Specialist Children's MSK Physiotherapist
Specialist Children's MSK Physiotherapist - Band 7
Salary is dependant on experience
Part time - 22.5 hours per week (3 days per week)
Are you looking for a challenging and fulfilling opportunity as a children's Physiotherapist with a special interest in musculo-skeletal cases working in a supportive community team? Then this may be perfect for you.
We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic paediatric physiotherapist to help lead our musculo-skeletal service for children aged 0-12 years. You will be based at the Phoenix Children's Resource Centre in Bromley and be part of a dynamic, friendly physiotherapy and multi-disciplinary team, and have the opportunity to develop your skills as an MSK lead and as a children's physiotherapist, seeing children and young people with a wide variety of conditions within a variety of settings including schools, within the home and as outpatients. Experience and further professional development in working with children with musculo-skeletal problems would be required.
There are regular staff meetings and in-service training days, and appraisals and clinical supervision in place. We encourage staff to access CPD, and training and networking opportunities.
Proposed interview date week commencing 25th November 2024
Main duties of the job
To 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 for children 0-12 years musculo-skeletal cases.
Be the physiotherapy lead within the multi-disciplinary team, providing specialist advice to other specialist 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, physiotherapy assistants, colleagues and physiotherapy students.
To provide clinical supervision and act as a source of specialist advice to other physiotherapists.
To provide annual appraisals to those in your line management.
To work with the head of service ensuring clinical governance.
Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical patient / client care
1. To be responsible for own practice and accountable for all aspects of physiotherapy treatment and care delivered to the patient. To ensure clinical effectiveness using evidence-based practice.
2. Manage the physiotherapeutic treatment of children with a range of conditions, including children with cognitive impairment or disabilities.
3. To undertake highly specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment as an autonomous practitioner, and support / advise colleagues where appropriate.
4. 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.
5. To be responsible for reassessing patient care as treatment progresses and alter treatment programmes as appropriate.
6. Be able to analyse clinical and social information from a range of sources and integrate into physiotherapy assessment and development of care/treatment plan.
7. To be a source of MSK clinical expertise and advice for other physiotherapists in the team and colleagues in the acute services.
8. To provide specialist advice on patient care to other health, social, educational and voluntary sector services.
9. Analyse and understand impact on child and physiotherapy treatment of various treatment plans/diagnosis from other disciplines.
10. Be responsible for maintaining a high standard of clinical practice using evidence-based practice.
11. Be highly skilled in communicating with children of all ages who have a range of physical and psychological barriers to understanding.
12. Be able to motivate and persuade children of all ages to work with treatment programmes and work towards treatment goals.
13. To initiate multi-disciplinary case meetings/team meetings to discuss individual patients or groups of patients when appropriate.
14. Write reports in accordance with service procedures/guidelines and ensure timely delivery to other members of the wider care team.
15. To deal with complaints with tact and understanding to minimise escalation according to the Trust Complaints Policy.
16. To observe confidentiality of records and health information and to share information with others in the interest of the child.
17. To work within Infection Control and Health & Safety guidelines.
Professional
1. To demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance, including ability to audit own and teams practice.
2. To use audit results, current research and government guidelines to recommend changes to service delivery and to clinical practice.
3. Lead on aspects of changes in working practices and clinical practices of the physiotherapy team.
4. To work within standards set by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and national standards.
5. To ensure timely referrals of clients to other services as appropriate.
6. Be responsible for maintaining accurate and up-to-date patient records.
Service Development/Management
1. To participate in cross organisation/MDT working parties to develop clinical and policy changes.
2. To be responsible for monitoring and developing high service standards and patient care.
3. To have day to day operational management responsibilities for a defined team within the service.
4. To act and deputise for the head of service as appropriate.
5. Propose changes to service delivery within the paediatric team.
6. To plan, organise and prioritise own patient caseload and to assist band 6 and therapy assistants.
7. Organise and manage appropriate delegation of patient care/work to therapy assistants.
8. Plan, organise and deliver training to the physiotherapy team and staff from other agencies.
9. To organise the appraisal and assessment of other physiotherapists and therapy assistants.
10. Undertake own CPD, participate in peer reviews, and maintain up-to-date knowledge of specialty.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BSC / diploma Physiotherapy
Professional registration
* Registered with HCPC
* APCP member
Experience
* Post registration experience in the field of paediatrics.
* Experience at a band 6 level or equivalent.
* Experience working with paediatric MSK caseload.
* Experience and sound understanding of working with children's safeguarding procedures.
* Experience of supervising and teaching junior and undergraduate physiotherapists.
* Experience of and ability to manage complaints and concerns raised.
Training
* Evidence of CPD to high level of clinical expertise in chosen paediatric area.
Basic IT knowledge
* Good keyboard skills, basic skills with word, powerpoint, emails, spreadsheets.
Skills
* 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.
* Understanding of children's specialist equipment and orthotics.
* UK Driving licence with access to use a car or other means of transport.
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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