Job summary
To carry out advanced assessment of children referred to the paediatric orthopaedic out-patient service. As a member of the paediatric orthopaedic team, the post holder will use extensive clinical knowledge and expertise to carry out musculoskeletal assessment, refer for appropriate testing, facilitate diagnosis and enable treatment planning. The post holder will also manage patients with congenital foot deformities including but not limited to clubfoot, vertical talus and calcaneovalgus foot deformity with the relevant casting techniques (Ponseti method, reverse Ponseti method) independently.
Main duties of the job
The postholder:- will be responsible for managing their own caseload within the paediatric orthopaedic service but will not carry a clinical caseload within the paediatric physiotherapy service. Responsibility for ensuring requested diagnostic tests are reported on and actioned will lie with the post holder. The post holder will work with administrative colleagues to ensure that access targets are met.
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To carry out advanced assessment of children referred to the paediatric orthopaedic out-patient service. As a member of the paediatric orthopaedic team, the post holder will use extensive clinical knowledge and expertise to carry out musculoskeletal assessment, refer for appropriate testing, facilitate diagnosis and enable treatment planning. The post holder will also manage patients with congenital foot deformities including but not limited to clubfoot, vertical talus and calcaneovalgus foot deformity with the relevant casting techniques (Ponseti method, reverse Ponseti method) independently.
The post holder will work to time pressures dictated by the out-patient setting, seeking guidance from medical colleagues where appropriate. The post holder will communicate with service users, referrers and the wider MDT and will maintain records as an autonomous practitioner. The job holder may be involved in research projects and audit.
As lead clinician for the paediatric musculoskeletal physiotherapy service, the post holder will provide training, support, supervision and clinical expertise to qualified and unqualified staff and students.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To carry out advanced assessment of children referred to the paediatric orthopaedic out-patient service. As a member of the paediatric orthopaedic team, the post holder will use extensive clinical knowledge and expertise to carry out musculoskeletal assessment, refer for appropriate testing, facilitate diagnosis and enable treatment planning. The post holder will also manage patients with congenital foot deformities including but not limited to clubfoot, vertical talus and calcaneovalgus foot deformity with the relevant casting techniques (Ponseti method, reverse Ponseti method) independently.
The post holder will work to time pressures dictated by the out-patient setting, seeking guidance from medical colleagues where appropriate. The post holder will communicate with service users, referrers and the wider MDT and will maintain records as an autonomous practitioner. The job holder may be involved in research projects and audit.
As lead clinician for the paediatric musculoskeletal physiotherapy service, the post holder will provide training, support, supervision and clinical expertise to qualified and unqualified staff and students.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
- Attendance on relevant specialist accredited post graduate course to masters level or equivalent
- HPC Registration
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Significant experience working at a senior level in this clinical field
- Research, clinical audit and standard setting
- Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing, therapy and management colleagues
- Significant experience diagnosing and managing children with MSK conditions
- Significant theoretical and practical experience treating congenital foot deformities with the relevant casting technique (Ponseti method and reverse Ponseti method
- Advanced knowledge of clinical specialty
- Comprehensive understanding of current professional issues and those influencing the NHS
- Standards of professional practice
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively within multi professional team
- Ability to prioritise and organise
- Ability to teach qualified and unqualified staff and students
- Time management skills
- Clinical leadership
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
- Attendance on relevant specialist accredited post graduate course to masters level or equivalent
- HPC Registration
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Significant experience working at a senior level in this clinical field
- Research, clinical audit and standard setting
- Working with a wide range of professionals including medical, nursing, therapy and management colleagues
- Significant experience diagnosing and managing children with MSK conditions
- Significant theoretical and practical experience treating congenital foot deformities with the relevant casting technique (Ponseti method and reverse Ponseti method
- Advanced knowledge of clinical specialty
- Comprehensive understanding of current professional issues and those influencing the NHS
- Standards of professional practice
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively within multi professional team
- Ability to prioritise and organise
- Ability to teach qualified and unqualified staff and students
- Time management skills
- Clinical leadership
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
