Job summary
Specialist Children's Physiotherapist - Band 6
£40,701 - £48,054 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
Part-time - 3.6 days/ 27 hours per week available
Are you looking for an exciting and fulfilling opportunity to work as a children's Physiotherapist in a supportive community team, with a mixed caseload.... then this may be perfect for you.
We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Children's Physiotherapist to join our team to support children in a variety of settings.
We would welcome a band 6 physio looking to develop skills in a supportive and friendly environment. You will be based in the community team at the Phoenix Children's Resource Centre in Bromley.
You will be part of a dynamic, friendly physiotherapy and multi-disciplinary team, seeing children and young people with a wide variety of conditions such as developmental, neuro-developmental, neuro-muscular, musculo-skeletal, within a variety of settings including schools/ pre-schools, within the home and outpatients clinic.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard of physiotherapy assessment, treatment and advice to children and young people, carers and families. Using your assessment to identify the main problems and formulation of physiotherapy treatment plans, and/or support children and young people and their families to self manage where possible .
Be the physiotherapy lead within the multi-disciplinary team, providing specialist advice to other specialist health professionals, such as child psychologists, health visitors, GPs, and social care professionals, education services and others as necessary.
To provide supervision and education to physiotherapy assistants and physiotherapy students.
To provide annual appraisals to those in your line management.
To support the band 7 and head of service in ensuring clinical governance.
To support the band 7 with operational delivery within the service.
With more complex children- work closely with CAMHS, Wheelchair Services, Orthotics services, Specialist Equipment Agencies, Voluntary Agencies, and other providers to ensure physiotherapy treatment is fully integrated into the patients care programmes. Work closely with referrers and specialist centres to manage children's individual needs.
About us
Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults.
Being born from NHS Bromley's community provider unit we have been providing community services to the people of Bromley for many years and we have a wealth of experience. Bromley Healthcare is a great place to work. The unique way we deliver services and offer everyone who works here a voice, means that your career with us will be rewarding.
Social Enterprises are a fairly new and exciting way to deliver healthcare, offering many of the traditional advantages of the NHS (such as excellent training and development) with the freedom for innovation by being able to reinvest any surpluses we make into the community.
Priority consideration will be given to Bromley Healthcare staff formally identified as being at risk. Please note that for positions that require you to drive as part of your job role we will be asking for evidence of business insurance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment as an autonomous practitioner, and support / advise colleagues where appropriate. This includes CPIP assessments and EHCP assessments and annual reviews.
To assess, diagnose and develop individual care/treatment plans for a range of paediatric conditions in conjunction with parents/carers, some of which will be highly complex or will be for patients with complex clinical, social and emotional needs.
To be responsible for reassessing patient care as treatment progresses and alter treatment programmes as appropriate.
Be able to analyse clinical and social information from a range of sources and integrate in to physiotherapy assessment and development of care/treatment plan.
To be a source of clinical expertise and advice for physiotherapy assistants in the team and colleagues in the acute services.
To provide specialist advice on patient care to other health, social, educational and voluntary sector services. This may involve negotiating or requesting changes to treatment programmes/care plans set by other paediatric professionals.
To assess children for specialist equipment and recommend its purchase from health and Education.
To assess children for specialist orthotics need and recommend access to orthotics clinic as required.
To set up and adjust specialist equipment for the individual child. To train parents/carers and other agencies in the use of the equipment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment as an autonomous practitioner, and support / advise colleagues where appropriate. This includes CPIP assessments and EHCP assessments and annual reviews.
To assess, diagnose and develop individual care/treatment plans for a range of paediatric conditions in conjunction with parents/carers, some of which will be highly complex or will be for patients with complex clinical, social and emotional needs.
To be responsible for reassessing patient care as treatment progresses and alter treatment programmes as appropriate.
Be able to analyse clinical and social information from a range of sources and integrate in to physiotherapy assessment and development of care/treatment plan.
To be a source of clinical expertise and advice for physiotherapy assistants in the team and colleagues in the acute services.
To provide specialist advice on patient care to other health, social, educational and voluntary sector services. This may involve negotiating or requesting changes to treatment programmes/care plans set by other paediatric professionals.
To assess children for specialist equipment and recommend its purchase from health and Education.
To assess children for specialist orthotics need and recommend access to orthotics clinic as required.
To set up and adjust specialist equipment for the individual child. To train parents/carers and other agencies in the use of the equipment.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience in the field of paediatrics.
- Experience and sound understanding of working with children's safeguarding procedures.
- Sound understanding of the process of SEND reforms and EHC reports.
- Experience of supervising and teaching junior and undergraduate physiotherapists.
- Experience of and ability to manage complaints and concerns raised.
- Experience and confidence in discussing clinical assessment with consultants and other medical professionals.
Desirable
- Experience of delegating work to physiotherapy assistants
- Experience of and ability to work as part of a broad multidisciplinary team/cross organisational working
- Experience of supervising physiotherapy assistants
- Work in community settings delivering paediatric care
Information Technology
Essential
- Good keyboard skills, basic IT knowledge including power pont and word and emails
- Ability to create and provide printed programmes for children and families from available resources.
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Physiotherepy
- Registration with the Health Care professions Council ( HPCP)
Skills
Essential
- Current driving licence with a car available for work
- Casting and orthotics
- Experience of and ability to work as part of a broad multidisciplinary and multi-agency working.
- Basic understanding of principals of seating and postural management
Desirable
- Understanding of aquatic therapy.
- Experience of delegating work to physiotherapy assistants
- Experience of supervising physiotherapy assistants
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience in the field of paediatrics.
- Experience and sound understanding of working with children's safeguarding procedures.
- Sound understanding of the process of SEND reforms and EHC reports.
- Experience of supervising and teaching junior and undergraduate physiotherapists.
- Experience of and ability to manage complaints and concerns raised.
- Experience and confidence in discussing clinical assessment with consultants and other medical professionals.
Desirable
- Experience of delegating work to physiotherapy assistants
- Experience of and ability to work as part of a broad multidisciplinary team/cross organisational working
- Experience of supervising physiotherapy assistants
- Work in community settings delivering paediatric care
Information Technology
Essential
- Good keyboard skills, basic IT knowledge including power pont and word and emails
- Ability to create and provide printed programmes for children and families from available resources.
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Physiotherepy
- Registration with the Health Care professions Council ( HPCP)
Skills
Essential
- Current driving licence with a car available for work
- Casting and orthotics
- Experience of and ability to work as part of a broad multidisciplinary and multi-agency working.
- Basic understanding of principals of seating and postural management
Desirable
- Understanding of aquatic therapy.
- Experience of delegating work to physiotherapy assistants
- Experience of supervising physiotherapy assistants
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).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
