To act as an autonomous and highly specialised paediatric physiotherapist with responsibility for the management of a variable caseload includingthose with complex neurological needs. To provide a very high level of neurological care to patients with complex neurological needs, on admission to acute wards covering allneurological pathologies, in order to improve their quality of life and facilitate early hospital discharge in line with current guidelines and policies. To provide spontaneous and planned 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 act as lead neurological physiotherapist for patients within the Childrens Hospital acute services, presenting with highly complex health, rehabilitation and social care needs. To coordinate appropriate, timely and efficient delivery of multi-disciplinary services from partnershipagencies, through direct communication/onward referral and organisation of case conferences. To provide highly skilled training/ support and supervision for undergraduate physiotherapy students, facilitating the development of a clinically effective workforce and to promote the Trust as a potential employer. Identify and implement innovative ways of working within the speciality. Promote and develop the use of evidence based practice to improve the outcomes of patient care. To participate in the on-call rota, for provision of respiratory and orthopaedic care to patients on rostered weekends. To be responsible for inducting and teaching student physiotherapists to graduate level on physiotherapeutic skills and knowledge withinpaediatric neurological care, assessing and evaluating performance against university set criteria. To provide specialist neurological / neurodevelopmental teaching to higher education institutions as required. Provide support, guidance, clinical education and teaching to more junior staff. Assess and evaluate their competence, performance assessment and appraisal. Be actively involved in professional clinical groups, such as CSP Clinical Interest Groups, Peer Review Groups and other professionaldevelopment activities across the region. To participate in the departmental appraisal scheme as an appraiser and appraisee and be responsible for complying with agreed personaldevelopment plan to meet the required knowledge and skills. Be a visible point of contact for patients, visitors, relatives, and staff, acting as a resource for problems and able to clearly present the patients clients points of view to others. Receive and investigate any complaints received. Lead the development of the specialist service and act as a change agent. Whilst encouraging others to be innovative and adaptable in their approach to change.Promote the health and safety of patients, staff and the public by taking responsibility within their working environment(s) for identifyingrisks/hazards and implementing control measures. If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions. Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account. Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Impacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers