical supervision, mentorship and professional guidance.
• Support staff induction, competency development and continuing professional development.
• Identify training needs and contribute to education programmes for staff and healthcare professionals.
• Educate patients and families, support student placements and contribute to developing future practitioners.

Research, Audit and Evidence-Based Practice

The post holder will support research and the development of evidence-based practice.

• Contribute to research, clinical audit and service evaluation.
• Apply current evidence, national guidance and professional standards to clinical practice.
• Develop and review evidence-based protocols and guidelines.
• Use outcome measures, audit findings and feedback to improve services and maintain links with universities and clinical networks.

Clinical Governance, Quality and Patient Safety

The post holder will promote safe, effective and high-quality care.

• Participate in clinical governance, audit, benchmarking and quality improvement.
• Support investigations into clinical incidents, complaints and risks, implementing relevant recommendations.
• Ensure compliance with organisational policies, professional standards and national guidance.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and promote patient and carer involvement in service development.

Communication and Partnership Working

The post holder will build effective relationships with children, families, colleagues and partner organisations.

• Communicate complex clinical information sensitively, adapting approaches to individual needs.
• Build effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams and health, education and social care services.
• Provide specialist advice and promote coordinated, patient-centred care.
• Represent the service at relevant meetings and professional networks.

Professional Responsibilities

The post holder will maintain high professional standards and contribute to service development.

• Practise autonomously within an agreed scope of advanced clinical practice.
• Maintain competence through reflection, supervision, appraisal and continuing professional development.
• Demonstrate accountability, sound clinical judgement and compliance with professional standards and organisational policies.
• Support service development and the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.