MSK Outpatient Paediatric Physiotherapist

Job overview

This is a fixed term post for 12 months providing specialist MSK Outpatient physiotherapy to children and young people (CYP) in outpatient clinic settings.  The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner providing a specialist physiotherapy service to a designated caseload of children with a range of musculoskeletal issues and/or  physical and mobility difficulties.

A significant proportion of these children will have English as an additional language (EAL). He/she will be expected to manage their own caseload across a number of clinic sites. He/she will be expected to work collaboratively with CYP, parents/carers and colleagues in Health, Education and Social Services in planning and delivery of services.

Main duties of the job

• *  Providing specialist MSK Outpatient Physiotherapy services children and young people with a variety of MSK conditions within Hillingdon * Providing specialist advice, programmes and treatment plans to others regarding the management and care of CYP with MSK conditions * The post-holder may be expected to provide supervision of the work of band 5 physiotherapists and students.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own clinical practice. 2. To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations or multiple pathologies, using specialist knowledge, clinical reasoning skills and specialist manual assessment techniques to provide a clinical diagnosis. 3. To formulate and deliver (from a variety of options) specialised individual  physiotherapy treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of treatment skills underpinned by theoretical knowledge and experience.  4. To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes as required. 5. To formulate soundly reasoned clinical diagnoses and prognoses and make recommendations for the best course of intervention, developing short and long-term goals (negotiated with patient) leading to a comprehensive discharge plan. 6. To work in the community setting which may include periods of lone working with telephone support from a senior physiotherapist if required. 7. To be responsible for the safe and competent use of all  equipment and appliances to be used by patients.