Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist Band 8a (Rehabilitation)

NHS; Tadworth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity at NHS for a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist Band 8a to provide expertise in neurorehabilitation to children with brain injuries. This role involves leadership of the physiotherapy team, ensuring high-quality interventions, and participating in innovative service improvements. Opportunities for professional development and CPD are included, making this a rewarding position within a supportive community.

Benefits

Adoption pay

Time off for fertility treatment

Enhanced paternity leave

Paid carers leave

Subsidised cafeteria

Opportunity to retain NHS pension

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years clinical experience post basic qualification.
• Experience in neuro rehabilitation; adults or paediatric.
• Training in leading aquatic therapy sessions.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the physiotherapy team.
• Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate physiotherapy interventions.
• Develop and lead on an identified area of physiotherapy clinical specialism.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Leadership

Communication

Analytical problem-solving

Education

Degree/Diploma Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Post graduate Diploma or Masters

Job description

Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist Band 8a (Rehabilitation)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist Band 8a to join our Rehabilitation services team. This roleis to provide physiotherapy clinical expertise to children and young people with acquired brain injury and neurodisability accessing inpatient neurorehabilitation, long term disability management placements and short breaks.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist is to providephysiotherapy clinical expertise to children and young people with acquiredbrain injury and neurodisabilityaccessing inpatient neurorehabilitation, long term disability managementplacements and short breaks. Our service aims to promote outcome focussedinterventions, safe therapy and care, function, and participation, of childrenand young people accessing home, school,and community life.

You will provide high quality advanced practical and theoreticalknowledge, evidence-based teaching, consultation, assessment, treatmentplanning and interventions. You will provide an expert level of physiotherapyleadership to the rehabilitation physiotherapy team, offering supervision andclinical support to drive quality and effectiveness of service delivery.

You will work collaboratively across the multi-disciplinary team,ensuring all children receive personalised, intensive, and high-qualityphysiotherapy interventions. You will work closely with the communityrehabilitation team to support flexible delivery of provision across inpatientand outpatient services. You will carry your own specialist caseload, and youwill lead on clinicalaudit, quality improvement and research. There will be an opportunity tofurther develop an area of physiotherapy clinical specialist expertise inchildrens rehabilitation, with the organisation offering CPD and trainingopportunities.

About us

About Us

The Childrens Trust isthe UKs leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providingexpert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialistcentre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via ourBrain Injury Community Service.

Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, weare located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of:Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.

The work we do ishighly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuablerange of benefits, including, adoption pay, time off for fertility treatment,enhanced paternity leave, paid carers leave, time out days for thoseexperiencing menopause symptoms, time off for gender reassignment.

We also offeradditional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlementsranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your lengthof service.

Other benefits includefree on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton trainstations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation(subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (whereapplicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and theopportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborativeenvironment.

Job responsibilities

ClinicalResponsibilities

Bea physiotherapy clinical expert in the management of children and young peoplewith acquired brain injury and neurodisability.

Provideleadership to the physiotherapy team, providinginnovative, high quality and evidence-based physiotherapy interventions.

Useexpert physiotherapy knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills toprovide highly specialist support and advice to the paediatric physiotherapyteam in rehabilitation.

Developand lead on an identified area of physiotherapy clinical specialism.

Assessfor, plan, deliver and evaluate physiotherapy interventions for children withina multidisciplinary team setting.

Producefunctional and participation-based goals in collaboration with the child/youngperson, family, and MDT.

Leadon and undertake specialist postural assessments of children with highlycomplex needs e.g., multiple co-morbidities, neurodisabilities, throughstandardised and non-standardised assessments and clinical observations.

Supportimplementation of the organisations upper limb pathway and evidence basedupper limb rehabilitation interventions.

Offeradvanced knowledge and skills in the management of children with movementdisorders.

Leadon policy, standards, risk assessment and provision of aquatic therapy inrehabilitation.

Toassess for, and organise provision of, necessary therapy equipment and/ororthotics.

Assessfor and implement use of neuro technologywithin therapy sessions e.g., virtual reality, anti-gravitydevices.

Workcollaboratively with families to maximise engagement in therapy sessions,support management of their childs needs and promote confidence in meetingtheir childs needs.

Tosupport the implementation of respiratory physiotherapy with the support of therespiratory physiotherapist.

Keepappropriate and accurate intervention records which fulfil legal, professionaland the requirements of The Childrens Trust.

Contributeto child related reports as required and assist with the collation of these asrequired in a timely manner.

Provideclinical cover across the service during episodes of staff shortage/heavyworkload to ensure effective service delivery.

Undertakeother or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as theorganisation may reasonably require from time to time.

Communication

Communicateeffectively with children, families and colleagues using effective,professional, and appropriate strategies.

Demonstratea commitment to involvement and collaboration with children and families acrossthe service. This will include involving the child or young person, as well asparents and carers, in the decision-making process regarding physiotherapyneeds. This includes the need for discussion of challenging and emotivesubjects with families and children regarding long term needs and possibleoutcomes.

Lead Physiotherapy staff meetings and othermeetings when appropriate, as directed by the Head of Rehabilitation Therapies.

Leadon and manage formal complaints, in line with The Childrens Trust polices and contributeto the resolution of written complaints.

Managementof Self and Others

Participatein the overall day-to-day leadership and development of the physiotherapy service, to ensure an efficientand safe service for all.

Ensureall physiotherapy services meet NHS England service specifications andcontractual obligations.

Providesupervision and clinical support to the physiotherapy team in rehabilitationand students to meet individual and service needs.

Representthe therapy team on behalf of the Head of Rehabilitation Therapies, asrequested.

Participatein the annual Performance Development Review and monthly supervision sessions,as required by The Childrens Trust, both as appraiser and appraisee.

Advisethe Head of Rehabilitation Therapies regarding resources and equipment needs,including shortfalls.

Managetime effectively, prioritising, and delegating work, as required.

Organiseand deliver a physiotherapy CPD programme, offering training and developmentopportunities for the team.

Leadon talks, workshops, presentations andlectures at internal and external training sessions, conferences etc.

Beaware of a range of research methodologies in order to design, plan and conductevaluation and research projects to address issues arising from practice, andto critically evaluate the research of others.

Havethe ability to submit an abstract or poster to local or national conferenceswith support as needed.

Governance

Readand implement all policies, procedures, and risk assessments, pertinent toworking practice and keeps up to date with policy change as they occur.

Criticallyevaluate new intervention methods and implement where appropriate.

Activelyparticipate in clinical governance meetings as required.

Criticallyevaluate practice through clinical audits and by appraisal of the informationgained, in combination with current knowledge of evidence-based practice;identify opportunities for service improvement and development.

Professionalism

Meetcurrent HCPC and CSP standards with respect to professionalism and to keep upto date with any changes.

Understandwhat is required of therapy professionals by HCPC with respect to Fitness toPractice.

Beresponsible for maintaining registration with HCPC and CSP.

Adhereto the policies and procedures of The Childrens Trust.

Inaddition to The Childrens Trust policies, the Clinical SpecialistPhysiotherapist is governed by, and should adhere to the Health and CareProfessions Council (HCPC) Standards of Proficiency for Physiotherapists andthe Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP) Quality Assurance Standards.

Responsiblefor day-to-day time management and prioritisation of workload, taking intoaccount the needs of the whole service.

Monthlyformal supervision ensuring reflection and documentation.

Supportrecruitment processes, as requested by the Head of Rehabilitation Therapies.

Maintainprofessional boundaries and professionalism at all times.

Committedto demonstrating the organisations values and behaviours at all times.

Healthand Safey

Adheresto all Health and Safety guidelines, principles and regulations to perform yourrole and comply with The Childrens Trust policies and procedures.

Provideevidence of all vaccinations (or medical exemption) required for the post.

Adhereto manual handling procedures and complete mandatory manual handling training.

Promotesthe health and safety of others.

Uses the incident reporting and risk assessmentsystem (IRAR), to identify and report risks and incidents/actions if directed.

Responsible for identifying and mitigating riskwithin the work environment.

Wellbeingand Emotional Resilience

Maintainsa positive approach and outlook when dealing with change and overcomingchallenges and problems.

Recognisesown limitations, develops realistic goals, and uses support network resourcewhen or if necessary.

Treatschallenges and problems as a learning experience.

Remainsorganised and focused when under pressure.

Respondsappropriately and effectively to all constructive feedback.

Motivatesself and other.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma Physiotherapy
• HCPC registration
• Training and experience in leading aquatic therapy sessions
• Continuous Professional Development above the regulatory body standards
• Willing to undertake training if requested including neuro toxin injection training
• Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
• Post graduate Diploma or Masters or studied at that level
• Evidence of successful completion of post-basic training or courses.

Experience

• Minimum of five years clinical experience post basic qualification
• Experience in neuro rehabilitation; adults or paediatric
• Experience of service development and quality improvement
• Experience of working with children/young people and/or acquired brain injury/ Neurodisability.
• Experience of leading a team.

Skills & Abilities

• Workload management including delegation of tasks.
• Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills including communicating complex or potentially distressing information to parents/carers and managing conflict when appropriate.
• Analytical and creative problem-solving skills in unpredictable situations, synthesising a variety of evidence and presenting this in a relevant format e.g., report; presentation.
• Workload management including delegation of tasks and day-to-day team leadership.
• Reflective practice skills able to give clear and effective feedback and support others to develop.
• Clinical assessment and intervention skills relevant to children and young people with ABI & neurodisability.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of current research in acute brain injury in paediatrics: Essential
• Knowledge of relevant outcome measures relating to acute brain injury and/ or paediatric neurology: Essential
• Knowledge of current research and evidence-base, clinical audit, and service evaluation methods: Essential
• Formal and informal clinical assessment and intervention skills relevant to children and/or adults with ABI/ neuro-disability: Essential
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and young people with complex disabilities: Essential
• Flexible, can do, solution focused attitude to competing commitments in workload: Essential
• Understanding of physical, communication, behavioural and emotional changes, and long-term impact of acquired brain injury (ABI)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.