Rotational Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS trust in London is seeking a fixed-term Band 6 Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist to join its dynamic children's therapy team. This role offers diverse clinical exposure and responsibilities including treatment delivery, staff supervision, and participation in service development initiatives.

Qualifications

• Must have 18 months post-qualification experience working in a clinical setting.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise physiotherapy staff and contribute to their education.
• Engagement in paediatric specific courses is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialized physiotherapeutic interventions to children across various settings.
• Participate in teaching programmes and ensure clinical effectiveness.
• Contribute to research and service development via project completion.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Autonomy

Clinical Assessment

Treatment Planning

Education

Degree/Equivalent in Physiotherapy

HCPC Registration

CSP Member

Member of APCP

Job description

Rotational Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist

We are looking to appoint a fixed term contract band 6 Specialist Paediatric Rotational Physiotherapist to join our team working within Barts Health NHS Trust.

The rotations include exposure within inpatient respiratory including wards/PICU; outpatient respiratory services, neurology & orthopaedics, musculoskeletal outpatients and community paediatrics.

It will be expected that you join our weekend and on-call rota, once deemed competent.

The acute children's therapy team is a dynamic team made up of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians, speech and language therapists and play specialists.

The team sit in the children's division and provides clinical care across all acute in-patient areas from critical care, wards, day case and outpatients.

The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner to deliver specialised physiotherapeutic intervention to children across Barts Health NHS Trust as part of a rotational post.

They will use highly developed skills in assessment and treatment for patients with a wide variety of conditions and diverse presentations. Treatment will bedelivered in a variety of settings, including clinics, outpatient departments, wards, patient's homes and schools.

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 as part of a rotational post. 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 variety of settings, including clinics, outpatient departments, wards, patient's homes and schools. Formal and informal supervision will be available as part of this role on a rotation specific basis.

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 via the completion of projects. Dependant on the rotation, they will be responsible for the supervision of Band 5 and 3 staff as well as clinical education of physiotherapy students on placement.

The post holder will participate in the emergency out of hours and weekend service for the paediatric wards at the Royal London Hospital. They will also be flexible in their working areas as required in order to ensure service delivery across all sites.

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

Qualifications

• Degree/Equivalent in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registration
• Evidence of continuing professional Development
• CSP Member
• Member of APCP

Experience

• Experience of working within the NHS
• A broad variety of post graduate experience and/ or experience in a speciality
• 18 months post qualification experience working in a clinical setting
• Contribution to the clinical education of less experienced staff or students
• Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy or multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of paediatric specific courses
• Experience of supervising physiotherapy staff
• Experience of operational and strategic team working
• Experience of working in the community
• Experience of working with children

Knowledge

• Knowledge of scope of practice and safely escalating concerns to seniors where indicated.
• Evidence of reflecting and learning from gaps in knowledge within specialty.
• Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for the service
• Evidence of expanding knowledge base in paediatrics with appropriate self-directed learning, external courses or participation on an appropriate in-service training rota.

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.