Job summary
Are you a qualified physiotherapist wanting to work with children?
Do you want to be part of a multidisciplinary team?
Are you dynamic and innovative in your approach to therapy?
If you answered yes, we've got the perfect role for you!
We are looking for a qualified physiotherapist who has a passion for working with children. If this is you we look forward to welcoming you to our team.
We work with children from birth to 19years old with a range of conditions and presentations and in a variety of settings including clinic, home, school and nurseries.
As an autonomous practitioner, to deliver a specialist physiotherapy service within the inter-disciplinary and inter-agency team for children's services, providing specialist assessment, intervention and advice for children, their families and carers. To advise the professional lead and wider physiotherapy team to assist in developing a high quality service to children in Medway.
Main duties of the job
You would be expected to work with a wide age range of children with musculoskeletal conditions, neurological conditions and severe physical and complex needs.
The service provides assessment, treatment programmes and strategies for the home and within mainstream and special schools.
About us
So what else?
This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you'll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
We'll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
You'll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
Would you like to work flexibly?In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The small print
Informal visits can be arranged on request.
We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Communication and relationship skills
- To communicate effectively with patients and carers and other health care professionals and non-professionals using a wide range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to share assessment findings, agree treatment plans, progress and modify management programmes, give advice, teaching etc. This will include patients, family members or carers with communication and comprehension difficulties and those who may be unable to accept diagnosis prognosis.
- To liaise with health and social care professionals and other agencies regarding paediatric patient care, treatment progress and discharge planning.
2. Knowledge, training and experience
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of musculoskeletal and neurological paediatric patients in your care.
- To maintain a continuing professional development portfolio which reflects development
3. Analytical and judgement skills
- To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form an accurate diagnosis in a wide range of highly complex musculoskeletal and neurological paediatric conditions.
- To determine clinical diagnosis and ensure the provision of advanced physiotherapy treatment indicated.
4. Planning and organisational skills
- To plan, organise and prioritise own workload, balancing other patient related and professional demands ensuring that these remain in accordance with those of the team as a whole. To organise, manage and delegate work under protocol to, physiotherapy assistants and technical instructors ensuring a high standard of service.
5. Physical skills
- To undertake specialised assessment of musculoskeletal and neurological paediatric patients including those with diverse and complex presentations and life changing conditions: using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate an age appropriate and individualised treatment plan and programme.
6. Responsibility for patient / client care
- To deliver individualised physiotherapy treatment programmes using a broad range of physio therapeutic skills in individual and group settings
- To continually reassess patient progress, adapt treatment plans accordingly, and develop discharge plans.
- To refer patients appropriately to other health and social care services according to protocol providing timely and detailed information to ensure good continuity of care.
- To assess patient, parent, carer and educational staff, understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
- To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out physiotherapy duties and to adhere to departmental policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through teaching training and supervision of practice.
7. Responsibility for policy and service development implementation
- To work with senior staff to ensure that clinical governance targets are met including the development of clinical standards and protocols, audit, research, clinical and non-clinical risk management.
- To work with head of service, manager and clinical specialists to introduce innovative methods of service delivery, which provide best practice, positive outcomes, improved access and the involvement of users in the planning, implementation and evaluation of services.
8. Responsibilities for financial and physical resources
- To demonstrate and apply an understanding of clinical governance and risk management to the work situation and manage clinical risk within your own caseload.
- To be aware of health and safety policies with the Medway community healthcare CIC and other areas of work (schools, nurseries, respite houses etc).
9. Responsibilities for information resources
- To keep up to date, accurate, problem orientated medical records in physiotherapy and MDT notes in line with Medway community healthcare CIC policy, legal requirements and professional standards and to provide written reports, discharge summaries etc as required and to ensure staff within the area of responsibility do likewise
- To contribute to the effective collection and timely submission of clinical information and data to support decision making and the management and delivery of care and the management and delivery of care in the community and tertiary hospitals and also during the transit between the acute and community services for children.
- To maintain accurate and adequate clinical records.
10. Responsibilities for research and development (R&D)
- To contribute to the Medway community healthcare CIC research and development strategy through participation in multidisciplinary research initiatives, which inform practice and contribute to local evidence base to support service delivery.
11. Freedom to act
- As an autonomous practitioner to take a major role in the advanced assessment and advanced treatment of paediatric patients (within the speciality) who may have acute, complex and / or chronic disabilities which may be life threatening conditions.
12. Physical effort (refer to effort factor questionnaire)
- Areas of the role which may require physical effort either as a sustained or sudden requirement. The frequency should also be given, ie as an occasional or on-going requirement. Moving / transferring patients / clients, moving equipment, long periods of driving or inputting at a keyboard should also be identified.
13. Mental effort (refer to effort factor questionnaire)
- Areas of the role which require mental effort including the nature, level, frequency and duration of the mental effort required. The frequency of the requirement should also be identified, ie whether this occasional or a frequent need
14. Emotional effort (refer to effort factor questionnaire)
- Areas of the role which require emotional effort and the nature, level, frequency and duration demands of the emotional effort required
15. Working conditions (refer to effort factor questionnaire)
- The nature, level, frequency and duration of demands arising from inevitably adverse environmental conditions (eg inclement weather, extreme heat/cold, smells, noise and fumes) and hazards, which are unavoidable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Communication and relationship skills
- To communicate effectively with patients and carers and other health care professionals and non-professionals using a wide range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to share assessment findings, agree treatment plans, progress and modify management programmes, give advice, teaching etc. This will include patients, family members or carers with communication and comprehension difficulties and those who may be unable to accept diagnosis prognosis.
- To liaise with health and social care professionals and other agencies regarding paediatric patient care, treatment progress and discharge planning.
2. Knowledge, training and experience
- To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of musculoskeletal and neurological paediatric patients in your care.
- To maintain a continuing professional development portfolio which reflects development
3. Analytical and judgement skills
- To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form an accurate diagnosis in a wide range of highly complex musculoskeletal and neurological paediatric conditions.
- To determine clinical diagnosis and ensure the provision of advanced physiotherapy treatment indicated.
4. Planning and organisational skills
- To plan, organise and prioritise own workload, balancing other patient related and professional demands ensuring that these remain in accordance with those of the team as a whole. To organise, manage and delegate work under protocol to, physiotherapy assistants and technical instructors ensuring a high standard of service.
5. Physical skills
- To undertake specialised assessment of musculoskeletal and neurological paediatric patients including those with diverse and complex presentations and life changing conditions: using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate an age appropriate and individualised treatment plan and programme.
6. Responsibility for patient / client care
- To deliver individualised physiotherapy treatment programmes using a broad range of physio therapeutic skills in individual and group settings
- To continually reassess patient progress, adapt treatment plans accordingly, and develop discharge plans.
- To refer patients appropriately to other health and social care services according to protocol providing timely and detailed information to ensure good continuity of care.
- To assess patient, parent, carer and educational staff, understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
- To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out physiotherapy duties and to adhere to departmental policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through teaching training and supervision of practice.
7. Responsibility for policy and service development implementation
- To work with senior staff to ensure that clinical governance targets are met including the development of clinical standards and protocols, audit, research, clinical and non-clinical risk management.
- To work with head of service, manager and clinical specialists to introduce innovative methods of service delivery, which provide best practice, positive outcomes, improved access and the involvement of users in the planning, implementation and evaluation of services.
8. Responsibilities for financial and physical resources
- To demonstrate and apply an understanding of clinical governance and risk management to the work situation and manage clinical risk within your own caseload.
- To be aware of health and safety policies with the Medway community healthcare CIC and other areas of work (schools, nurseries, respite houses etc).
9. Responsibilities for information resources
- To keep up to date, accurate, problem orientated medical records in physiotherapy and MDT notes in line with Medway community healthcare CIC policy, legal requirements and professional standards and to provide written reports, discharge summaries etc as required and to ensure staff within the area of responsibility do likewise
- To contribute to the effective collection and timely submission of clinical information and data to support decision making and the management and delivery of care and the management and delivery of care in the community and tertiary hospitals and also during the transit between the acute and community services for children.
- To maintain accurate and adequate clinical records.
10. Responsibilities for research and development (R&D)
- To contribute to the Medway community healthcare CIC research and development strategy through participation in multidisciplinary research initiatives, which inform practice and contribute to local evidence base to support service delivery.
11. Freedom to act
- As an autonomous practitioner to take a major role in the advanced assessment and advanced treatment of paediatric patients (within the speciality) who may have acute, complex and / or chronic disabilities which may be life threatening conditions.
12. Physical effort (refer to effort factor questionnaire)
- Areas of the role which may require physical effort either as a sustained or sudden requirement. The frequency should also be given, ie as an occasional or on-going requirement. Moving / transferring patients / clients, moving equipment, long periods of driving or inputting at a keyboard should also be identified.
13. Mental effort (refer to effort factor questionnaire)
- Areas of the role which require mental effort including the nature, level, frequency and duration of the mental effort required. The frequency of the requirement should also be identified, ie whether this occasional or a frequent need
14. Emotional effort (refer to effort factor questionnaire)
- Areas of the role which require emotional effort and the nature, level, frequency and duration demands of the emotional effort required
15. Working conditions (refer to effort factor questionnaire)
- The nature, level, frequency and duration of demands arising from inevitably adverse environmental conditions (eg inclement weather, extreme heat/cold, smells, noise and fumes) and hazards, which are unavoidable.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Physiotherapy Degree or equivalent
Desirable
- Additional courses undertaken specific to paediatrics
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering physiotherapy assessment and intervention
Desirable
- Experience of working with children with additional needs
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills both written and verbal
Desirable
- Good understanding of IT programmes
MCH values
Essential
- Good understanding of MCH values
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Physiotherapy Degree or equivalent
Desirable
- Additional courses undertaken specific to paediatrics
Experience
Essential
- Experience of delivering physiotherapy assessment and intervention
Desirable
- Experience of working with children with additional needs
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills both written and verbal
Desirable
- Good understanding of IT programmes
MCH values
Essential
- Good understanding of MCH values
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
