Physiotherapist Rehabilitation Band 5

Job responsibilities

Professionalism

o Meet current HCPC and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) standards, with respect to professionalism and to keep up to date with any changes.

o Be responsible for maintaining registration with HCPC and CSP.

o Adhere to the policies and procedures of The Childrens Trust.

Clinical Responsibilities

o Provide high quality, evidence based physiotherapy provision for children and young people attendingour Rehabilitation services, in partnership with other members of the Multidisciplinary Team and education services.

o Undertake physiotherapy assessments of children with complex needs e.g. multiple co-morbidities, neurodisabilities, orthopaedic and chronic conditions, through standardised and non-standardised assessments and clinical observations.

o Devise suitable, individualised, 24hr physiotherapy programmes/strategies that fit within the childs daily routine, whether to be carried out by parents or members of the Multidisciplinary Team; these should be monitored, evaluated and adjusted appropriately according to the needs of the child.

o Develop therapy goals, in collaboration with the child and family/carers, as well as the multidisciplinary and education teams, other health professionals and agencies, to facilitate the participation of the child in their life skills.

o Support the multidisciplinary and education teams with measuring short term targets, through using , therapy outcome measurement tools e.g. F-words, Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS).

o Keep appropriate and accurate intervention records, fulfilling legal, professional and all other requirements of The Childrens Trust.

o Contribute to child related reports, including looked after children and annual review reports as required, and assist with the collation of these as required, in a timely manner in line with organisational targets.

o Work closely with all members of the Multidisciplinary Team, as well as the child and family, to provide a fully integrated approach to the overall management of the child. This will include any home/school visits, professional child related meetings and/ or appointments, as required.

o Provide clinical cover across the service during episodes of staff shortage/heavy workload, in order to ensure effective service delivery.

o Work flexibly in terms of hours, including the ability to work an early evening (weekly) and one weekend day, per calendar month.

Communication

o Communicate effectively with children/young people (applying the principles of consistent communication).

o Facilitate effective communication with families and members of the Multidisciplinary Team.

o Maintain clear and concise documents and records, in accordance with The Childrens Trust policies.

o Ensure documents are managed confidentially at all times.

o Attend regular meetings with the multidisciplinary team, to discuss individual children/ young people and service in general, as required e.g. reviews, case conferences, parents meetings, clinics.

Management of self and others

o Provide support and supervision for volunteers and students, within area of responsibility, providing motivation and support to achieve key objectives.

Professionalism

o Takes action and raises concerns.

o Adhere to the policies and procedures of The Childrens Trust.

o Maintain professional boundaries and professionalism at all times.

o Committed to demonstrating the organisations values and behaviours at all times.

Health and Safety

o Adheres to all Health and Safety guidelines, principles, and regulations to perform your role and comply with The Childrens Trust policies and procedures.

o Provide evidence of all vaccinations (or medical exemption) required for the post.

o Adhere to manual handling procedures and complete mandatory manual handling training.

o Promotes the health and safety of others.

o Uses the incident reporting and risk assessment system (IRAR), to identify and report risks and incidents/actions if directed.

o Responsible for identifying and mitigating risk within the work environment.

Wellbeing and Emotional Resilience

o Maintains a positive approach and outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems.

o Recognises own limitations, develops realistic goals, and uses support network resource when or if necessary.

o Treats challenges and problems as a learning experience.

o Remains organised and focused when under pressure.

o Responds appropriately and effectively to all constructive feedback.

o Motivates self and other.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of working with children and families

Desirable

• Minimum of one years clinical experience as a Physiotherapist in a paediatric setting
• Paediatric placement experience at under graduate level
• Experience of working with children/young people and/ or adults with acquired brain injury or neurodisability
• Experience using specialist mobility and/ or moving and handling equipment:

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and young people with complex disabilities:
• Competent skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint:

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registration
• Maintains a portfolio of Continuous Professional Development, in line with regulatory body standards
• Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Desirable

• Member of specialist interest group or forum

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Commitment to the vision and values of The Childrens Trust.
• Flexible and can do attitude to competing commitments in workload.
• Highly motivated and reliable.
• Ability to cope working in a demanding environment.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Clinical reasoning skills in predictable situations, analysing a variety of evidence and presenting this in a relevant format e.g. report, presentation
• Observation and treatment skills, relevant to the assessment and management
• Workload management, including delegation of tasks
• Competent IT skills, in order to collect and interpret data, present reports and compile presentations
• Competent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills, including communicating complex or potentially distressing information to parents/carers and managing conflict when appropriate
• Reflective practice skills; able to give clear and effective feedback and support others to develop
• Ability to meet the physical demands of a therapy role
• Ability to work flexibly, in order to meet the needs of the service and the children, including an early evening (weekly) and one weekend day, per calendar month (N.B. there is no On Call service required)

Desirable

• Clinical assessment and intervention skills relevant to children and young people with neuro-disability:

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).