Children's Community Physiotherapist
Band 5
This is a specialist community role within a dynamic and forward-thinking team in the diverse boroughs of the City of London and Hackney.
We seek a motivated clinician with core physiotherapy skills to join our team in this newly created role. You will clinically support the community team primarily across MSK caseloads but will include neuro disability. You will carry your own caseload and run and facilitate a number of groups. Sessions will take place in the Hackney Ark, Schools, Community sites, GP surgeries, Gyms and children's centers.
Main duties of the job
This role will be key in advancing place-based care and linking in the City and Hackney neighbourhood plans, ensuring supervision, appraisal, and development.
Service areas include: Musculoskeletal sessions and groups, transition, early years, targeted community intervention groups, gait assessment and orthotic provision, community respiratory input, and aqua therapy.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond. We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of Outstanding from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures, and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits. Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job description
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
* Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
* Health and Care Professions Council Registered
Desirable
* Member of APCP
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
* Able to carry out culturally sensitive assessments using a range of appropriate assessment tools and models of practice.
* Able to formulate treatment goals/rehabilitation programmes for clients.
* Able to manage caseload and prioritise under pressure.
* Effective written and verbal communication skills.
* Clear, concise reporting skills.
* Able to work within a MDT.
* Basic IT skills.
* Good organisational and prioritisation skills.
* Demonstrates ability to be a good team member.
* Good IT skills including ability to use Microsoft Office and a variety of virtual videoconferencing platforms.
Experience
Essential
* Undergraduate or postgraduate experience of working in a variety of healthcare settings.
* Experience of continuing professional development.
* Experience of working with children in an NHS setting.
Desirable
* Other relevant experience (e.g., personal experience of children, previous experience of working).
Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge of models of Physiotherapy practice and practical application.
* Knowledge of the physiotherapy assessments and intervention its application in clinical practice in community paediatrics.
* Knowledge on normal child development.
* Understanding of the NHS and education systems.
* Basic knowledge of typical child development.
* Understanding of equal opportunity and confidentiality issues.
* Aware of clinical audit and evidence-based practice.
Desirable
* Knowledge or understanding of cerebral palsy.
* Knowledge of exercise adaptation in neuro-disability.
Other
Essential
* Aware of Equal Opportunities.
* Be flexible to work in various locations within the borough.
* Demonstrate an interest in self-development as a therapist.
Employer details
Employer name
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hackney Ark
Down's Park Road
London
E8 2FP
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