A Vacancy at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The post holder will provide a specialist physiotherapy service for children and young people with severe and complex learning difficulties in Perseid special schools, in accordance with the service level agreement for Sutton Health and Care Alliance.
They will contribute to the development of the special schools physiotherapy service for children. They will plan and provide specialist physiotherapy assessment, advice and treatment to a defined caseload of children with severe and complex needs. They will work in partnership with the children, their families and with other professions and agencies, including school staff and the wider health team, to reduce the impact of these difficulties on children’s social and emotional development, their learning and their ability to participate in daily life.
They will work autonomously and without direct supervision, and be accountable for their own clinical actions.
1. To provide a specialist level of clinical skill in paediatric physiotherapy.
2. To be responsible for a clinical caseload of children and young people within the school as identified by the service specification, managing the defined caseload independently and prioritising own workload to ensure effective service provision.
3. To use clinical assessments, interview and observational skills to determine physiotherapy needs of children and young people and effectively set goals and plan intervention.
4. To communicate complex assessment findings and treatment plans with clients, family, school staff and the wider community staff, dealing sensitively with distressing or emotional circumstances and being realistic about clients’ and families’ expectations.
5. To assess and treat individual children with complex needs in school or their homes, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and liaising closely with education staff and parents/carers.
6. To provide written, typed and/or verbal reports and programmes to referrers and other agencies involved in children’s care and keep up to date records.
7. To provide written advice for Educational Health and Care Plans (EHCP) and contribute to Annual Reviews.
8. To monitor the effectiveness of intervention through goal setting, outcome measures and evaluation of practice and to communicate these to the relevant parties.
9. To contribute to the development of information that enables family, school and the wider community to understand and self-manage the child’s condition whenever possible.
This advert closes on Thursday 31 Jul 2025.
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