CYPS Physiotherapist

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated pediatric physiotherapist to join their team. In this role, you will provide expert clinical assessments and develop individualized treatment plans for children, ensuring alignment with the organization's values and priorities. You will work collaboratively with senior leads to enhance service delivery and maintain high standards of care. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of children and their families while working within a supportive and professional environment. If you are passionate about pediatric care and have a strong clinical background, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Autonomous practitioner with strong clinical assessment and reasoning skills.
• Experience in managing complex pediatric cases and formulating specialized care programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong operational leadership in physiotherapy services.
• Conduct comprehensive diagnostic assessments and manage clinical risks.

Skills

Clinical Assessment

Clinical Reasoning

Patient Management

Risk Management

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

Postgraduate Training in Pediatric Physiotherapy

Job description

The post holder will work in collaboration with the CYPS Physiotherapy (PT) Head of Service and other CYPS senior leads to deliver operationally efficient and effective services by providing strong operational leadership and ensuring alignment of PT service priorities with the Directorate and Trust priorities and values.

Key Responsibilities:

• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload.
• To undertake the comprehensive and accurate diagnostic assessment of children, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative, analytical and advanced clinical reasoning skills.
• To formulate individualised, specialised clinical management programmes, utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to plan a specialised programme of care for use in both the home and school setting.
• To ensure accurate, comprehensive and up to date clinical records are maintained in accordance with Trust guidance and professionally agreed criteria.
• To produce comprehensive patient related reports for other disciplines or agencies relating to assessment findings and/or treatment/management outcomes.
• To work to Trust, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists clinical guidelines and have a good working knowledge of relevant national standards to which quality of practice should be monitored.