Physiotherapist (Paediatrics)

Job overview

Band 7

Highly Specialised Paediatric Physiotherapist (Community)

• hours per week

Permanent

This post may close sooner than advertised, if a high volume of applications are received. Please submit your application asap to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

You will carry a manageable caseload of children aged 0-19 years and be responsible for clinics, providing early intervention, over 3s, and services to children with cerebral palsy or other neuro-disabilities. This may include hydrotherapy and early intervention clinics. This will include joint working with the multi-disciplinary team, consultant paediatricians and physiotherapy orthopaedic practitioners. Good established links with equipment providers are in place. You should have paediatric experience with demonstrable knowledge of specific paediatric assessments and interventions, able to prioritise your workload and time, and support others to do the same. Good communication skills are essential, as you will be working independently and alongside other health and social care professionals; supervising band 6s, assistants and students. Chelsea and Westminster therapy department is committed to evidence based practice and the development of clinical skills are supported through a programme of regular in-service training, supervision and appraisal.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job Summary

• To be responsible for and coordinate the day to day delivery of physiotherapy provision within the paediatric community team based at Parkview Health Centre and when required at the Chelsea & Westminster hospital .
• To work as an autonomous practitioner in providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment to a designated caseload and maintain up to date physiotherapy records
• To work as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team providing a holistic service to the child and their family/carer
• To use evidence based principles/current best practice and specialist skills to assess, plan implement and evaluate interventions and to ensure that all junior members of your team do likewise
• To participate in CPD and other developmental activities and encourage all members of your team to do accordingly
• To be responsible for the supervision, teaching and day to day line management of allocated junior staff and students on clinical placement
• To participate in or lead service development projects including research and audit

Main Duties

• To undertake highly specialised physiotherapy assessments, using appropriate therapy techniques and therapeutic handling skills to form diagnoses and/or establish impairments/disabilities.
• To use good communication skills to agree therapy goals with individual patients and families/carers and school staff using previous experience to ensure goals are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, resourced and appropriately timed.
• To monitor and evaluate treatment measuring progress to ensure effective intervention and identify when treatment requires modifying.
• To use in-depth clinical reasoning, comprehensive understanding of complex paediatric conditions, and wide-ranging knowledge of treatment options to plan and implement individual therapy programmes and treatment protocols, using highly developed therapy treatment techniques and therapeutic handling skills that are age appropriate.
• To support more junior staff in the development of their assessment, treatment and clinical reasoning skills to ensure a high standard of care.

Please see attached job description for full role and responsibilities

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.