Job summary
We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician to become a pivotal part of our innovative and forward-thinking team, serving the diverse communities of the City of London and Hackney.
Role Overview:
You will lead initiatives focused on:
- Facilitating the transition to adulthood for our paediatric patients.
- Expanding our physiotherapy paediatric screening clinics across the boroughs.
In addition to these leadership responsibilities, you will manage a small, complex clinical caseload and provide mentorship to junior staff members.
Occasionally you may need to work evening or weekend sessions to attend school or community events.
Main duties of the job
- Lead and manage specialist area, including overseeing referrals and maintaining a mixed caseload of children aged 0-19, with a focus on transition to adulthood pathways.
- Develop the expansion of our Paediatric Physiotherapy Screening Clinics (PPSC) in GP surgeries across the borough.
- Work closely with consultant paediatricians and multidisciplinary teams to deliver comprehensive, specialist paediatric care.
- Provide supervision, mentorship, and clinical support to junior physiotherapy colleagues, assistants, and students, fostering professional growth and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
- Offer expert advice on neuro-developmental disorders and complex neuro-muscular conditions, contributing to multidisciplinary and inter-agency discussions.
- Engage in universal and targeted interventions, including training for the wider workforce, drop-in clinics, specialist groups, and aqua/hydrotherapy sessions, promoting comprehensive therapeutic support.
- Stay abreast of advancements in paediatric physiotherapy, disseminate new knowledge, and participate in service policy development as delegated by the Clinical Lead.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- oRecognised Physiotherapy Degree Qualification or equivalent leading to registration with HPC
- oHealth Professions Council - Licence to Practice
- oRegistered Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
- oEvidence of relevant and regular CPD
- oPrevious experience of working within the NHS
Desirable
- oClinical Educator Course
- oMembership of relevant Special Interest Groups, including Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists (APCP)
- oRelevant MSc or involvement in clinical research
Skills / abilities
Essential
- oProficiency in physically facilitating and handling babies and children with complex physical and learning disabilities as well as respiratory conditions with the ability to demonstrate handling techniques to others
- oProficiency in full physical orthopaedic and neurological assessment of children 0-19 with sound knowledge of normal developmental variants
- oUp to date knowledge of different pieces of specialised equipment and ability to work with specialised equipment requiring a level of fitness, agility, dexterity, speed, strength, precision and competence.
- oAble to work independently and as part of an MDT team
- oAbility to work with families who may be in crisis and resistant to professional input.
- oAbility to highlight safeguarding concerns and react accordingly
- oExcellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills. Should be able to support and advice appropriately.
- oHigh level negotiation and problem solving Skills
- oExcellent analytical and reflection skills
- oWell developed concentration skills
- oExcellent presentation skills, both written and verbal
- oGood organisational and prioritisation skills
Desirable
- oProficient in relevant community language
- oAdvanced IT skills (e.g. web design experience/ experience of creating databases / using social media within healthcare setting)
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive post graduate experience
- oExperience of working as a specialised physiotherapist in a community physiotherapy setting, or Paediatrics.
- oExperience of working with children transitioning to adulthood
- oExperience of supervising and teaching junior staff and the wider work force
- oExperience of developing care pathways and leading on clinical projects
Desirable
- oOther relevant experience in child care or educational settings
- oExperience of working within a range of community settings
- oExperience of working in acute settings in paediatrics.
- oExperience of running and setting up groups and working with community providers.
- oExperience of working through competencies with junior staff
Knowledge
Essential
- oExtensive knowledge of evidence-based therapeutic interventions and outcome measures for children and young peoplee
- oHighly specialist knowledge of complex needs and respiratory interventions for disabled children and young people.
- oKnowledge of stoIn depth knowledge of child development and normal variants of childhoodandardised assessment tools relevant to the client group and their application in informing service provision
- oHighly developed clinical reasoning skills
- oKnowledge of monitoring clinical risk and appropriate management.
- oUnderstanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit / research and evidence based practice.
- oUnderstanding of the roles of the wider work force in paediatrics and up to date knowledge of relevant policies, legislation or directives .
- oKnowledge of standards of record keeping
- oCompetence in prescribing, adjusting and fitting equipment and aids for paediatric client group
- oKnowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to children's physiotherapy, including within own specialist area.
- oKnowledge of evidence base and relevant research in MDT pathways of care
Desirable
- oIn depth knowledge of typical and pathological gait in paediatrics
- oAdvanced knowledge of evidence and theory supporting hydrotherapy interventions.
Other
Essential
- oA dynamic and modern approach to therapeutic provision
- oAbility and willingness to travel around the Borough
- oA commitment to equal opportunities
- oAble to respond to external demands appropriately
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- oRecognised Physiotherapy Degree Qualification or equivalent leading to registration with HPC
- oHealth Professions Council - Licence to Practice
- oRegistered Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
- oEvidence of relevant and regular CPD
- oPrevious experience of working within the NHS
Desirable
- oClinical Educator Course
- oMembership of relevant Special Interest Groups, including Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists (APCP)
- oRelevant MSc or involvement in clinical research
Skills / abilities
Essential
- oProficiency in physically facilitating and handling babies and children with complex physical and learning disabilities as well as respiratory conditions with the ability to demonstrate handling techniques to others
- oProficiency in full physical orthopaedic and neurological assessment of children 0-19 with sound knowledge of normal developmental variants
- oUp to date knowledge of different pieces of specialised equipment and ability to work with specialised equipment requiring a level of fitness, agility, dexterity, speed, strength, precision and competence.
- oAble to work independently and as part of an MDT team
- oAbility to work with families who may be in crisis and resistant to professional input.
- oAbility to highlight safeguarding concerns and react accordingly
- oExcellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills. Should be able to support and advice appropriately.
- oHigh level negotiation and problem solving Skills
- oExcellent analytical and reflection skills
- oWell developed concentration skills
- oExcellent presentation skills, both written and verbal
- oGood organisational and prioritisation skills
Desirable
- oProficient in relevant community language
- oAdvanced IT skills (e.g. web design experience/ experience of creating databases / using social media within healthcare setting)
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive post graduate experience
- oExperience of working as a specialised physiotherapist in a community physiotherapy setting, or Paediatrics.
- oExperience of working with children transitioning to adulthood
- oExperience of supervising and teaching junior staff and the wider work force
- oExperience of developing care pathways and leading on clinical projects
Desirable
- oOther relevant experience in child care or educational settings
- oExperience of working within a range of community settings
- oExperience of working in acute settings in paediatrics.
- oExperience of running and setting up groups and working with community providers.
- oExperience of working through competencies with junior staff
Knowledge
Essential
- oExtensive knowledge of evidence-based therapeutic interventions and outcome measures for children and young peoplee
- oHighly specialist knowledge of complex needs and respiratory interventions for disabled children and young people.
- oKnowledge of stoIn depth knowledge of child development and normal variants of childhoodandardised assessment tools relevant to the client group and their application in informing service provision
- oHighly developed clinical reasoning skills
- oKnowledge of monitoring clinical risk and appropriate management.
- oUnderstanding of the principles of clinical governance /audit / research and evidence based practice.
- oUnderstanding of the roles of the wider work force in paediatrics and up to date knowledge of relevant policies, legislation or directives .
- oKnowledge of standards of record keeping
- oCompetence in prescribing, adjusting and fitting equipment and aids for paediatric client group
- oKnowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to children's physiotherapy, including within own specialist area.
- oKnowledge of evidence base and relevant research in MDT pathways of care
Desirable
- oIn depth knowledge of typical and pathological gait in paediatrics
- oAdvanced knowledge of evidence and theory supporting hydrotherapy interventions.
Other
Essential
- oA dynamic and modern approach to therapeutic provision
- oAbility and willingness to travel around the Borough
- oA commitment to equal opportunities
- oAble to respond to external demands appropriately
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).
