Job summary
The Therapy Services team at Barnet Hospital part of The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a B6 Children's Physiotherapist to assess and treat children 5 to 16 with acute MSK conditions. Candidates should have experience at a B5 or B6 level working as a Children's Physiotherapist in the outpatient setting.
The post holder will have a caseload of children with acute Musculoskeletal conditions including post fracture, Rheumatology and Orthopaedic presentations. Some flexibility in start and finish times may be required to accommodate outpatients who require treatment outside of school hours.
The role will include assessing patients' therapy needs and devising, implementing and evaluating treatment plans. We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate individual with experience, skills and knowledge of the diverse paediatric specialty. The successful candidate should be a confident physiotherapist who possesses excellent communication skills required when liaising effectively with patients, parents/carers, and colleagues within the MDT and wider community health services.
You will be supported by a B7 and B8a Physiotherapist with regular supervision as well as peer supervision from the Children and adult MSK Teams.
Main duties of the job
- To assess and manage an outpatient caseload of children aged 5-16 with common Musculoskeletal concerns, orthopaedic presentations and some non-inflammatory Rheumatology e.g hypermobility.
- To hold a caseload of Children's outpatients with MSK and acute needs
- To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner whilst facilitating effective multidisciplinary care within relevant clinical areas.
- To work in a small integrated therapy team including Physiotherapy and Dietetics as well as liaising with and collaborating with the adult MSK team.
- To work with patient's families or carers to provide support and education to enhance their outpatient experience.
- To participate in Continuing Professional Development, evidence - based audit and research projects that will enhance the service.
- To support Physiotherapy students in the department as required.
About us
Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be professional, legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care and support more junior staff to do likewise.
- To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations or multiple pathologies, using clinical reasoning skills and a variety of assessment techniques to provide an accurate analysis of their condition.
- To be able to analyse clinical and social information from a range of sources and integrate this into your assessment in order to identify goals, develop a treatment plan and deliver patient centred care.
- To deliver effective, evidence based physiotherapy treatment that is modified to reflect the patients on-going needs.
- To maintain accurate and comprehensive treatment records in line with departmental, professional and Trust standards of practice.
- To maintain effective communication in all key-working relationships by providing and receiving information, orally, in writing and electronically
- To represent the physiotherapy service and/ or individual patients at multi disciplinary meetings, to ensure the delivery of a coordinated multi disciplinary service, and integrate physiotherapy treatment into the treatment programme. This will include discussion of patient care, patient progress and involvement in discharge planning
2. RESPONSIBILITY FOR PATIENTS
- To be responsible for own practice and accountable for all aspects of physiotherapy treatment and care delivered to the patient.
- To be responsible for maintaining evidence based clinical practice both for self and band five physiotherapist /support worker members of the team under supervision
- To be able to motivate and persuade patients with a range of conditions to work with treatment programmes and work towards treatment goals.
- To organise and lead family meetings and case conferences as required in order to facilitate realistic goal setting and appropriate discharge planning.
- To be a proactive contributor at multidisciplinary team meetings.
- To be responsible for safe use of all equipment used in course of work including equipment/appliances used by patients under care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be professional, legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care and support more junior staff to do likewise.
- To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations or multiple pathologies, using clinical reasoning skills and a variety of assessment techniques to provide an accurate analysis of their condition.
- To be able to analyse clinical and social information from a range of sources and integrate this into your assessment in order to identify goals, develop a treatment plan and deliver patient centred care.
- To deliver effective, evidence based physiotherapy treatment that is modified to reflect the patients on-going needs.
- To maintain accurate and comprehensive treatment records in line with departmental, professional and Trust standards of practice.
- To maintain effective communication in all key-working relationships by providing and receiving information, orally, in writing and electronically
- To represent the physiotherapy service and/ or individual patients at multi disciplinary meetings, to ensure the delivery of a coordinated multi disciplinary service, and integrate physiotherapy treatment into the treatment programme. This will include discussion of patient care, patient progress and involvement in discharge planning
2. RESPONSIBILITY FOR PATIENTS
- To be responsible for own practice and accountable for all aspects of physiotherapy treatment and care delivered to the patient.
- To be responsible for maintaining evidence based clinical practice both for self and band five physiotherapist /support worker members of the team under supervision
- To be able to motivate and persuade patients with a range of conditions to work with treatment programmes and work towards treatment goals.
- To organise and lead family meetings and case conferences as required in order to facilitate realistic goal setting and appropriate discharge planning.
- To be a proactive contributor at multidisciplinary team meetings.
- To be responsible for safe use of all equipment used in course of work including equipment/appliances used by patients under care.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
Desirable
- Membership of Special Interest group e.g. APCP
- Evidence of attendance at relevant postgraduate courses
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a broad rotational post, including core rotations of orthopaedics and MSK.
- Experience in children's outpatients
Desirable
- Experience of working at band 6 level
- Experience in an orthopaedic and rheumatology setting
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
Desirable
- Membership of Special Interest group e.g. APCP
- Evidence of attendance at relevant postgraduate courses
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a broad rotational post, including core rotations of orthopaedics and MSK.
- Experience in children's outpatients
Desirable
- Experience of working at band 6 level
- Experience in an orthopaedic and rheumatology setting
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).
