Job summary
The children's physiotherapy team, based at St Mary's Hospital, provides a comprehensive acute and community service to Central and North Westminster and North Kensington and Chelsea localities. An exciting opportunity has arisen to work clinically for a 12 month Fixed Ter-Contract within our Children's Physiotherapy Service, which provides a comprehensive acute and community service to North Kensington and Chelsea and North Westminster localities. You will provide community physiotherapy for children with complex needs within the Woodfield Child Development Service (CDS) and the North Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) Early Years Service. You will work with a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team across health, education and social care, supporting children's growth and development to achieve their full potential.
The post will give you the opportunity to develop or stretch your clinical and leadership skills in line with your personal development plan, with supervision and support from Clinical Lead Children's Physiotherapists. Excellent teamwork and communication are essential for this role as you will be responsible for the training of physiotherapy/multi-agency staff and have the opportunity to build strong partnerships with children, young people and their families.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within the Woodfield Child Development Physiotherapy Service (CDS) which provides a community service to children and young people (0-19 years) in the North Kensington & Chelsea and North & Central Westminster localities. Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust is the lead provider for the CDS with Physiotherapy provision subcontracted from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The Children's Physiotherapy team work within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team across health, education and social care. Babies, children and adolescents presenting with a wide variety of conditions are treated at home, in day-care and educational facilities, the physiotherapy department and at the Medical Centre, Woodfield Road. The contribution to medical clinics takes place across sites.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy (or equivalent)
- Health Professions Council professional registration.
- 'M' level equivalent courses relevant to speciality.
- Relevant Postgraduate clinical training
- Supervisory skills training
Desirable
- Membership of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Membership of Paediatric Special Interest Group
Experience
Essential
- Recent substantial and sustained experience in children's physiotherapy working with children presenting with a variety of mild to complex physical conditions and learning difficulties including, neurological disorders (e.g. cerebral palsy), developmental delay and genetic syndromes.
- Broad base of clinical experience before specialising
- Expert knowledge and experience of assessment and a wide range of treatment approaches for the effective management of paediatric conditions.
- Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for staff and students
- Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to graduate standard.
Desirable
- Experience of partnership working
- oExperience of working in the community as a lone practitioner
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Effective presentation skills
- Competent computer skills
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships.
Desirable
- Well developed abilities for communication and consensus building skills, to speak to groups
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy (or equivalent)
- Health Professions Council professional registration.
- 'M' level equivalent courses relevant to speciality.
- Relevant Postgraduate clinical training
- Supervisory skills training
Desirable
- Membership of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Membership of Paediatric Special Interest Group
Experience
Essential
- Recent substantial and sustained experience in children's physiotherapy working with children presenting with a variety of mild to complex physical conditions and learning difficulties including, neurological disorders (e.g. cerebral palsy), developmental delay and genetic syndromes.
- Broad base of clinical experience before specialising
- Expert knowledge and experience of assessment and a wide range of treatment approaches for the effective management of paediatric conditions.
- Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for staff and students
- Experience of delivering undergraduate student supervision and clinical education to graduate standard.
Desirable
- Experience of partnership working
- oExperience of working in the community as a lone practitioner
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Effective presentation skills
- Competent computer skills
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships.
Desirable
- Well developed abilities for communication and consensus building skills, to speak to groups
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).
