Clinical Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapy Lead

4 weeks ago


Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

:

To be responsible for the day to day running of the paediatric physiotherapy outpatient service and specified inpatients. Additional ward responsibilities may be delegated by the Professional Lead, Physiotherapy.

Provide highly specialised advanced paediatric assessment, diagnosis and appropriate onward management of patients with orthopaedic and musculoskeletal conditions within the paediatric orthopaedic clinics and Paediatric physiotherapy inpatient and outpatients.

To use advanced clinical skills to manage a highly complex caseload, working collaboratively with the Paediatric orthopaedic consultants and paediatric physiotherapy team. The post holder will be required to work as an autonomous practitioner with the ability to demonstrate advanced clinical skills to aid diagnosis and development of treatment plans in the paediatric orthopaedic clinic and paediatric physiotherapy setting.

To support the Professional Lead, Physiotherapy in providing an effective, co-ordinated and equitable service within the Trust.

For B8a:

To use a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making alongside demonstrating the four pillars of advanced practice; Clinical Practice, Leadership and Management, Education and Research in providing healthcare that enables innovative solutions to enhance experience and improve outcomes within paediatric orthopaedics.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

BSC/Pre-Reg MSc/Grad Dip in Physiotherapy Post Graduate education/MSc level training relevant to paediatric orthopaedics (B8a) or willingness to work towards (B7) Specialist education, training, and experience relevant to paediatric orthopaedic, musculoskeletal, and neuromuscular conditions Advanced level of clinical knowledge in paediatric physiotherapy field and management of paediatric presentations for children and young people 0-16 including: MSK, Orthopaedic, age- related variants and counselling for common paediatric Orthopaedic musculoskeletal conditions HCPC Registration Awareness of NHS and Trust systems, policies, procedures, and current changes.

Desirable

Validated/ relevant clinical courses APCP membership Membership of CSP or relevant professional body Member of local speciality professional groups

Experience and knowledge

Essential

Extensive post-graduate physiotherapy experience at Band 6 (or above) in an integrated paediatric service. Broad experience at Band 6 (or above) of treating and managing orthopaedic/musculoskeletal conditions in children. Experience of multidisciplinary working. Decision making involving complex facts/situations. Broad post graduate experience across a range of conditions. Supervisory skills. Working knowledge of critical appraisal, audit, and outcome measures. Good working knowledge of clinical governance including quality, audit, and risk management.

Desirable

Experience of formal and informal teaching to a broad range of clinicians and students. Experience of developing others knowledge and practice across professional and organisational boundaries. Experience of research, audits and service developments Ability to manage highly complex patients independently. Experience of managing pathways, assessments and referrals. Development of protocols and guidelines

Skills and abilities

Essential

Advanced clinical reasoning, observation, assessment, and treatment skills relevant to the assessment of children aged 0-16 years Specialist knowledge and experience of paediatric orthopaedic and musculoskeletal conditions. Ability to work independently and self-direct learning to benefit service users Ability to communicate at an advanced level and pass on knowledge to others Able to provide clinical supervision, and leadership to other team members Ability to communicate with children and be able to deal with emotional patients, family members or carers.

Desirable

High level of understanding about how a team functions and how to facilitate effective working relationships Knowledge and experience of Paediatric neuromuscular conditions Experience and knowledge of audit Previous experience of running research trials from a physiotherapy perspective

Personal qualities

Essential

Committed to personal and team development Self-motivated, ambitious, be driven and forward-thinking Able to maintain objective judgement under pressure Maintain a professional manner at all times

Desirable

Evidence of key role within a team. Ability to pass on knowledge and skills to others within formal and informal environments

Other Requirements

Essential

Ability to travel to outreach clinics To have a flexible approach to working hours/duties Moving and handling patients with/without equipment

Desirable

Exposure to delivering distressing news to parents and family/carers

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