Paediatric Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist

Freeman Hospital; Carthage (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Freeman Hospital seeks a highly skilled Paediatric Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist to join its dedicated pain management team. The successful candidate will deliver expert care to children with chronic pain, utilizing advanced clinical skills and interdisciplinary collaboration to support patient recovery and well-being.

Qualifications

• Experience in paediatric care and pain management.
• Creative problem-solving in treatment planning.
• Expertise in evidence-based physiological practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead a systematic clinical physiotherapy service for children.
• Evaluate and manage complex pain conditions in young patients.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams for holistic care.

Skills

Communication

Clinical reasoning

Manual handling

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

MSc or relevant postgraduate training

Job description

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Paediatric Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist

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Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job Overview

This is an exciting and unique opportunity for a highly motivated and skilled physiotherapist to join the paediatric pain team at the Great North Children’s Hospital.

The paediatric pain service was set up in 2014 and manages both acute and chronic pain conditions in children and young people, accepting referrals from across the North of England. This interdisciplinary team comprises pain medical consultants, specialist pain nurses, physiotherapists and a psychologist. The approach to patient care is based upon biopsychosocial principles in line with the best available latest clinical evidence.

The successful applicant will be responsible for developing, delivering, and evaluating physiotherapy input for children and young people in the pain service.

• Interview Date: 30 June 20025
• 22 hours 30 minutes/week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
  
  

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Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills and will have evidence of working effectively within an interdisciplinary team.

The post holder will be expected to collaborate with other lead professionals across different disciplines and supervise, train and support relevant staff within the team.

In addition to the essential requirements of the role, the post holder is required to maintain and improve professional and specialist expert knowledge, skills and competence to ensure the delivery of evidence based practice in line with the Chartered Society Physiotherapy Professional Code of Conduct.

Working for our organisation

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
  
  

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• To undertake clinical duties as a specialist autonomous practitioner being professionally & legally responsible for all aspects of professional activities.
• To lead a specialist, systematic and autonomous clinical physiotherapy service for children referred to the Paediatric Pain Service.
• To provide clinical specialist level physiotherapy assessment for children with chronic pain, including those with multiple diagnoses & complex presentations.
• To use advanced investigative, analytical skills & clinical reasoning to diagnose & recommend treatment and management plans, drawing on expert knowledge of evidence-based treatment options within the interdisciplinary framework.
• To provide spontaneous & planned advice, teaching & instruction to the family/carers & other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of intervention
• To provide consultation to other specialist clinics within the Trust, in accordance with objectives agreed with clinical and professional managers.
• To contribute to a multidisciplinary assessment of the child’s difficulties and decisions regarding likely response to treatment.
• To maintain case notes describing and summarising all aspects of assessment and treatment undertaken.
• To communicate effectively with the patient and their family, as well as others involved in the network of care including health, education and social services.
• To monitor progress during the course of individual and multidisciplinary interventions as required.
• To evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account highly complex factors concerning chronic pain and pain related disability that have shaped the individual, family or group.
• To attend case conferences, reviews and other meetings as required.
• To attend pain service MDT meetings to assist in formulation of treatment/management plans and to give advice and recommendations when required.
• To work with the Trust Orthotics Service and review orthoses based on expert clinical knowledge & experience, supported by the current evidence base.
• To ensure that reports and other correspondence are entered into the relevant notes and communicated to other professionals, parents and children, in accordance with Trust policies.
• To be responsible for developing & providing specialised teaching to peers & junior staff including medical staff; this will frequently include work observation by staff both within & outside the trust & may include large multidisciplinary groups.
• To respond to invitations to lecture within the Trust & on a national & international level, to peers & junior staff including medical staff & other professionals.
• To take an active role in special interest groups relevant to area of expertise, to cascade information from them & incorporate priorities into local practice as appropriate.
• To participate as a member of interviewing panels in the appointment of staff, and be aware of legislation and local personnel policies affecting the employment of staff.
• To undertake research and lead clinical audit in own specialist area of practice as opportunities arise.
  
  

Job Purpose

• To be an expert practitioner (providing expert assessment, treatment planning and review) for paediatric pain patients developing an advanced level of professional autonomy and accountability in the provision of such care.
• To promote Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust as national leaders in the speciality and as an international centre of excellence.
• To lead in partnership with the specialist MDT on developments and innovations in patient care within the Trust and with relevant external agencies, locally and nationally. In line with the Trust’s commitment to clinical governance, develop, lead and implement standards for clinical audit to evaluate clinical effectiveness and promote clinical excellence within paediatric cardiac physiotherapy. To have a role in the development of multi-professional service development within the field. .
• To provide expert clinical leadership through teaching, supervision, advice, guidance and information to the paediatric physiotherapy team, other health care professionals, carers and relatives and other nonprofessional across the Trust and Partnership Organisations.
  
  

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

• Hold a degree or equivalent diploma in Physiotherapy
• Hold an MSc or have relevant postgraduate training to MSC level and be prepared to study for MSc whilst in post
• Be state registered with the health professions council
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
  
  

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• To be able to demonstrate considerable paediatric experience at post graduate level
• To have expert knowledge of the current evidenced research, quality improvement and experience of involvement national audit.
• Have highly specialist knowledge of manual handling legislation and current best practice including range of appropriate equipment.
• To be responsible for and actively participate in the in-service training programme within the speciality area.
• To be involved in the promotion of physiotherapy outside the service e.g. within the directorate ensuring that physiotherapy is incorporated into any new developments and linking with regional and national services
• Demonstrate expert clinical knowledge in paediatric Physiotherapy and have an expert understanding of paediatric Physiotherapy clinical practices and procedures
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Involvement in the relevant CSP Clinical Special Interest Group e.g. APCP, PICS
• Knowledge of current NHS initiatives e.g. National Policy Drivers
• Formal Quality Improvement Training
• Evidence of understanding research methods, and their applications.
• Previous experience in quality assurance.
  
  

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Have the ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance so as to maintain own continued professional development (CPD)
• To be able to work effectively within dynamic MDT forums
• Demonstrate highly developed communication skills
• Able to demonstrate expert clinical reasoning and expert clinical treatment skills in relation to the speciality field
  
  

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JD&PS (PDF, 232.4KB)
• Newcastle Staff Benefits (PDF, 274.4KB)
• Behaviour and Civility Charter (PDF, 93.8KB)
  
  

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name Rebecca Tweddle Job title Paediatric Major Trauma Rehab Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0191 2826844

Seniority level

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  Mid-Senior level

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  Full-time

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