Job summary
Highly Specialist Children's Physiotherapist - Band 7
Salary is dependant on experience
Part time - 30 hours per week (4 days)
Are you looking for the opportunity to work as a team lead in a children's physiotherapy service? We have a very supportive community team and this could be perfect for you.
We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Experienced Children's Physiotherapist to take on the team lead role for the community caseload based in the children's resource centre.
This role will involve supporting and leading the small physio team of band 6 physios and band 4 therapy assistants working with a mixed caseload in clinic and community.
We would welcome an experienced band 6 physio looking to develop skills in a supportive and friendly environment, or a band 7 physio looking to develop team lead responsibilities. You will be based in the community team at the Phoenix Children's Resource Centre in Bromley and be expected to travel to pre-schools, schools, and homes to see children in their community setting when this is most appropriate.
Interviews to be held week commencing 7th April 2025.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of a dynamic, friendly physiotherapy and multi-disciplinary team, seeing children and young people with a wide variety of conditions.
You will provide a high standard of physiotherapy assessment, treatment, and advice to children and young people, carers, and families. Undertaking the lead role in the assessment, diagnosis, and formulation of physiotherapy treatment plans.
Be the physiotherapy lead within the multi-disciplinary team, providing specialist advice to other health professionals, such as child psychologists, health visitors, GPs, and social care professionals, education services, and others as necessary.
To provide supervision and education to band 6 physiotherapists (for band 7s), physiotherapy assistants, colleagues, and physiotherapy students.
To be the responsible lead for the operational delivery of a defined area/team within the service, this is a community developmental team lead role.
With more complex children, work closely with CAMHS, Wheelchair Services, Orthotics services, Specialist Equipment Agencies, Voluntary Agencies, and other providers to ensure physiotherapy treatment is fully integrated into the patients' care programmes. Work closely with referrers and specialist centres to manage children's individual needs.
About us
Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people, and adults.
Being born from NHS Bromley's community provider unit, we have been providing community services to the people of Bromley for many years, and we have a wealth of experience. Bromley Healthcare is a great place to work. The unique way we deliver services and offer everyone who works here a voice means that your career with us will be rewarding.
Social Enterprises are a fairly new and exciting way to deliver healthcare, offering many of the traditional advantages of the NHS (such as excellent training and development) with the freedom for innovation by being able to reinvest any surpluses we make into the community.
Priority consideration will be given to Bromley Healthcare staff formally identified as being at risk. Please note that for positions that require you to drive as part of your job role, we will be asking for evidence of business insurance.
Date posted: 20 March 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: Depending on experience Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 848-BHC-079-25
Job responsibilities
1. To undertake highly specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment as an autonomous practitioner, and support/advise colleagues where appropriate. This includes CPIP assessments and EHCP assessments.
2. To assess, diagnose, and develop individual care/treatment plans for a range of paediatric conditions in conjunction with parents/carers, some of which will be highly complex or will be for patients with complex clinical, social, and emotional needs.
3. To be responsible for reassessing patient care as treatment progresses and alter treatment programmes as appropriate.
4. Be able to analyse clinical and social information from a range of sources and integrate into physiotherapy assessment and development of care/treatment plan.
5. To be a source of clinical expertise and advice for other physiotherapists in the team and colleagues in the acute services.
6. To provide specialist advice on patient care to other health, social, educational, and voluntary sector services. This may involve negotiating or requesting changes to treatment programmes/care plans set by other paediatric professionals.
7. To assess children for specialist equipment and recommend its purchase from health and Education.
8. To assess children for specialist orthotics need and recommend access to orthotics clinic as required.
9. To set up and adjust specialist equipment for the individual child. To train parents/carers and other agencies in the use of the equipment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Diploma or Degree in physiotherapy recognised by HCPC.
* Registered with HCPC
* Evidence of CPD to high level of clinical expertise in chosen paediatric area (special needs/neurodevelopmental).
Desirable
* Member of APCP
* Post Graduate courses relevant to paediatric speciality: Paediatric Bobath course, Child development, Specialist courses/study on conditions that affect child development, e.g., Neuromuscular conditions; congenital and orthopaedic.
* Knowledge of gait analysis and biomechanics.
Information Technology
Essential
* Good keyboard skills, basic IT knowledge including PowerPoint and Word and emails.
* Ability to create and provide printed programmes for children and families from available resources.
Desirable
* Skills in using Excel.
Experience
Essential
* Post registration experience as band 6 in the field of paediatrics.
* Working paediatric rotation plus other relevant rotations e.g., neurodevelopment, neuro rehabilitation, paediatric medicine, respiratory care, orthopaedics Junior rotational experience across a broad range of rotations.
* Experience and sound understanding of working with children's safeguarding procedures.
* Sound understanding of the process of SEND reforms and EHC reports.
* Experience of supervising and teaching junior and undergraduate physiotherapists.
* Experience of and ability to manage complaints and concerns raised.
* Experience and confidence in discussing clinical assessment with consultants and other medical professionals.
* Experience of assessing and providing specialist equipment and orthotics for children with complex needs.
Desirable
* Experience of delegating work to physiotherapy assistants.
* Experience of supervising physiotherapy assistants.
* Experience of and ability to work as part of a broad multidisciplinary team/cross organisational working.
* Work in community settings delivering paediatric care.
Skills
Essential
* Excellent advanced communication skills written and spoken.
* Able to deal with parents and other professionals who have anxieties and concerns.
* Ability to time manage, prioritise, delegate, and organise.
* Ability to provide professional/clinical leadership for assessment and analysis in specialist area of clinical field.
* Understanding of children's equipment and orthotics.
* Understanding and skills in postural management and normal movement.
* Skills in implementing and motivating advice/treatment plan to be followed.
* Sound understanding of safeguarding principles.
Desirable
* Skills in presentation to larger audiences of other professionals and agencies.
* Driving licence with access to use a car or other means of transport.
* Evidence of good teaching skills.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: Bromley Healthcare CIC
Address:
Phoenix Children's Resource Centre
40 Masons Hill
Bromley
BR2 9JG
Employer's website: http://www.bromleyhealthcare.org.uk/
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