Do you want to be part of an award winning and dynamic social enterprise that:
* is renowned for providing high quality care and is ranked ‘Good’ by the CQC;
* is a for-better-profit organisation, reinvesting any surplus back into our health and care services and our local community;
* is friendly, ambitious, welcomes innovation and rewards excellence;
* offers superior benefits; everything you get in the NHS and more;
* and whose achievements reflect the passion, dedication and commitment demonstrated by our staff across all services?
Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant, community interest company that benefits the communities we serve. So if you want be a part of this, we would love to hear from you.
Job overview
* Are you an experienced Physiotherapist highly motivated to make a difference by working to improve outcomes for children?
* Do you appreciate the benefits and enjoy joint and partnership working with both other healthcare professionals and schools?
If the answer to these questions is yes then come and be part of our Children’s Therapy team!
We are a multidisciplinary team working across both early years and school age, with an excellent admin support. We are a large, friendly and supportive team who work consistently to offer children an integrated approach to therapy, through holistic assessments and intervention. You would be expected to work with a wide range of children aged 0-19 years with neurological conditions and severe physical and complex needs. The service provides assessment, treatment programmes and strategies for the home and within mainstream and special schools.
There are extensive opportunities for in-house training and continuing professional development is actively encouraged.
Join our Children's Therapy team as a Band 6 Physiotherapist and be part of this exciting time.
Main duties of the job
* To maintain a caseload of children presenting with a range of conditions
* To prescribe specialist equipment
* To work as part of an MDT showcasing your profession
* To facilitate group therapy
* To communicate with external agencies and those working directly with the child
* To actively take part in team meetings
Working for our organisation
So what else?
· This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
· We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
· We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
· You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The small print
· Informal visits can be arranged on request.
· We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
· MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Communication and relationship skills
* To communicate effectively with patients and carers and other health care professionals and non-professionals using a wide range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to share assessment findings, agree treatment plans, progress and modify management programmes, give advice, teaching etc. This will include patients, family members or carers with communication and comprehension difficulties and those who may be unable to accept diagnosis prognosis.
* To liaise with health and social care professionals and other agencies regarding paediatric patient care, treatment progress and discharge planning
2. Knowledge, training and experience
* To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of neurological paediatric patients in your care.
* To maintain a continuing professional development portfolio which reflects development
3. Analytical and judgement skills
* To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form an accurate diagnosis in a wide range of highly complex neurological paediatric conditions.
* To determine clinical diagnosis and ensure the provision of advanced physiotherapy treatment indicated.
4. Planning and organisational skills
* To plan, organise and prioritise own workload, balancing other patient related and professional demands ensuring that these remain in accordance with those of the team as a whole
* To organise, manage and delegate work under protocol to, physiotherapy assistants and technical instructors ensuring a high standard of service.
5. Physical skills
* To undertake specialised assessment of neurological paediatric patients including those with diverse and complex presentations and life changing conditions: using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate an age appropriate and individualised treatment plan and programme.
6. Responsibility for patient / client care
* To deliver individualised physiotherapy treatment programmes using a broad range of physiotherapeutic skills in individual and group settings.
* To continually reassess patient progress, adapt treatment plans accordingly, and develop discharge plans.
* To refer patients appropriately to other health and social care services according to protocol providing timely and detailed information to ensure good continuity of care.
* To assess patient, parent, carer and educational staff, understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
* To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out physiotherapy duties and to adhere to departmental policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through teaching training and supervision of practice
7. Responsibility for policy and service development implementation
* To work with senior staff to ensure that clinical governance targets are met including the development of clinical standards and protocols, audit, research, clinical and non-clinical risk management.
* To work with head of service, manager and clinical specialists to introduce innovative methods of service delivery, which provide best practice, positive outcomes, improved access and the involvement of users in the planning, implementation and evaluation of services
8. Responsibilities for financial and physical resources
* To demonstrate and apply an understanding of clinical governance and risk management to the work situation and manage clinical risk within your own caseload.
* To be aware of health and safety policies with the Medway community healthcare CIC and other areas of work (schools, nurseries, respite houses etc).
9. Responsibilities for information resources
* To keep up to date, accurate, problem orientated medical records in physiotherapy and MDT notes in line with Medway community healthcare CIC policy, legal requirements and professional standards and to provide written reports, discharge summaries etc as required and to ensure staff within the area of responsibility do likewise
* To contribute to the effective collection and timely submission of clinical information and data to support decision making and the management and delivery of care and the management and delivery of care in the community and tertiary hospitals and also during the transit between the acute and community services for children.
* To maintain accurate and adequate clinical records.
10. Responsibilities for research and development (R&D)
* To contribute to the Medway community healthcare CIC research and development strategy through participation in multidisciplinary research initiatives, which inform practice and contribute to local evidence base to support service delivery.
11. Freedom to act
* As an autonomous practitioner to take a major role in the advanced assessment and advanced treatment of paediatric patients (within the speciality) who may have acute, complex and / or chronic disabilities which may be life threatening conditions.
* Areas of the role which may require physical effort either as a sustained or sudden requirement. The frequency should also be given, ie as an occasional or on-going requirement. Moving / transferring patients / clients, moving equipment, long periods of driving or inputting at a keyboard should also be identified.
* Areas of the role which require mental effort including the nature, level, frequency and duration of the mental effort required. The frequency of the requirement should also be identified, ie whether this occasional or a frequent need
* Areas of the role which require emotional effort and the nature, level, frequency and duration demands of the emotional effort required
* The nature, level, frequency and duration of demands arising from inevitably adverse environmental conditions (eg inclement weather, extreme heat/cold, smells, noise and fumes) and hazards, which are unavoidable.
Person specification
Qualifications
* BSc Degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy as recognised in the UK
* Further training in the therapeutic management of Children with complex needs
Experience
* A minimum of 2 years post graduate experience working in paediatric setting
* Experience working with children presenting with complex neurological needs
Skills
* High level communication skills allowing for discussion around challenging subjects
MCH values
* Good understanding of MCH values
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 1 week of the closing date; no discourtesy is intended in not contacting you if your application is rejected.
When completing your application, please include the email addresses and contact telephone numbers for your referees; your referees should be your line managers / course tutors for the last 3 years.
MCH is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a compassionate and inclusive workplace and values diversity of all people. We prohibit unlawful discrimination and harassment of any kind and wish to provide our employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. At the heart of our values, we seek to treat people fairly and with dignity and respect and provide a workplace where people feel they belong.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workforce and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join MCH. We are positive about disability and we guarantee interviews to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria as specified in the job description. We are committed to offering support and making reasonable adjustments to allow full participation in the interview and selection process and through their employee journey.
We are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
There is an applicant cap set on this vacancy, once the capped application number has been received, applications will close.
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