Highly Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Are you interested in working with children and young people from birth to adulthood with a wide variety of conditions? If so, this exciting opportunity could be for you! We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced and innovative physiotherapist to join our multidisciplinary paediatric therapy team. You will be part of a multidisciplinary paediatric team and work closely alongside the Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy teams.
You will be responsible for providing highly specialist services to 0-16 years old within the Musculoskeletal (MSK) and Rheumatology service within Harrow. The post-holder will provide support and line manage junior colleagues working in these areas in collaboration with other senior staff ensuring supervision, appraisal and development.
Main Duties of the Job
1. To provide highly specialist Physiotherapy assessment, treatment, and consultation services for children and young people within the Musculoskeletal service and Rheumatology service with Harrow.
2. To manage own workload and work as an autonomous practitioner as part of the MDT providing specialist advice to other healthcare professionals, social care colleagues, more junior physiotherapists, student and educational staff including teaching and training.
3. To provide line management to Physiotherapists and Assistants ensuring supervision, appraisal and development.
4. To work alongside teaching, medical, and nursing staff to ensure specialist therapy programmes are in place for children under their care.
5. To work collaboratively with children/young people (CYP), parents/carers and with colleagues in Health, Education, and Social Services in planning and delivery of services.
6. To be responsible for planning and delivering highly specialist training to other PT's, professionals, and parents/carers on all aspects of Physiotherapy relating to MSK, Rheumatology and acute ward services.
7. To provide clinical education and training to physiotherapy students.
About Us
You will be based at Alexandra Avenue Health and Social Care Centre and be part of a dynamic, friendly physiotherapy and multi-disciplinary paediatric team. There is a strong commitment to continuing professional development and evidence-based practice through the provision of regular in-service training, journal club, and access to external courses. Support is also provided through regular supervision sessions, peer support meetings, and the staff appraisal programme.
Harrow has one of the largest Paediatric Therapy Teams in North West London. You will work alongside colleagues in Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy, providing both acute and community services in the London Borough of Harrow. We are a well-established, dynamic team working collaboratively with colleagues in Health, Education, and Social Services.
You will be joining and welcomed into a diverse therapy team who actively promote and advocate for equality and diversity.
Job Responsibilities
* To communicate highly complex patient-related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with multidisciplinary team members across health, education, and social services.
* To work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to support early intervention.
* To share information with others, observing confidentiality and data protection guidelines.
* To communicate highly complex condition-related information from assessment to CYP, parents/carers, and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions.
* To have due regard for the cultural and linguistic differences of children/families concerned.
* To work closely with CYP, carers, and families, involving them in decision-making regarding intervention approaches.
* To employ excellent communication skills to encourage/reassure clients and carers to undertake treatment programmes.
* To demonstrate established negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations.
* To deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible and report to senior staff.
* To form productive relationships with others, particularly parents/carers who may be under stress.
* To write clinical reports as per departmental standards reflecting highly specialist knowledge.
* To provide written advice for statutory assessment of special educational needs.
* To communicate information to the paediatric therapy team on health and safety as part of the duty of health and safety representative.
* To signpost families to services that the child and/or family needs in Harrow and support them in accessing information.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and of course patients and service users when working in our healthcare settings.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
* Specialist experience in the management of children and young people with MSK conditions.
* Specialist experience in the management of children and young people with Rheumatological conditions.
* Significant post-graduate experience of working with/teaching parents and carers, other professionals.
* Significant post-graduate paediatric experience of managing own caseload of CYP including writing clinical notes and reports.
* Working knowledge of the roles of other professionals in Health Education and Social Care involved with CYP.
* Experience of working in the NHS.
* Well-established knowledge and broad range of assessment tools for specialist client group.
* Experience of Serial casting and splinting.
* Clinical supervision of PT's and PTA's.
* Experience of Supervising students.
* GMFM criteria/assessment.
* Aquatic Therapy.
* Line management experience.
Training & Qualifications
* Recognised Physiotherapy Degree and Registered Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP).
* UK Health Professions Council (HPC) Registered - Licence to Practice.
* Evidence of CPD in portfolio including attendance of specialist short courses relevant to children with disabilities e.g. Bobath.
* Advanced training up to Masters level or equivalent in paediatric Musculoskeletal/Rheumatology.
Skills and Attributes
* Good written and spoken English.
* Excellent interpersonal skills and established negotiation and problem-solving skills.
* Demonstrates good analytical and reflection skills.
* Good organisational skills and ability to work in an unpredictable environment.
* Demonstrates ability to be a team player.
* Ability to communicate effectively with children and young people of all ages and abilities.
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.
Contract
Permanent
Working Pattern
Part-time
Reference Number
333-G-HCS-1108
Job Locations
Harrow Paediatric Physiotherapy
Alexandra Avenue Health and Social Care Centre- Primary Hub
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