Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Paediatric Physiotherapist

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Job summary

The Paediatric Therapy Team is a forward-thinking integrated team providing therapy services (Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy) to children and families in Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde; we also work closely with the children's community nursing team. Currently we have an exciting opportunity for a physiotherapist with paediatric experience to join our friendly, supportive and well established team as a Band 6 paediatric physiotherapist.

Main duties of the job

The paediatric physiotherapy team delivers high quality physiotherapy input to children and young people aged 0-19 years with a range of chronic, complex, disabling and possibly life threatening conditions.

The team has a strong commitment to working collaboratively with all appropriate agencies to provide the highest standard of care to children and their families.

This post will allow you to use and further develop your skills within a range of settings, which may include our Child Development Centre, special schools, mainstream schools, nurseries, other Early Years settings and community clinics and health centres. You will receive excellent clinical support from experienced Band 7 therapists and will be well supported on a day to day basis by very experienced physiotherapy assistants.

About us

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire and operates within a regional health economy catchment area that spans Lancashire and South Cumbria. The Trust are a large, integrated provider of acute and community services to the 445,000 population of the Fylde coast health economy and provide urgent and emergency care services to around 18 million people who visit Blackpool every year.

We provide specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology services across this region and host the National Artificial Eye Service, which provides services across England.

With patients and families at the heart of all we do, we are committed to creating a culture that empowers our staff and inspires us all to deliver first class clinical care.

We offer support via:

a full induction programme
regular clinical supervision opportunities
yearly appraisal leading to the development of a personal development plan
in house training as required

Date posted

24 April 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£33,706 to £40,588 a year Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

382-FICC158-23

Job locations

St Annes PCC

Lytham St Annes

FY8 2EP

Job description

Job responsibilities

To undertake skilled assessment and clinical diagnosis of babies, children and/or young people using a range of highly specialist standardised assessments and clinical observation skills.

To provide specialist physiotherapy treatment intervention in a variety of environments including home, school and other premises in the community.

To provide treatment on an individual basis or in a group setting, according to the assessed needs.

To demonstrate safe therapeutic manual handling skills continually assessing the frequently changing levels of risks involved.

To prescribe specialist moving & handling equipment, demonstrate its safe use to carers, providing training where required and completing relevant risk assessment documentation, which may include that from other agencies e.g. Education and/or Social Services.

To provide advice in formulation of a medical diagnosis and to support the family through this process.

To formulate agreed specialist individual treatment plans and goals based on clinical reasoning skills.

To alter and revise planned interventions as a result of changes in an individuals level of function or circumstances, using clinical reasoning skills.

To accept clinical responsibility for the management of a specific paediatric caseload, to assess and review level of need and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and time management with guidance from a more senior therapist.

To assess for, trial and prescribe, specialist, non-stock items of equipment from specialist suppliers.

To provide planned specialist advice, teaching and instruction to parents, carers and other relevant professionals in health, social and educational services, to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure a consistent, coordinated approach to optimise patient care.

To provide advice for Statutory Assessment of Special Educational Needs and act as a consultant for Educational Manual Handling Risk Assessments.

To provide specialist advice and peer support to health, social care and educational colleagues in the overall management of the child presenting with complex problems in a range of community settings. This will include the preparation and presentation of reports at relevant Social Services, Educational and Medical Case Conferences.

To work collaboratively with multi-agency professionals to develop comprehensive support packages for children and their families living with complex disabling conditions, ensuring appropriate service provision in response to changing clinical and/or social situations.