Highly Specialised Children’s Community Physiotherapist

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is seeking a Highly Specialised Children’s Community Physiotherapist to provide specialized care for children in various settings including schools and homes. Candidates should have substantial experience in children's physiotherapy and a passion for working in a community environment. This role offers the opportunity for professional development and a supportive team atmosphere.

Qualifications

• Extensive post graduate experience in children's physiotherapy.
• Experience in supervising junior staff.
• Clinical experience within the NHS.
• Experience in a community setting specializing in children's care.
• Experience of multi-agency working.
• Experience of service development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialised physiotherapeutic intervention to children.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner across various settings.
• Participate in teaching programs and evidence-based practice.
• Contribute to research and service development.

Job description

Highly Specialised Children’s Community Physiotherapist

An opportunity has arisen for a family-centred and enthusiastic physiotherapist to join our friendly and well established children's community physiotherapy team on a 1 year fixed term contract.

As a member of our large community children's physiotherapy team, you would be working in a multi-cultural environment, and will hold a varied caseload that will include special needs schools, mainstream schools, nurseries and home visits. As part of the community team, you will also participate in specialist clinics and hydrotherapy.

The department is forward looking and committed to clinical governance. Professional and personal development is actively encouraged through regular in-service training, appraisal systems, peer support and the running of courses.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner to deliver specialised physiotherapeutic intervention to children across Barts Health NHS Trust. They will use highly developed skills in assessment and treatment for patients with a wide variety of conditions and diverse presentations. Treatment will be delivered in a wide variety of settings, including clinics, patient's homes and schools. Formal and informal supervision will be available.

As part of this post, the job holder will participate in teaching programmes, evidence based practice and ensuring clinical effectiveness. They will contribute to research and service development. They will be responsible for the supervision of Band 6 and Band 4 staff as well as clinical education of physiotherapy students on placement.

To undertake service developments, leading on key areas with the support of the Clinical lead therapist

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Person Specification

Experience

• oExtensive post graduate experience in the field of children's physiotherapy
• oExperience of supervising of junior staff
• oClinical experience within the NHS
• oExperience of working in a community or other setting specialising in children's care
• oExperience of multi-agency working
• oExperience of service development

Skills

• oAbility to perform at an highly specialised level in the assessment and management of children with a variety of neuro-developmental conditions
• oAbility to use standardised assessment tools relevant to children, report and interpret the results
• oAbility to demonstrate an understanding of professional practice issues in the field of children's physiotherapy and new research/evidence.
• oAbility to assess for, advise on use of , adjust and fit specialised static and mobility equipment
• oAbility to use appropriate physical handling skills with children and support families, staff and carers to be able to manage the child's physical needs at home and school.
• oUnderstand the legal responsibilities of the profession
• oAbility to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies and professional standards
• oAbility to meet the physical demands of the job on a day to day basis
• oAbility to work in a culturally diverse environment
• oAwareness of current professional issues.

Knowledge

• oDegree/Equivalent in Physiotherapy
• oHCPC registered
• oEvidence of continuing professional development
• oEvidence of relevant postgraduate education
• oMember of APCP
• oMember of CSP

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.