Senior Children's Musculo-Skeletal Physiotherapist - Band 6

Job summary

Please note: previous applicants need not apply

Children's MSK Physiotherapist - Band 6

37.5 hours per week (part time considered)

Are you an experienced physiotherapist looking for the next step in your career and have a passion for working with children and young people?

Are you looking to be a part of a supportive and driven children's physiotherapy team?

If so, then this exciting role may be for you!

We are very pleased to advertise the role of Senior Children's Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist in our Children's Physiotherapy team. This service provides musculoskeletal physiotherapy assessment and treatment to the paediatric population of Coventry. This is a skilled post where the postholder will utilise their clinical knowledge to assess and treat children and young people in the area of musculoskeletal physiotherapy.

The postholder will work closely alongside colleagues who cover other areas in the physiotherapy and occupational therapy services. These include early years, mainstream and special schools, respiratory, Advanced practice (including non medical prescribing), upper limb and splinting.

We have an established supportive development program for new starters, along with regular clinical and management supervision, IST's and journal clubs. CWPT support external CPD opportunities including apprenticeships.

Main duties of the job

Main responsibilities of the role:

• To provide assessment and treatment for a caseload of children & young people with predominantly musculo-skeletal physiotherapy needs.
• To be responsible for managing a defined caseload of children and advising Clinical Specialists of any difficulties with this.
• To empower others to support children with physiotherapy needs.
• To participate in the in-service training rota.
• To contribute to reports, including reports for Education, Health & Care Plans.
• To maintain a high level of clinical knowledge and keep abreast of new developments via literature reviews, participation in clinical forums, clinical supervision and research projects, and membership of Clinical Excellence Networks. (CENs).
• To support/ represent the Clinical Specialists (under their direction), as and when required.

For more information on this role please see the attached supporting information.

About us

We have a strong commitment to clinical supervision and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and offer a supportive and proactive environment. This includes regular in-service training and shared learning across the team. The post holder will contribute towards service development and is encouraged to be forward thinking with driving Children's Physiotherapy forward.

The service received an overall rating of Good by the CQC and an Outstanding for care and compassion of which we are rightly proud. We have also been recognised both locally and nationally by receiving awards for the services we provide.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.

Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services, we see on average around 5,000 patients every day.