Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust Paediatric Physiotherapy service and Wheelchair Service have created an exciting post which aims to form a seamless service for the paediatric population. This is a full-time post with a 50/50 split between both services.
The post holder will mainly be responsible for the Paediatric wheelchair caseload which involves overseeing the wheelchair clinics in the Wheelchair Centre in Seaton Delaval, working into special schools and outreach clinics, providing training in paediatric conditions and their management to wheelchair therapists and stakeholders, and liaising with therapists in the community and acute settings. On occasion, the post holder may be required to take part in adult wheelchair clinics, Saturday and out of hour clinics as the needs of the service command.
The post holder must have paediatric physiotherapy experience at either an experienced Band 6 or Band 7 level. It would be beneficial but not essential to have previous wheelchair experience. Training in this area will be provided.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
* To deliver Physiotherapy treatment for a complex caseload within a specialist field.
* To provide highly specialised physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment using advanced clinical reasoning skills.
* To provide clinical education, supervision and support to staff and students within the speciality areas.
* To provide specialist advice to families, carers, other health and social care professionals and/or education services.
* To contribute to planning, development and auditing of the Physiotherapy and wheelchair services within the specialist area.
* To supervise qualified and unqualified staff within the specialist team.
* To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost-effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well, it isn't; this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will hold a Paediatric Physiotherapy caseload of children aged 0-19 with complex neurological problems based at Hexham Hospital but will be expected to work in other areas of the trust as the needs of the service command. They will undertake assessments and treatment of children and young people working in various settings including patients' homes and schools to provide a highly specialised paediatric physiotherapy service for children with a variety of complex and challenging conditions.
* To provide specialist advice to families, carers, other health and social care professionals and education services.
* To maintain effective communication with the multidisciplinary team, including providing advice for Education, Health and Care plans within the defined time frame.
* To contribute to planning, development and auditing of the Paediatric Physiotherapy service and Wheelchair service within the trust, holding responsibility for defined projects.
* To attend in-service training and clinical support and supervision.
* To clinically supervise qualified, unqualified staff and students within the Paediatric Physiotherapy and Wheelchair services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent.
* Member of the Health Professionals Council.
* Recognised qualification and experience in the supervision of undergraduate students.
* Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
* Working towards Masters level or equivalent accredited courses within chosen speciality e.g. Action Research, McKenzie accredited practitioner, Injection Diploma, Continence Diploma, Accredited Respiratory Care Management.
* Leadership training e.g. LEO/ILM.
* It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
Experience and Knowledge
* Evidence of significant post-graduate education, knowledge and clinical skills in the specialist field.
* Knowledge of relevant Department of Health initiatives and ability to implement National Service Frameworks.
* To be a member of relevant local or Trust-wide specialist interest group or journal club.
* Varied experience in the assessment and management of complex conditions.
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.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Lead Physiotherapist - Paediatrics
£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata per annum
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