Paediatric Specialist Physiotherapist

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust seeks a full-time Children's Physiotherapist to deliver high-quality care for children with complex needs. The role involves collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, advanced therapy assessment, and community support. Ideal candidates should possess a degree in physiotherapy and significant clinical experience. Enjoy opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Onsite leisure facilities

Qualifications

• Significant recent clinical experience in relevant clinical area.
• Evidence of a broad base of clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent.
• Experience of multidisciplinary goal planning and using outcome measures.

Responsibilities

• To provide comprehensive and specialist therapy assessment and diagnosis for patients.
• To manage a caseload and organize this effectively with regard to clinical priorities.
• To communicate complex clinical findings to patients and caregivers.

Skills

Advanced clinical reasoning

Problem solving skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Degree (or equivalent) in physiotherapy

State registration with the Health Professions Council

Clinical Educators course or equivalent

Management skills or leadership training

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

Fantastic Opportunity: Full-Time Children's Physiotherapist

The Children's Physiotherapy Team at St Mary’s Hospital London offers a comprehensive acute and community service to the Central & North Westminster and North Kensington & Chelsea localities. We are thrilled to announce this exceptional opportunity to join our team full-time.

As a member of our Children's Physiotherapy Service, you will provide high-quality physiotherapy for children and young people (CYP) with complex needs attending QEII Jubilee School and College Park School, both part of the Federation of Westminster Special Schools & Bi-Borough Inclusion Service. Primarily based at QEII Jubilee School, you will collaborate with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams across education, health, and social care to support CYP in achieving their full potential.

Therapy provision is deeply embedded within the school culture and educational approach for pupils. QEII Jubilee School boasts facilities such as aqua therapy, rebound therapy, sensory rooms, and spacious classrooms to support an integrated therapy approach.

Strong teamwork and communication skills are essential, as you will be responsible for training physiotherapy, school, and multi-agency staff, as well as supporting parents and carers.

The Children's Therapies Service is dedicated to evidence-based practice, and we encourage and support professional development and service improvement projects.

Main duties of the job

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care and undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• To provide comprehensive and specialist therapy assessment and diagnosis for patients with a range of highly complex presentations, by utilising advanced clinical reasoning, evidence-based knowledge, investigative and analytical skills and specialist assessment techniques.
• To work both independently and within a team structure, demonstrating leadership to manage own and team caseload. To efficiently manage a caseload and organise this effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
• To formulate and deliver an individualised and specialist care plan / therapy management programme based on advanced knowledge of evidence based practice, advanced clinical reasoning skills and a wide range of specialist treatment options. As a specialist clinician to provide a second opinion where required.
• To provide clarity and communicate complex clinical findings to the patient/carers to gain valid informed consent, prior to any intervention. To work within a legal framework for those patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
• To communicate with patients in a way that empowers them to make informed choices about the management of their condition and engages them in the planning and delivery of treatment.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main 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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in physiotherapy
• State registration with the Health Professions Council
• Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio, especially in the relevant clinical area
• Clinical Educators course or equivalent
• Management skills or leadership training
• Membership of the Professional Organisation
• Membership of Professional special interest groups relevant to speciality

Experience

• Significant recent clinical experience in relevant clinical area
• Evidence of a broad base of clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent
• Experience of multidisciplinary goal planning, development of care pathways and using outcome measures
• Experience of service development/change management
• Previous Band 7 or equivalent experience in relevant post
• Leadership of a therapy team
• Recent, relevant work in an NHS environment
• Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care
• Clinical research experience

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of assessment and treatment approaches for the effective management of relevant conditions
• Advanced skills in the appropriate application of a range of techniques and approaches to the management of relevant conditions
• Advanced clinical reasoning and problem solving skills
• Advanced knowledge of relevant conditions
• Skills in supervision, mentoring and coaching
• Knowledge of recent NHS developments and their impact on service provision
• Advanced computer skills for presentation and data analysis

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Sinead Brereton Job title Clinical Lead Specialist Physiotherapist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0203 312 6281