Specialist Physiotherapist - NICU

NHS Jobs; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a clinician to undertake comprehensive assessment of patients with complex presentations, including pediatric cases, interpreting clinical and non-clinical data to guide accurate diagnoses and prognoses.

The role involves formulating personalised care plans, liaising with a broad range of health and social care professionals, and contributing to neurodevelopmental follow up clinics at 9 months and 2 years as well as physiotherapy follow up

Qualifications

• Assessment of patients with complex presentations using investigative and analytical skills.
• Interpret clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses and prognoses.
• Liaise with a wide range of professionals across health and social services.
• Involvement in neurodevelopmental follow up clinics at 9 months and 2 years.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive assessment of patients including those with complex presentations.
• Formulate individualised management and treatment plans recommending the best course of intervention.
• Review, organise and participate in the neurodevelopmental follow up clinic with Neonatal consultants.
• Assist in reviewing and organising physiotherapy follow up outpatient clinics.

Job description

To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills. To interpret clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis and prognosis in a wide range of highly complex conditions. These include children with neurological, orthopaedic and respiratory problems. To have highly developed skills in the observation, handling and assessment skills for an extremely fragile patient population and to interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts, including perinatal and maternal history to assist in the formulation of accurate diagnoses and prognoses in a wide range of highly complex conditions. To formulate individualised management and treatment plans recommending the best course of intervention. To formulate a specialised programme of care using clinical reasoning and to utilise a wide range of treatment skills. This usually involves liaison with a wide range of professionals across the health and social services. Due to the complexity and nature of the patients conditions, care management is often longer term and thus requires frequent re-assessment. To assist with reviewing, organising and participate in the neurodevelopmental follow up clinic with Neonatal consultants to assess children at 9 months and 2 years. To assist with reviewing, organising and participate in the physiotherapy follow up outpatient clinics

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust