Job summary
Band 7 Highly Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist
Community Paediatric Physiotherapy 22.5 hours/week
12 months Maternity Cover to start November 2024
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Community Paediatric Physiotherapy team at Chelsea and Westminster trust. A fixed term full time band 7 post has become available. The post will be working within a friendly, progressive and established team which sees children from 0-19 years in homes, clinics, nurseries and schools. We provide high quality, family-centred care to children and young people within the boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham, South Kensington and Chelsea, and South Westminster. We are based at the Cheyne Child Development Service which has clinics at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and Parkview Health Centre in White City.You will apply your clinical skills in delivering hands-on physiotherapy, thereby ensuring the provision of a high standard of assessment, treatment and advice to a manageable caseload of children, young people and their families. This post comes with excellent learning/training and development opportunities both within and external to the trust. This includes support to develop your skills with children with neuro-disabilities from an expert practitioner.
Main duties of the job
You will carry a manageable caseload of children aged 0-19 years and be responsible for clinics, providing early intervention, over 3s, and services to children with cerebral palsy or other neuro-disabilities. This may include hydrotherapy and working jointly in an orthotics clinic. This will include joint working with the multi-disciplinary team, consultant paediatricians and physiotherapy orthopaedic practitioners. Good established links with equipment providers are in place. You should have paediatric experience with demonstrable knowledge of specific paediatric assessments and interventions, able to prioritise your workload and time, and support others to do the same. Experience in early intervention and follow up would be beneficial. Good communication skills are essential, as you will be working independently and alongside other health and social care professionals; supervising band 6s, assistants and students.Chelsea and Westminster therapy department is committed to evidence based practice and the development of clinical skills are supported through a programme of regular in-service training, supervision and appraisal.
About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals,
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people.
Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for -our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate.
We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary To be responsible for and coordinate the day to day delivery of physiotherapy provision within the paediatric community team based at Chelsea and Westminster hospital and Parkview Health Centre. To work as an autonomous practitioner in providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment to a designated caseload and maintain up to date physiotherapy records To work as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team providing a holistic service to the child and their family/carer To use evidence based principles/current best practice and specialist skills to assess, plan implement and evaluate interventions and to ensure that all junior members of your team do likewise To participate in CPD and other developmental activities and encourage all members of your team to do accordingly To be responsible for the supervision, teaching and day to day line management of allocated junior staff and students on clinical placement To participate in or lead service development projects including research and audit
Main Duties
To undertake highly specialised physiotherapy assessments, using appropriate therapy techniques and therapeutic handling skills to form diagnoses and/or establish impairments/disabilities. To use good communication skills to agree therapy goals with individual patients and families/carers and school staff using previous experience to ensure goals are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, resourced and appropriately timed. To monitor and evaluate treatment measuring progress to ensure effective intervention and identify when treatment requires modifying. To use in-depth clinical reasoning, comprehensive understanding of complex paediatric conditions, and wide-ranging knowledge of treatment options to plan and implement individual therapy programmes and treatment protocols, using highly developed therapy treatment techniques and therapeutic handling skills that are age appropriate. To support more junior staff in the development of their assessment, treatment and clinical reasoning skills to ensure a high standard of care.
Please see attached job description for more details
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary To be responsible for and coordinate the day to day delivery of physiotherapy provision within the paediatric community team based at Chelsea and Westminster hospital and Parkview Health Centre. To work as an autonomous practitioner in providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment to a designated caseload and maintain up to date physiotherapy records To work as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team providing a holistic service to the child and their family/carer To use evidence based principles/current best practice and specialist skills to assess, plan implement and evaluate interventions and to ensure that all junior members of your team do likewise To participate in CPD and other developmental activities and encourage all members of your team to do accordingly To be responsible for the supervision, teaching and day to day line management of allocated junior staff and students on clinical placement To participate in or lead service development projects including research and audit
Main Duties
To undertake highly specialised physiotherapy assessments, using appropriate therapy techniques and therapeutic handling skills to form diagnoses and/or establish impairments/disabilities. To use good communication skills to agree therapy goals with individual patients and families/carers and school staff using previous experience to ensure goals are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, resourced and appropriately timed. To monitor and evaluate treatment measuring progress to ensure effective intervention and identify when treatment requires modifying. To use in-depth clinical reasoning, comprehensive understanding of complex paediatric conditions, and wide-ranging knowledge of treatment options to plan and implement individual therapy programmes and treatment protocols, using highly developed therapy treatment techniques and therapeutic handling skills that are age appropriate. To support more junior staff in the development of their assessment, treatment and clinical reasoning skills to ensure a high standard of care.
Please see attached job description for more details
Person Specification
Physiotherapy qualification
Essential
- BSc or Diploma in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
Desirable
- Member of CSP and paediatric special interest group
- Evidence of recent post-graduate education and/or qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in paediatrics including with neurodevelopmental, orthopaedic and complex presentations
- Experience of orthotic provision
- Evidence of using paediatric outcome measures
- Evidence of appraisal and supervision of junior staff
Desirable
- Experience working as a Band 7 in Paediatric Physiotherapy
- Experience of involvement in service development and/or audit
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates specialist knowledge of paediatric assessment and treatment interventions
- Demonstrates advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Able to work independently and monitor workload of team
- Knowledge of statutory requirements and legislation relating to children and families
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in research or audit
Person Specification
Physiotherapy qualification
Essential
- BSc or Diploma in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of ongoing CPD
Desirable
- Member of CSP and paediatric special interest group
- Evidence of recent post-graduate education and/or qualifications
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in paediatrics including with neurodevelopmental, orthopaedic and complex presentations
- Experience of orthotic provision
- Evidence of using paediatric outcome measures
- Evidence of appraisal and supervision of junior staff
Desirable
- Experience working as a Band 7 in Paediatric Physiotherapy
- Experience of involvement in service development and/or audit
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates specialist knowledge of paediatric assessment and treatment interventions
- Demonstrates advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Able to work independently and monitor workload of team
- Knowledge of statutory requirements and legislation relating to children and families
Desirable
- Evidence of participation in research or audit
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
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Additional information
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).