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Job overview

We are looking for highly motivated and experienced physiotherapist with a minimum of 5 years paediatric therapy experience at a senior level. This post gives an excellent opportunity to gain experience in working as part of a specialised paediatric therapy team.

The post includes clinical leadership and service development as physiotherapy respiratory lead for the established Acute Paediatric Physiotherapy Service, delivering assessment and intervention to children aged 0-16 years.

The current post holder combines this role with a physiotherapy virtual ward post which is also out for advert.

Services are delivered in a variety of settings, including paediatric wards, the Child Development Centre and across all University Hospitals Dorset Trust sites, with opportunities to assess and treat children with a range of respiratory, and other conditions.

We work closely with the child health team and community health colleagues.  We are committed to delivering high quality services for the children and families we work with in a child friendly manner.

Base Location: Poole Hospital

Interview Date: TBC

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Main duties of the job

To lead and be responsible for managing the acute paediatric physiotherapy respiratory service.  This service is provided to patients on the children’s HDU, wards and outpatient settings for children aged 0-18 years with a range of respiratory, musculoskeletal, and other conditions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To lead and be responsible for managing the physiotherapy respiratory ward service and caseload of paediatric patients for the catchment population using an advanced level of professional accountability, autonomy, and judgement for highly complex decision-making holistically on behalf of the patient and the family.
• To work autonomously, using advanced knowledge and skills, underpinned by theory and experience, holistically assessing a defined patient caseload, using a range of methods across a broad range of complex medical and developmental paediatric conditions.
• To plan and manage episodes of care, working in partnership with Paediatric consultant and other specialists, delegating and referring as appropriate, to optimise health outcomes and resource use, as well as providing direct support to patients and carers.
• To lead on developing, implementing, monitoring service / policy development and redesign, impacting beyond own area / disciplines, informed by current best practice and evidence-base, in accordance with values-based care UHD Approach, ensuring patients receive sustainable, high quality, safe, effective care.
• To work across all UHD sites.
• To be on the paediatric weekend, twilight and on call rotas as required.
• To deliver treatment for in and out-patients as required.
• To support the team, lead in all aspects of their service delivery plans and objectives, supporting and deputising when required and requested by the team lead and their line management.
• To plan and oversee the Paediatric PT on call rota.
• To co-ordinate the training of PT staff in paediatric respiratory conditions ensuring staff are meeting the competencies for delivering this service.
• To undertake any other clinical duties as may be deemed necessary and be prepared to work at any location across all the Trust sites and other areas where clinics may be held.