Expected Shortlisting Date:
20/02/2025
Planned Interview Date:
27/02/2025
We have an opportunity for a skilled, enthusiastic clinician who enjoys working with children in an integrated multidisciplinary team. This post is to manage our complex rehabilitation patients in our Children's Outpatient Service providing care for children with Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal, Orthopaedic and Rheumatological related conditions.
The post holder will be involved in the management of the outpatient department and will work closely with the multidisciplinary team including medical staff, nursing staff, occupational therapists, speech therapists, play therapists, dieticians, and psychologists. They will also liaise with other agencies that support children and their families.
The Children's Physiotherapy Team is committed to the concepts of clinical governance and staff development through appraisal, training, research, and audit. The post holder may be involved in research projects and will be expected to carry out service improvement and development, audits of their practice and of the service.
Part-time applications will be considered. The post holder will contribute to the Paediatric Out of hours service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of the children's physiotherapy team providing highly specialist care for children accessing the Orthopaedic, Pain, and Rheumatology service at The Leeds Children's Hospital. They will provide leadership within the children's Outpatient teams demonstrating a high standard of leadership skills and behaviours.
Based at the Leeds General Infirmary, the post holder will provide out-patient assessment and management for children in Leeds and the Yorkshire region. They will be a key member of the specialist Orthopaedic, Rheumatology, and Pain MDTs providing assessments and treatment, follow-up care, and telephone liaison for this highly complex group of children, their carers, and the regional therapists working with them locally.
Key relationships will be with other physiotherapists at both Leeds and the regional hospitals including the paediatric physiotherapy team, nursing staff, specialist nurses, medical staff, dietician, occupational therapist, psychologist, speech and language therapist, play therapist, community services, social services, and education services.
About us
The children's physiotherapy team is a team of approximately 40 physiotherapists and physiotherapy assistants who work across Leeds Children's Hospital. They have a wide scope of experience and enjoy developing and teaching new members of the team.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
To perform the advanced physiotherapeutic assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients within this specialist field who may have complex physical and psychological conditions and/or chronic presentation. He/She will play a key role in the development, implementation, and evaluation of specialist physiotherapy programmes and packages of care.
As an experienced physiotherapist, the jobholder will assist in coordinating the activities of the team and outpatient department ensuring efficient and effective service provision. He/she will be required to ensure effective communication is maintained at all times, whilst providing training, supervision, and clinical expertise to qualified and unqualified staff and students.
As a lead clinician in this speciality, the jobholder will act as a role model to the physiotherapy team, promoting quality evidence-based practice, developing the physiotherapy team, and contributing to the effective management of the team in the absence of the clinical service manager.
JOB DIMENSIONS
The post holder will be responsible for managing their own individual caseload which will be varied and on occasions require prioritisation to best meet the service demands.
To undertake all aspects of work as an autonomous practitioner within this specialist field.
He/She will be required to support the Clinical Service Manager in the day-to-day management of this team of physiotherapists, support staff, and students.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Qualifications
Degree or equivalent
Attendance on relevant post graduate courses
Experience
Extensive post graduate experience at a senior level in paediatrics
Clinical audit and standard setting
Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing, therapy, and management colleagues
Skills
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing within a uni and multi-professional team
Ability to prioritise, organise and allocate workload.
Ability to teach, supervise and assess qualified, unqualified staff and students
Time management skills
Clinical leadership
Knowledge
Sound knowledge of clinical specialty acquired through in-depth experience and/or academic study to post-graduate level or equivalent.
Working knowledge of current professional issues and those influencing the NHS.
Standards of professional practice.
Personal Attributes
Professional and patient-focused
Flexible, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently or as part of a team
CORE VALUES
Committed to delivering high-quality evidence-based physiotherapy treatment
Committed to the clinical area, valuing the contribution of all team members and encouraging a positive and creative working environment.
Committed to own development and the development of the physiotherapy service and profession.
Committed to maintaining high standards of physiotherapy clinical practice and interpreting their application as appropriate.
CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS
Established clinical expertise
Teaching skills with the ability to use various media
Communication skills
Time management skills
Team player
Professional
Understanding of the process of change
Research conscious
CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
An understanding of the organisational structure and working practices of this organisation with regard to the provision of high-quality physiotherapy services to this specialist area.
To have a working knowledge of and be guided by broad professional/clinical policies and standards e.g. those set by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, the Health Professions Council, and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Clinical
To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work relating to the assessment and treatment of patients in your care undertaking clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
To undertake the comprehensive assessment and treatment of patients including those with diverse/complex/multi-pathological presentation. This will necessitate the use of advanced investigative and analytical skills to formulate an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan from a range of options.
Using advanced investigative and analytical skills to formulate individualised management and treatment plans including the development of complex discharge plans.
To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients within this specialist field and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
To demonstrate dexterity, coordination and palpatory skills in the assessment and manual treatment of patients.
To develop and deliver the physiotherapy element of the rehabilitation Programme and work with occupational therapy colleagues.
To be an active member of the out of hours service.
The working pattern will require flexibility including seven-day working to ensure safe and effective service provision.
Use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients to progress treatment and rehabilitation programmes. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding, communicating or have challenging behaviour.
Ability to work in a stressful environment imparting complex information regarding poor rehabilitation prognosis on a daily basis.
Ability to deal effectively with emotional and/or aggressive patients and/or carers on a daily basis. This will necessitate the use of developed communication skills e.g. the ability to negotiate, motivate and reassure.
Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the knowledge to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and support more junior staff to do likewise.
Formulate and deliver specialised physiotherapy treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment options e.g. manual physiotherapy techniques, patient education, exercise classes, electrotherapy techniques and other alternative options.
To represent the physiotherapy service and/or individual patients at multidisciplinary team meetings, to ensure the delivery of a coordinated multidisciplinary service and integration of physiotherapy treatment. This will include discussion of patient care, patient progress and involvement in discharge planning.
In the absence of the clinical service manager, to represent the trust externally (locally, regionally and nationally) regarding physiotherapy services provided to this group of patients.
Education and Training
To provide spontaneous and planned specialist advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy, and to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
To effectively communicate complex clinical information with patients and carers to maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of their condition.
To be an active member of the in-service training programme. You will be responsible for the provision of specialist teaching to peers and juniors on a range of subjects through the delivery of in-service training sessions, tutorials, individual training sessions, external courses and peer review.
To coordinate and deliver core training within the speciality to qualified and unqualified physiotherapy staff and students.
To train, supervise and performance manage more junior staff, assistants and students on a daily basis. This will include the use of formal appraisal documentation.
To provide daily support, guidance and training to more junior staff, support workers and students, assessing, evaluating and ensuring competence.
To provide highly specialist advice, teaching and training to physiotherapy colleagues and other members of the MDT regarding the medical and physiotherapy management of this group of patients.
Professional and Managerial
Maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence-based practice in this specialist clinical field.
As a senior member of the clinical team you will be required to ensure that you implement policy and service development changes and ensure that others do likewise.
To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through Continued Professional Development activities and maintain a portfolio which reflects your own personal development.
To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing and therapy colleagues to ensure delivery of a coordinated multidisciplinary service. This will include case conferences, ward rounds and discharge planning as appropriate.
To participate in the staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee and appraiser and be responsible for complying with your agreed personal development programmes to meet set knowledge and competencies.
To regularly undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use of evidence-based practice projects, audit and outcome measures, either individually or with colleagues. Make recommendations for change as appropriate.
To demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance and risk management and apply to work situation.
To maintain own continuing professional development (CPD) by keeping abreast of any new trends and developments, incorporating them as necessary into your work.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
* Extensive post graduate clinical experience at a senior level in paediatric musculo-skeletal physiotherapy, rheumatology and chronic pain
* Supervision of staff
Desirable
* Acute Paediatric Respiratory Physiotherapy
* Developmental physiotherapy
* Service review and development
Other Criteria
Essential
* Clear vision of role and commitment to speciality.
* Ability to participate in out of hours paediatric respiratory service.
* Reliable work record.
* Moving and handling patients and equipment is a requirement of this post
* Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree in physiotherapy or equivalent
* HPC registration
* Significant post-graduate education at sp
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