Job summary
We are seeking an experienced, highly motivated, and innovative Physiotherapist with specialist skills in neurodevelopment to join our multidisciplinary Paediatric Therapy Team. This role will provide leadership and management to Physiotherapists working within community settings - preschool and schools in Harrow. Previous NHS experience is essential.
You will lead our physiotherapy service in preschool, mainstream and special schools, including the delivery of highly specialist physiotherapy services to a designated caseload within the service, line management and developing the service. Working with other leads you will assure a high-quality service which meets the needs of children and families in line with the service and trust objectives.
The post provides an ideal opportunity to develop leadership and management skills while maintaining a highly specialist clinical caseload. We welcome a dynamic individual with a keen interest in the development, delivery and redesign of Physiotherapy services, so ensuring high quality, personalised and accessible services to users.
There are excellent support systems with appraisal, objectives and personal development plans designed to meet your specific needs/CPD requirements with opportunities to develop leadership skills across Children's services.
Interviews will be in person at Alexandra Avenue Clinic, Harrow
Main duties of the job
- To provide Clinical leadership and development of a team of Physiotherapists working with Children and Young people (CYP) with developmental difficulties and neurodisability within mainstream schools, special schools and the preschool service in Harrow.
- To manage a highly specialist and complex caseload of infants within preschool/school/Special schools , including Comprehensive advanced clinical assessment and differential; Planning, delivering and evaluating a range of highly specialist treatment programmes; Using highly specialist knowledge and demonstrating advanced skills in dealing with complex issues to generate appropriate strategies for caseload management and wider issues relating to service provision
- To provide highly specialist advice/second opinions and programmes to PTs, other professionals and parents regarding the management and care of children and young people in both the relevant settings.
- To provide line management to Physiotherapists and Assistants ensuring supervision, appraisal and development
- To assume delegated responsibility for delivering clinical governance across the Schools/ preschool services
- In collaboration with Clinical services manager, they will lead team meetings, audit and research projects, and co-ordinate objectives and projects to ensure a seamless service for children accessing both the preschool and schools service
Please see job description and person specification for main duties and responsibilities required in this post.
About us
The team has a strong multi-disciplinary ethos across therapies, with established pathways with medical and nursing colleagues. There are excellent links with early help teams, local nurseries and other colleagues within the Harrow Children integrated Partnership with whom we are currently planning and delivering initiatives such as child health hubs, family centre development and SEND agenda
We are:
- A large supportive, sociable and friendly MDT team of 60+therapists
- Committed to the well-being of our staff
- Easily accessible via public transport from central London and neighbouring counties
We can provide the following for our whole team:
- Flexible working
- Time to ensure access to regular and ongoing CPD
- Opportunities for shadowing in a range of settings
- Clearly structured caseload and prioritisation system
- Highly structured induction
- Access to clinical specialists in all areas
- Peer supervision
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification for main duties and responsibilities required in this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see job description and person specification for main duties and responsibilities required in this post.
Person Specification
education
Essential
- Recognised Qualification in Physiotherapy
- Health Care Professions Council - Registration
- Evidence of completion of specialist post graduate courses relevant to neurodisability
- Advanced training up to Masters level equivalent in area of neurodisability
- Previous NHS experience
Experience
Essential
- Significant Experience at post graduate paediatric experience including working with CYP with complex needs and physical difficulty, and with parents and carers
- Highly specialist skills and knowledge in assessment, treatment and management of children and young people aged 0-19 with complex needs and neurodisability and using outcome measures
- Experience of Line management/Supervision/Appraisal of staff including managing performance and absence and allocating appropriate workloads
- Understanding and application of the principles of both: record keeping and reporting; clinical governance and audit
- managing own caseload of CYP including those within neurodevelopment, physical difficulty, neurology in the community setting; writing clinical notes and reports; clinical audit; working with interpreters and community groups
- Experience of change management
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills including communication, observation, listening and empathy skills. Ability to communicate effectively with children and young people of all ages and abilities
- Good presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Good organisational skills
- Working knowledge of relevant HR policies, equal opportunities, recruitment and retention, managing absence, capability policy
- Proven ability to lead teams and manage change
Person Specification
education
Essential
- Recognised Qualification in Physiotherapy
- Health Care Professions Council - Registration
- Evidence of completion of specialist post graduate courses relevant to neurodisability
- Advanced training up to Masters level equivalent in area of neurodisability
- Previous NHS experience
Experience
Essential
- Significant Experience at post graduate paediatric experience including working with CYP with complex needs and physical difficulty, and with parents and carers
- Highly specialist skills and knowledge in assessment, treatment and management of children and young people aged 0-19 with complex needs and neurodisability and using outcome measures
- Experience of Line management/Supervision/Appraisal of staff including managing performance and absence and allocating appropriate workloads
- Understanding and application of the principles of both: record keeping and reporting; clinical governance and audit
- managing own caseload of CYP including those within neurodevelopment, physical difficulty, neurology in the community setting; writing clinical notes and reports; clinical audit; working with interpreters and community groups
- Experience of change management
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills including communication, observation, listening and empathy skills. Ability to communicate effectively with children and young people of all ages and abilities
- Good presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Good organisational skills
- Working knowledge of relevant HR policies, equal opportunities, recruitment and retention, managing absence, capability policy
- Proven ability to lead teams and manage change
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Alexandra Avenue Health and Social Care Primary Care Hub
275 Alexandra Avenue
Harrow
HA2 9DX
Employer's website
https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)
