Band 6 Children's Physiotherapist

3 weeks ago


Leicester, United Kingdom Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

Are you happy singing nursery rhymes? Do you like to build obstacle courses? Can you be imaginative with toys and engage children with age-appropriate therapeutic play? If so, then this role may be just for you

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic, and motivated Physiotherapist to join our large innovative community-based team working across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, as part of our City team. This role is for a 12 month secondment.

The Children's Physiotherapy Service seeks to provide a high-quality service to children and their families in their home, nurseries, schools and in clinic settings.

The service has well established pathways within Early Years, Complex Disability and Physical Disability, and specialist interests in eating and drinking difficulties, palliative care, neuromuscular conditions, hemiplegia, postural care, spasticity management and orthotics. Support is provided through band 7 pathway leads and a band 8 Clinical Lead.

You will demonstrate flexibility and initiative, to manage your workload effectively and will be required to manage a designated caseload alongside an understanding of working in a community setting, the complexities of working within a family and a multidisciplinary multiagency environment, be familiar with children's equipment and its use, and be skilled in the delivery of a number of assessments and interventions used by physiotherapists in community children's services.

Main duties of the job

To work as a specialist clinician to utilise, develop and enhance Physiotherapy clinical and professional skills within Community Paediatrics to deliver high standards of practice.

To provide specialist Paediatric Physiotherapy assessment and treatment to patients within a multidisciplinary format in clinical care pathways.

To take a lead in developing the Service. This involves promoting high quality clinical practice and ensuring professional standards are maintained in the workplace.

To deliver a specialist Physiotherapy Service to paediatric patients within a variety of settings, requiring flexibility/adaptability in recognising the complexity of these environments to maximise their abilities and opportunities for occupational wellbeing.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy. Additional specialist postgraduate training relevant to clinical area.

Experience

Essential

Evidence of multidisciplinary teamwork. Ability to take a lead and work in partnership with other members of the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of Therapy Services in Clinical Care Pathways. Ability to reflect and critically appraise own and others performance.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Understanding of the role of the Physiotherapist in the specialist area and the treatment interventions available. Knowledge of relevant legislation/issues impacting upon services. Knowledge/understanding and skills in demonstrating the Physiotherapy process.

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