Job summary
The Paediatric Physiotherapy service offers a high-quality service to children aged from birth to school leaving age who are registered with a Camden GP. The service covers nurseries and children's centres, primary and secondary schools including special schools and resource bases,. The caseload is varied and there is much opportunity to develop specialist skills in the areas of early advice and intervention (e.g. Health Visitor clinics), Down Syndrome, DCD, Pilates and Rebound group interventions as well as hydrotherapy, orthotics and serial casting.
This post holder will be responsible for providing a high quality effective and efficient physiotherapy service to children who access the physiotherapy service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- Ensure that high standards of physiotherapy are maintained and developed that are evidence-based and reflect current practice.
- Autonomously manage a complex caseload.
- implement specialist treatment programmes using a child-centred approach
- be able to supervise junior Physiotherapy staff and students and contribute to service development (e.g. Pathway coordinator)
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all work undertaken. To work within the standards and guidelines of the team, the Trust, the CSP and the HCPC.
- To undertake specialist physiotherapy assessment of children with complex and varied needs, e.g. multiple co-morbidities, acute and chronic conditions, combined physical & cognitive impairment or delay, social and/or behavioural difficulties. (For example, children with cerebral palsy, motor co-ordination difficulties, developmental delay.) To use appropriate methods, through subjective questioning and advanced examination techniques to assess their needs.
- To independently prioritise, plan and develop treatment plans and formulate and provide a broad range of specialist treatment programmes and interventions to a diverse and highly complex paediatric caseload. To set goals for treatment with parents/carers demonstrating clinical reasoning and problem solving techniques to determine agreed outcomes.
- To be responsible for own caseload, providing high quality physiotherapy and effective case management to children to children aged 0-18 and their families in clinic, nurseries, schools and the childs own home.
- To work as a lone practitioner in the community managing a caseload of clients with complex needs in a variety of settings; clinics, schools, nurseries, homes and other and community settings, requiring travel, adaptability and flexibility. To work autonomously in isolated community situations which vary in relation to local socio-economic and multi-cultural issues. To provide monitoring and support to therapists working as lone practitioners.
- To contribute to the identification of children with special needs and contribute to a childs Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) report providing advice and recommendations to Camden local authority.
- To work effectively and flexibly within an interdisciplinary framework to provide goal orientated therapy programs for children.
- To ensure the service provides high quality Physiotherapy assessment and treatment of children through standardised assessment, objective examination and clinical observations.
- To have knowledge and experience of carrying out assessment and monitoring tools such as Bayley Assessment, GMFM. Movement ABC and CPIP.
- To ensure that when indicated, the physiotherapy team provide individualised and specific moving and handling advice for children on the physiotherapy caseload in collaboration with the paediatric Occupational Therapy dept.
- To source and provide appropriate physiotherapy equipment for children to use at home using expert knowledge and skills. To make recommendations for appropriate equipment for use in the education setting.
- To use effective communication skills with parents and children with all families.
Please see attached detailed JD and PS
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all work undertaken. To work within the standards and guidelines of the team, the Trust, the CSP and the HCPC.
- To undertake specialist physiotherapy assessment of children with complex and varied needs, e.g. multiple co-morbidities, acute and chronic conditions, combined physical & cognitive impairment or delay, social and/or behavioural difficulties. (For example, children with cerebral palsy, motor co-ordination difficulties, developmental delay.) To use appropriate methods, through subjective questioning and advanced examination techniques to assess their needs.
- To independently prioritise, plan and develop treatment plans and formulate and provide a broad range of specialist treatment programmes and interventions to a diverse and highly complex paediatric caseload. To set goals for treatment with parents/carers demonstrating clinical reasoning and problem solving techniques to determine agreed outcomes.
- To be responsible for own caseload, providing high quality physiotherapy and effective case management to children to children aged 0-18 and their families in clinic, nurseries, schools and the childs own home.
- To work as a lone practitioner in the community managing a caseload of clients with complex needs in a variety of settings; clinics, schools, nurseries, homes and other and community settings, requiring travel, adaptability and flexibility. To work autonomously in isolated community situations which vary in relation to local socio-economic and multi-cultural issues. To provide monitoring and support to therapists working as lone practitioners.
- To contribute to the identification of children with special needs and contribute to a childs Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) report providing advice and recommendations to Camden local authority.
- To work effectively and flexibly within an interdisciplinary framework to provide goal orientated therapy programs for children.
- To ensure the service provides high quality Physiotherapy assessment and treatment of children through standardised assessment, objective examination and clinical observations.
- To have knowledge and experience of carrying out assessment and monitoring tools such as Bayley Assessment, GMFM. Movement ABC and CPIP.
- To ensure that when indicated, the physiotherapy team provide individualised and specific moving and handling advice for children on the physiotherapy caseload in collaboration with the paediatric Occupational Therapy dept.
- To source and provide appropriate physiotherapy equipment for children to use at home using expert knowledge and skills. To make recommendations for appropriate equipment for use in the education setting.
- To use effective communication skills with parents and children with all families.
Please see attached detailed JD and PS
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Degree in Physiotherapy or Diploma or equivalent
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration for physiotherapy
- Evidence of CPD including attendance at appropriate postgraduate, specialist short courses relevant to paediatric PT
Desirable
- Membership of specialist interest group (e.g. APCP)
Experience
Essential
- Substantial postgraduate experience at a Band 6 level
- Experience in paediatric physio in a variety of settings including schools, community and hospital
- Evidence of practical experience with children and young people of all ages
- Experience of transition of care of CYP to adult services
- Experience of leading in audit/research
- Experience of service development Sound knowledge and experience of a wide range of paediatric neuro-developmental and neurological conditions
- Knowledge and experience of a wide range of assessment and treatment techniques
- Knowledge and experience of serial casting
- Knowledge and experience of orthotic provision
- Knowledge and experience of aquatic therapy
Desirable
- Experience at a Band 7 Level
- Experience of multidisciplinary and interagency working
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Awareness of current health issues in areas of NHS
- Specialist knowledge within Paediatrics and ability to apply this in a clinical setting
- Evidence of advanced clinical reasoning including problem solving
- Positive attitude to and ability to cope well with change
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent communication skills with a range of patients and healthcare professionals regarding complex and sensitive issues
- Highly effective written communication skills
- Able to work independently as an autonomous practitioner
- Able to maintain judgement and make decisions under pressure
- Teaching and supervisory skills within formal and informal environments to peers and other professionals
- Clear vision of role and commitment to speciality
- Committed to personal and team development
- Able to manage own clinical caseload by prioritising effectively and support others to do the same
- Ability to lead and work effectively within different teams, both multi and uni-disciplinary
- Ability to manage own time & meet deadlines and support others to do the same
- Competent IT skills including use of internet, email and word processing Good presentation skills
- Competent IT skills including use of internet, email and word processing Good presentation skills
- Ability to provide comprehensive individualised manual handling plans for CYP in a variety of settings
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Highly effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness in a range of situations
- Ability to negotiate at a variety of levels
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Forward thinking
- Punctual and reliable
- Able to work on different sites
other
Essential
- Being physically fit and able to comply with trust manual handling guidelines
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Degree in Physiotherapy or Diploma or equivalent
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration for physiotherapy
- Evidence of CPD including attendance at appropriate postgraduate, specialist short courses relevant to paediatric PT
Desirable
- Membership of specialist interest group (e.g. APCP)
Experience
Essential
- Substantial postgraduate experience at a Band 6 level
- Experience in paediatric physio in a variety of settings including schools, community and hospital
- Evidence of practical experience with children and young people of all ages
- Experience of transition of care of CYP to adult services
- Experience of leading in audit/research
- Experience of service development Sound knowledge and experience of a wide range of paediatric neuro-developmental and neurological conditions
- Knowledge and experience of a wide range of assessment and treatment techniques
- Knowledge and experience of serial casting
- Knowledge and experience of orthotic provision
- Knowledge and experience of aquatic therapy
Desirable
- Experience at a Band 7 Level
- Experience of multidisciplinary and interagency working
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Awareness of current health issues in areas of NHS
- Specialist knowledge within Paediatrics and ability to apply this in a clinical setting
- Evidence of advanced clinical reasoning including problem solving
- Positive attitude to and ability to cope well with change
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent communication skills with a range of patients and healthcare professionals regarding complex and sensitive issues
- Highly effective written communication skills
- Able to work independently as an autonomous practitioner
- Able to maintain judgement and make decisions under pressure
- Teaching and supervisory skills within formal and informal environments to peers and other professionals
- Clear vision of role and commitment to speciality
- Committed to personal and team development
- Able to manage own clinical caseload by prioritising effectively and support others to do the same
- Ability to lead and work effectively within different teams, both multi and uni-disciplinary
- Ability to manage own time & meet deadlines and support others to do the same
- Competent IT skills including use of internet, email and word processing Good presentation skills
- Competent IT skills including use of internet, email and word processing Good presentation skills
- Ability to provide comprehensive individualised manual handling plans for CYP in a variety of settings
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Highly effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness in a range of situations
- Ability to negotiate at a variety of levels
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Forward thinking
- Punctual and reliable
- Able to work on different sites
other
Essential
- Being physically fit and able to comply with trust manual handling guidelines
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).
