Community Paediatric Physiotherapist

Employer
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Location
London
Salary
£40,701 to £48,054 pro rata per annum inclusive of HCAS
Closing date
14 May 2024
This is an exciting opportunity to gain specialist skills in community paediatric physiotherapy in different settings in the community, We deliver care to children in the London Borough of Haringey as part of Whittington Health NHS Trust. We have a new centre at Tynemouth Road where our under 5's service is based and our special schools have a well established and supportive team.We deliver a wide range of services to children including orthotics, serial casting and DMI therapy, This post will be supported by experienced Band 7 clinicians and a Band 8A physio lead. You will be supported in your continuing professional development with internal and external training opportunities.Main duties of the jobTo provide physiotherapy assessment and intervention to babies, children and young people in Early Years and special schools settings.This will include the prescription and provision of specialist equipment and the provision and tuning of orthotics.You will be responsible for undertaking specialist assessments and devising effective, evidence based interventions to support function and participation.You will need to have excellent written skills in order to produce reports, notes and advice and reviews of EHCPs.About usWhittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo carry a personal clinical caseload maintaining a high level of professional competence and demonstrate developing clinical expertise.To undertake comprehensive assessment of children with complex developmental, neurological and specialist orthopaedic conditions. Investigative and analytical skills should be used in order to formulate individualised management and treatment plans incorporating a wide range of treatment skills and using clinical reasoning.To provide physiotherapy treatment of children using clinical reasoning and utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options and provide ongoing treatment programmes.To provide specialist advice and assessment for the provision of appropriate aids and equipment and monitor their use.To administer specialist standardised and structured assessments, interpret results and contribute to accurate diagnosis and prognosis within the team responsible for the childs care.To assess and treat individual children with complex needs, in their homes and school or clinic setting, working as part of the multi-disciplinary team, and liaising closely with education staff and parents/carers.To use a range of communication strategies to overcome barriers to communicating e.g. language, communication difficulties or cognitive impairment and English as a second language, to engage and motivate the child and their family/carers in their Physiotherapy treatment.To attend meetings necessary to co-ordinate multi-agency care of the child e.g. transition planning, child protection.To make referrals to other services as required to meet the child or familys identified needs.To keep accurate and adequate records, and write reports and discharge summaries as required, ensuring that confidentiality and information-sharing standards are met as in Trust and professional standards.To communicate complex clinical information and care plans to parents, carers, and staff in other agencies, for them to understand and carry out effective treatment or management of the child.To establish relationships with community services and facilities, and to assist children and their families to make links with resources available to them.To work effectively with clients, carers, and colleagues around individual case management, providing advice, guidance and support as necessary and involving them in the planning and prioritisation of care wherever possible.To reflect on clinical practice adequately identifying strengths & needs of clients, reviewing their response to therapy and providing evidence of sound clinical judgement.To monitor and review the progress of children on caseload and facilitate the development or modification of packages of care / targets as appropriate using evaluation/outcome measurement tools.To adapt practice to meet individual client/carers circumstances, taking into account cultural and linguistic backgrounds.To produce accurate, & detailed reports, therapy programmes, advice and information as necessary in a timely manner.To respond to the requirements of the 1996 Education Act, The Childrens and Families Act 2014 and the SEND Code of Practice (#####), by completing written advice for children who may have Special Educational Needs.To refer children to other Health, Education or Social Services professionals as necessary.To undertake home visits, as necessary, in compliance with Home Visiting Safety Policy.Person SpecificationQualifications and Professional RegistrationEssentialProfessional Degree/diploma in physiotherapy State registrationUp to date Registration with the Health Professional CouncilDesirableRelevant post graduate training in neurodisabilities e.g. Bobath ApproachSkills and abilitiesEssentialAbility to assess and treat children with physical disabilitiesAbility to plan and evaluate treatment programmes.Ability to work as part of a multi- disciplinary team.Knowledge of variety of paediatric conditions relating to physical disability in children, particularly cerebral palsy and other neuro- developmental conditions.Knowledge of a variety of treatment modalities. E.g. orthotics, equipment for postural managementDemonstrates knowledge of, and ability to contribute to, clinical governanceKnowledge and EXperienceEssentialexperience as a Band 5 PhysiotherapistDesirableCommunity paediatric physiotherapy experiencePersonal QualitiesEssentialCommitted to personal and team developmentGood interpersonal skills including negotiation and conflict resolutionAble to work well with others and pass on skills / knowledge e.g. training/teaching skillsAudit and governanceEssentialCan describe why clinical governance is importantCan describe how we implement good governanceDesirableCan describe a governance activity they engaged inSafeguardingEssentialHas knowledge of safeguarding adults or childrenDesirableHas experience of raising a safeguarding concernEmployer detailsEmployer nameWhittington Hospital NHS TrustAddressTynemouth Road Health Centre24 Tynemouth RoadLondonN15 4RHAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.220-WHT#####6 - A Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
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