Clinical Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist (hospital at home)

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Poole seeks a highly motivated physiotherapist to lead its paediatric service. The successful candidate will manage treatment for children with respiratory conditions and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates should possess a minimum of 5 years postgraduate experience, be proficient in managing complex cases, and be flexible to work across various locations. This fixed-term position offers valuable experience in pediatric healthcare.

Qualifications

• Must be a car driver and owner.
• Experience in assessing, treating, and managing children with respiratory conditions is essential.
• Ability to lead and manage a caseload of paediatric patients.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the paediatric physiotherapy service.
• Deliver services in various settings including home care.
• Plan and manage episodes of care in partnership with specialists.

Skills

Managing acute paediatric physiotherapy

Experience with respiratory conditions

Autonomy in decision-making

Team collaboration

Education

Minimum of 5 years postgraduate experience

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced physiotherapist with a minimum of 5 years postgraduate and paediatric respiratory experience. This post gives an excellent opportunity to work as part of a specialised multi-disciplinary team who deliver the hospital at home paediatric virtual ward service. We work closely with the multi-disciplinary paediatric team and colleagues working in social care, health and education services. We are committed to delivering high quality services for the children and families we work with in a child friendly manner. Applicants must be car driver and owners. This is a fixed term post covering maternity leave.

Responsibilities

• To lead and be responsible for managing the acute paediatric physiotherapy UHDCH@Home service. This service is provided to UHDCH@Home patients aged 0-16 years with a range of respiratory conditions alongside long term diagnosis.
• Services will be delivered in a variety of settings, including; virtually, out patient clinics and in the child's home as needed.
• Experience of assessing, treating and managing children with respiratory conditions is essential.
• To lead and be responsible for managing the physiotherapy UHDCH@Home 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 and within the community.
• To be on the paediatric physiotherapy weekend, twilight and on call rotas as required.
• To deliver treatment in patient homes and community settings as required.
• To support the team, lead in all aspects of their service delivery plans and objectives, always supporting and deputising when required and requested by the team lead and their line management.
• To support the capacity guidance of UHDCH@Home hospital beds, ensuring respiratory is part of the overall bed capacity.
• Ensuring the patients documentation is in line with guidance of UHDCH@Home paperwork, including admissions, discharges, and all other applicable UHDCH@Home records.
• To co-ordinate the training of staff in paediatric respiratory conditions and PT techniques, ensuring staff are meeting the competencies for delivering this service.

Please note: Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands. This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received. COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

About University Hospitals Dorset

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with 'university hospital' status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m. We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve. In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you\'ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we\'re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

Equality, inclusion and recruitment

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work. We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce. At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women\'s Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group. As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.