Rotational Paediatric Physiotherapist

Chelwest; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 37 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working arrangements

Résumé du poste

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 paediatric physiotherapist to join the Paediatric Physiotherapy Team. The post involves rotation across Chelsea & Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, with weekend and on-call duties as part of the rota.

You will provide expert paediatric assessments, treatments and contribute to MDT care, with regular supervision to support your development and progression in a dynamic, child- and family-centred

Qualifications

• BSc or Diploma in Physiotherapy and HPC registration.
• CPD and relevant post graduate courses.
• Membership of APCP or Neonatal SIG is desirable.

Responsabilités

• Provide autonomous paediatric physiotherapy assessment, treatment and management for a defined caseload.
• Coordinate and deliver high quality care with supervision of junior staff and students.
• Lead on projects and service developments as delegated by the Clinical Lead Therapist.

Connaissances

Paediatric physiotherapy

Autonomous practitioner

Supervision & teaching

Clinical reasoning

MDT collaboration

Communication skills

Formation

BSc or Diploma in Physiotherapy

HPC registration

CPD & postgrad courses

Special interest group membership

Description du poste

We are an award winning organisation providing care at two main hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—and a number of community-based services across London, such as sexual health and HIV clinics.

With 6,700 members of staff, we are proud to care for a diverse population of one million people. We are committed to ensuring that our workforce is just as diverse with a strong mix of skills and abilities.

Our staff are at the very heart of our organisation and we recognise the valuable contribution that each and every person working at the Trust makes. One of our Trust priorities is to be an employer of choice—a place where people want to start their career and to grow with us through continued education, professional development and support .

A Band 6 rotational position has become vacant within the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital Paediatric Physiotherapy Team.

Chelsea is centrally located with good transport links, making it a great place for people who like culture with the local museums and art galleries, evenings out, and is also close to areas with a village atmosphere and green spaces .

We provide high quality, family-centred care to children and young people attending the Chelsea Children’s Hospital and as part of the Cheyne Child Development Service - working in a variety of locations including the child’s home, educational and healthcare settings.

You should have paediatric experience with demonstrable knowledge of specific paediatric assessments and treatments. The post provides plenty of opportunities to further develop your skills across a range of paediatric conditions, with regular supervision to support your development.

The job involves cross site work between the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital and the West Middlesex Hospital site, and participation on the weekend and out of hours rota.

Main duties of the job

Rotations take place annually in January and include the acute team working with inpatients including the high dependency unit and musculo-skeletal outpatients (including fracture and ED clinics) and the community team who are based at Parkview Centre for Health in White City and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital- working in a variety of locations including the child’s home, educational and healthcare settings. Hydrotherapy facilities are available in the community. Rotations within the community team focus on different clinical areas; Under 5s, over 5s, and a special educational school for children with severe/profound learning difficulties and complex medical needs. One of the community paediatric rotations includes working with the Paediatric Orthopaedic Practitioners and Orthopaedic Consultants in the Ponseti club foot clinic. The post includes participation in the hospital’s respiratory on-call and weekend service for both adults and children.
Good communication skills are essential as you will be working independently and alongside other health and social care professionals; including our highly specialized paediatric orthopaedic team, orthotics service and the wider multi-disciplinary team.

Working for our organisation

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• The post holder will be a clearly identifiable senior clinical staff member.
• They will have significant clinical experience, provide sound clinical expertise to their team and more junior staff and coordinate and deliver high quality care.
• They will a role model for expert clinical care, and lead on specific projects / service developments and management functions as delegated by the Band 7 therapist or Clinical Lead Therapist.
• They will role model the identified Trust values at all times.
• The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner in providing physiotherapy assessment, treatment and management to their own designated caseload of patients and to maintain up to date physiotherapy records.
• They will evidence based principles and current best practise to assess, plan, implement and evaluate physiotherapy interventions.
• The post holder will provide supervision, teaching and support to more junior staff, therapy assistants and students on placement.

Person specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• BSc or Diploma in Physiotherapy
• HPC registration
• Evidence of CPD and relevant post graduate courses
• Member of special interest group ie: APCP, Neonatal SIG

EXPERIENCE

• Evidence of experience as a Band 5 therapist in paediatrics.
• Experience working as part of MDT
• Participation in emergency on-call and weekend respiratory services including both adults and paediatrics
• Relevant post registration experience at Band 5 level in core areas including Musculoskeletal, neurology, orthopaedic and respiratory
• Evidence of working in a team which was non-clinical
• Evidence of presentation at in-service training
• Evidence of experience as a Band 6 therapist
• Evidence of paediatric courses
• Evidence of working with children in a non-clinical setting

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE - SPECIAL

• Demonstrates specialist knowledge and experience of paediatric orthopaedic, respiratory, neuro-developmental and musculo-skeletal assessment and treatment interventions
• Demonstrates advanced clinical reasoning skills with examples
• The ability to clinically reason the application of appropriate paediatric assessment and treatment techniques .
• Identifies challenges of working in varying hospital or community settings and demonstrates the ability to adapt own practice accordingly.
• The ability to guide and direct therapy assistants and students in clinical practice
• Evidence of effective self-management including time, prioritisation, clinical caseload and stress
• Excellent communication skills with patients, relatives, staff and external contacts, including in challenging situations, demonstrating respect and kindness
• Evidence of participation in research or audit

Important

• There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date, this will be due to a high volume of applications. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly (and your junk folder) as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
• We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Right to work

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

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.

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