Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Foots Cray; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust in London seeks a highly motivated Physiotherapist to join our community paediatrics team serving children aged 0-19 in Bexley. The caseload is varied, including musculoskeletal, rheumatology, orthopaedics, and neurodevelopmental conditions, across home, school and clinic settings.

You will work within a proactive multi-disciplinary team, independently managing a diverse caseload, delivering assessment and treatment plans, and providing education to families and

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is required for practice.
• Ongoing CPD and professional development encouraged.
• Experience in paediatric community physiotherapy is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a specialist children's physiotherapy service in the community of Bexley.
• Independently manage a varied caseload across all areas of children's physiotherapy.
• Assess the functional needs of children and young people to develop and implement treatment plans.
• Assess and treat across all areas, showing problem solving and good judgement.
• Provide advice and education to others regarding management of children's care.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary team members to ensure best interests of the child.
• Support band 5 staff and therapy assistants through training and appraisal.
• Work within clinical governance guidelines and national/local policies.
• Demonstrate HCPC registration and ongoing CPD compliance.

Skills

HCPC registration

CPD ongoing

Child health

Community physio

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated and flexible Physiotherapist to join our team to provide a community service to children in Bexley between the ages of 0-19 years. The caseload will be mixed, to include musculoskeletal (5 - 16 yrs old), rheumatology, orthopaedics, developmental coordination disorder, baby and gait clinics, complex neurological conditions and children who are neurodivergent. The service provides community Physiotherapy for children within the Borough of Bexley in line with current health, education and social care policies, and with the national service framework for children. Services will be provided across health, education and community care settings in order to deliver great out of hospital care. This post will also specifically deliver care into a variety of educational settings at secondary and primary level. We work as an integrated team, working closely with our multi-disciplinary team members and key partner agencies. Our aim is to provide a child centred, needs led service based on partnership working., You will be working within a proactive, dynamic and supportive team to:

• Deliver a specialist children's physiotherapy service in the community of Bexley
• Independently manage a varied caseload across all areas of children's physiotherapy
• Assess the functional needs of children and young people (CYP) in order to develop and implement specialist children's physiotherapy treatment and intervention
• Assess and treat across all areas, demonstrating a high level of problem solving, reasoning skills and judgement
• Provide advice and education to others regarding the management and care of children across the service
• Liaise with all professionals in the multidisciplinary team, in the best interests if the child or young person
• Professional and personal development is encouraged through regular in-service training, appraisal systems and peer support. You will be expected to help and support band 5 staff and Therapy assistants
• You will be responsible for working within clinical governance guidelines and in line with national and local policies and procedures.
• You will demonstrate an ability to comply with Professional guidelines for practice and be registered to practice with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) with evidence of ongoing professional development (CPD).
  Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families.

This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We're
• We Listen
• We Care