Senior Physiotherapist: Children’s (rotational)

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Physiotherapist: Children's (rotational) at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The role involves providing high-quality physiotherapy to patients in acute rehabilitation, performing advanced assessments, and developing individualized treatment programs. The position requires participation in a rotational scheme across various clinical settings, including PICU and acute wards, and offers career development and flexible working options.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing programs

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Car lease schemes

Season ticket loan

Membership options for onsite leisure facilities

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in Physiotherapy.
• State registration with the Health Professions Council.
• Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality physiotherapy management to patients.
• Participate in a cross site rotational scheme.
• Perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients.

Skills

Teamwork

Clinical Education

Supervision Skills

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

State registration with the Health Professions Council

Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Job description

Senior Physiotherapist: Children’s (rotational)

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Physiotherapist: Children's (rotational) band 6 post at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. To participate in a cross site rotational scheme which includes PICU and the acute wards, Neonates, Child development service and MSK.

The job holder will be providing a high standard of physiotherapy to patients within acute rehabilitation. To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.

Main duties of the job

• To provide high quality physiotherapy management to patients at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. To participate in a cross site rotational scheme, providing a high standard of physiotherapy to patients within acute rehabilitation. To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.
• The job holder is required to work at weekends as part of their contracted hours of work, (specific rota details are held locally within departments).
• The job holder is required to participate in the overnight on call rota and will do so once they have completed the relevant induction and achieved the required competencies, (specific rota details are held locally within departments).

About us

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.

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 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
• Able to demonstrate specialist learning from previous physiotherapy rotations, formal post-graduate level learning and informal CPD (both general and specific to clinical fields of speciality).
• Demonstrate learning of personal effectiveness and first line leadership from experience and from both formal and informal CPD activity
• Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Membership of CSP special interest groups relevant to speciality

Experience

• Recent substantial and sustained experience in relevant physiotherapy specialities and clinical settings
• Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy and multidisciplinary team
• To have participated in service development projects
• Experience of clinical education of staff, students or assistants.
• Experience of supervision of students/ physiotherapy assistants, with development of basic supervision skills.
• Experience of on-call and weekend working in an acute hospital
• To have undertaken audit and/or research, either within area of physiotherapy speciality or as part of the MDT
• Previous experience in the NHS as a qualified physiotherapist
• Previous senior physiotherapist experience in relevant post
• Involvement with Clinical Governance issues and an understanding of their relation to patient care
• Experience of on-call and weekend working in an acute hospital

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.

Clinical Lead Specialist Physiotherapist