Advanced Paediatric Physiotherapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

About the team

Southampton Childrens Hospital is one of 10 largest childrens hospitals within the UK and located within University Hospital Southampton which is a large regional teaching hospital with links to the university and Welcome Trust research facility. We have a vast range of Paediatric specialities including a level 3 PICU, and being a designated Major Trauma, neurosurgical, neuro-rehabilitation and cardiac centre.The comprehensive MDT LTV regional service provides care for over 250 children and young people across the region with long term ventilation requirements. The team supports the regional DGHs and teams in joint regional clinics, education, upskilling and creation of escalation plans and optimising individualised patient pathways. The successful person would become the clinical Physiotherapy lead involved within all elements of the patients pathways, including inpatient admission, Outpatient, and clinic attendance at UHS (or within the region), home and school visits. They would support the child, their family and carers with respiratory Physiotherapy management, relevant training and education and escalation planning as well as supporting the wider MDT in consideration of holistic elements of patient management and LTV considerations. As a designated centre of excellence within neuromuscular care the postholder will be part of the experienced MDT providing holistic care to children and young people accessing the service with respiratory therapy needs and considerations. This will include respiratory assessment, identification, initiation, review and escalation of cough adjuncts, NIV requirements and linking between the NM and respiratory speciality teams.The successful post holder will be embedded into our long-term respiratory Physiotherapy team led by clinical specialists, enabling an excellent opportunity for ongoing individual and service development. Our long-term respiratory service includes a wide-ranging population including being one of four centres commissioned to provide specialist care for children diagnosed with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) in England and being a comprehensive Cystic Fibrosis service. The postholder would also be responsible for outreach respiratory Physiotherapy service, for a specific patient cohort with complex needs, that aids discharge planning, or admission avoidance.

The successful applicant will be expected to work within our team philosophy, which is We strongly believe in team working in a happy working environment. Workloads are shared and communication/ support is strongly encouraged. We are mutually responsible for the service and its development and expect everyone to carry out a certain level of responsibility. You must have broad respiratory experience, and a keen interest in working with children and young people, with long term respiratory conditions.

The post offers the opportunity to work within both acute and community settings and requires the therapist to assess, treat and manage, a varied caseload of children with acute and chronic long term respiratory needs. Supervision and teaching is an essential part of the role. There will be an expectation that the post holder will show an interest in service development, audit, and research. The ability to demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills is essential to work effectively within this multi-disciplinary team.

In addition, you will participate in a comprehensive in-service training programme and individual performance review scheme. The successful candidate will also be required to participate in the emergency on-call respiratory rota (both adults and paediatrics), as well as the Paediatric therapy respiratory weekend service. The post holder will need to be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of an evolving service.

As caseloads can often include patients that are chronically unwell, we are looking for someone who has experience working in challenging, and emotive situations, with active coping strategies and resilience.

Essential skills for role: Proven experience in acute respiratory caseloads Experience working in respiratory care in a senior therapy role. Comprehensive experience and a desire to work within paediatrics. Comprehensive experience with management of patients with LTV (TIV and NIV) requirements Acute respiratory On-call/ out-of-hours experience Due to community aspects of this role the post holder must be able to travel to enable off site working, attend regional clinics, undertake home and school visits and be able to transport relevant equipment.

Please read the Job description for this post very carefully, to ensure you understand the role fully, and please contact us if you have any questions.

Due the unique nature of this post we welcome informal enquiries, or visits please contact Michelle Geary or Victoria Bright on 02381204560.

We look forward to hearing from you, and answering any questions you may have about this role, or our wider therapy service and UHS trust.

If this post is not for you and you are interested in other Therapy opportunities within our department, please email Annette.Purkis@uhs.nhs.uk

PLEASE NOTE: AI-generated application forms may not be considered for shortlisting.

Person Specification

Trust Values

Essential

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

Essential

• Master's degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent level of experience
• Current HCPC registration
• Significant relevant clinical experience or with the ability to demonstrate significant experience in physiotherapy practice
• Evidence of proven leadership and supervisory skills
• Previous experience within relevant clinical area
• Previous experience on-call, where relevant to clinical area
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of audit, evaluation, or research Evidence of implementing change in a clinical environment

Desirable

• Management qualification, or equivalent experience
• Attendance at post-graduation courses, or conferences, relevant to clinical area
• Able to demonstrate sound understanding of healthcare priorities and political agendas
• Experience working in an acute hospital setting
• Leadership qualification, or experience

Skills and competencies

Essential

• Communication
• Time management
• Prioritisation
• Diplomacy
• Working autonomously
• Interpersonal skills
• Taking the initiative
• Collaborative approach
• Teamwork
• Influencing
• Report writing
• Presentation skills
• Working under pressure

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Address

University Hospital Southampton

Tremona Road

Southampton

SO14 2AA

Employer's website

https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)