Senior Physiotherapist - Acute Paediatrics MSK

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a friendly and enthusiastic physiotherapist to join our Acute Paediatric MSK team. You will assess and manage children with a wide range of MSK conditions in outpatient settings and work autonomously with support from an experienced team.

The post offers opportunities to develop clinical, managerial, teaching and supervision skills, participate in audits and service development, and benefit from a robust supervision and CPD

Qualifications

• Paediatric MSK focus and enthusiasm required.
• Clinical reasoning and communication skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced physiotherapy assessment and treatment for paediatric MSK outpatients.
• Work autonomously within the Acute Paediatric MSK team with support from Band 7 lead.
• Supervise and educate physiotherapy students on placement.
• Contribute to audits, service development and CPD activities.
• Design and undertake evidence-based audits and research projects to improve service delivery.

Job description

Our Acute Paediatric MSK team are looking for a friendly and enthusiastic physiotherapist to join our dynamic team. Applications are invited from suitably motivated and innovative individuals to join an energetic and evolving Team within a reputable Trust. The post holders are required to be enthusiastic and passionate about the field of paediatric MSK physiotherapy and have suitable knowledge of the specialist area.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide assessment and management of children presenting with a wide range of MSK conditions including acute and chronic MSK presentations, developmental and orthopaedic conditions within an outpatient setting

This post will allow you to work autonomously whilst being supported by an experienced team. With opportunities to develop a wide range of clinical, managerial, teaching and supervision skills. You will play an active role in audits and service development. We offer a well-established supervision and appraisal structure. We encourage individual progression within the Band 6 role and have a firm commitment to in-service training and CPD.

We are looking for a clinician with excellent communication and clinical reasoning skills, a passion for paediatric MSK physiotherapy and a commitment to delivering patient centred, evidence based care.

Our Therapy Department is a friendly, forward thinking and innovative department with a well- established Clinical Governance programme and a focus on developing staff.

Main duties of the job

• To provide a high standard physiotherapy service within the field of Acute Paediatrics MSK Outpatients.
• To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to determine a diagnosis, formulate and deliver an appropriate, effective individualised treatment programme
• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• To supervise, educate and assess physiotherapy students on placement within the Acute Paediatric therapy team. Work closely with the university and comply with all standards required for the degree level qualification.
• To participate in the development and delivery of education and training for other health professionals caring for patients with Acute Paediatric conditions
• To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for patients with physiotherapy problems within the MSK service. You will be working without direct supervision. Access to advice and support from a more senior physiotherapist is available if required. Clinical work is evaluated through regular clinical supervision with a Band 7 clinician, but day-to-day clinical work is not routinely reviewed
• Supported by the Band 7 Acute Paediatric physiotherapy lead, to design and undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and team's clinical practice and improve service delivery.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.