Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced physiotherapist with a minimum of 5 years postgraduate and paediatric respiratory experience. This post gives an excellent opportunity to work as part of a specialised multi-disciplinary team who deliver the hospital at home paediatric virtual ward service.
We work closely with the multi-disciplinary paediatric team and colleagues working in social care, health and education services. We are committed to delivering high quality services for the children and families we work with in a child friendly manner.
Applicants must be car driver and owners.
This is a fixed term post covering maternity leave.
Main duties of the job
To lead and be responsible for managing the acute paediatric physiotherapy UHDCH@Home service. This service is provided to UHDCH@Home patients aged 0-16 years with a range of respiratory conditions alongside long term diagnosis.
Services will be delivered in a variety of settings, including; virtually, out patient clinics and in the child's home as needed.
Experience of assessing, treating and managing children with respiratory conditions is essential.
About us
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- To lead and be responsible for managing the physiotherapy UHDCH@Home and caseload of paediatric patients for the catchment population using an advanced level of professional accountability, autonomy, and judgement for highly complex decision-making holistically on behalf of the patient and the family.
- To work autonomously, using advanced knowledge and skills, underpinned by theory and experience, holistically assessing a defined patient caseload, using a range of methods across a broad range of complex medical and developmental paediatric conditions.
- To plan and manage episodes of care, working in partnership with Paediatric consultant and other specialists, delegating, and referring as appropriate, to optimise health outcomes and resource use, as well as providing direct support to patients and carers.
- To lead on developing, implementing, monitoring service / policy development and redesign, impacting beyond own area / disciplines, informed by current best practice and evidence-base, in accordance with values-based care UHD Approach, ensuring patients receive sustainable, high quality, safe, effective care.
- To work across all UHD sites and within the community.
- To be on the paediatric physiotherapy weekend, twilight and on call rotas as required.
- To deliver treatment in patient homes and community settings as required.
- To support the team, lead in all aspects of their service delivery plans and objectives, always supporting and deputising when required and requested by the team lead and their line management.
- To support the capacity guidance of UHDCH@Home hospital beds, ensuring respiratory is part of the overall bed capacity.
- Ensuring the patients documentation is in line with guidance of UHDCH@Home paperwork, including admissions, discharges, and all other applicable UHDCH@Home records.
- To co-ordinate the training of staff in paediatric respiratory conditions and PT techniques, ensuring staff are meeting the competencies for delivering this service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To lead and be responsible for managing the physiotherapy UHDCH@Home and caseload of paediatric patients for the catchment population using an advanced level of professional accountability, autonomy, and judgement for highly complex decision-making holistically on behalf of the patient and the family.
- To work autonomously, using advanced knowledge and skills, underpinned by theory and experience, holistically assessing a defined patient caseload, using a range of methods across a broad range of complex medical and developmental paediatric conditions.
- To plan and manage episodes of care, working in partnership with Paediatric consultant and other specialists, delegating, and referring as appropriate, to optimise health outcomes and resource use, as well as providing direct support to patients and carers.
- To lead on developing, implementing, monitoring service / policy development and redesign, impacting beyond own area / disciplines, informed by current best practice and evidence-base, in accordance with values-based care UHD Approach, ensuring patients receive sustainable, high quality, safe, effective care.
- To work across all UHD sites and within the community.
- To be on the paediatric physiotherapy weekend, twilight and on call rotas as required.
- To deliver treatment in patient homes and community settings as required.
- To support the team, lead in all aspects of their service delivery plans and objectives, always supporting and deputising when required and requested by the team lead and their line management.
- To support the capacity guidance of UHDCH@Home hospital beds, ensuring respiratory is part of the overall bed capacity.
- Ensuring the patients documentation is in line with guidance of UHDCH@Home paperwork, including admissions, discharges, and all other applicable UHDCH@Home records.
- To co-ordinate the training of staff in paediatric respiratory conditions and PT techniques, ensuring staff are meeting the competencies for delivering this service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oHCPC registration Physiotherapist BSC(Hons) or MSc in Physiotherapy
- oPost graduate course/s in respiratory management
Desirable
- oMasters level Advanced Clinical Practice course/modules
- oLeadership / management course relevant to health care environment
- oNon-medical prescriber
- oHAPE course
Experience
Essential
- oLong term ventilation experience either in the acute or community setting
- oManagement of children with respiratory conditions
- oExperience of tracheostomy management.
- oExperience of airway clearance techniques e.g. cough assist
- o5 years minimum as senior physiotherapist including experience in developmental paediatrics and neurodisability
- Audit Experience
- Working in NHS
Desirable
- oLeading on managing change
- oLeading on Service and practice development
- Community Experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oHCPC registration Physiotherapist BSC(Hons) or MSc in Physiotherapy
- oPost graduate course/s in respiratory management
Desirable
- oMasters level Advanced Clinical Practice course/modules
- oLeadership / management course relevant to health care environment
- oNon-medical prescriber
- oHAPE course
Experience
Essential
- oLong term ventilation experience either in the acute or community setting
- oManagement of children with respiratory conditions
- oExperience of tracheostomy management.
- oExperience of airway clearance techniques e.g. cough assist
- o5 years minimum as senior physiotherapist including experience in developmental paediatrics and neurodisability
- Audit Experience
- Working in NHS
Desirable
- oLeading on managing change
- oLeading on Service and practice development
- Community Experience
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
