Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 10 hours per week (Monday and Wednesday)
- Job ref
- 343-NN-6118365-AHP-Y-A
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Mary's Hospital
- Town
- Carshalton
- Salary
- £49,178 - £55,492 p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Outer)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Paediatric Neuro Physiotherapist
Band 7
"At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values"
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced and exceptional Highly Specialised Paediatric Neuro Physiotherapist to join the Trauma & Orthopaedic Paediatric Team.
This role is predominately based at Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, but may occasionally require cross-site working.
The role is to be working on a Monday & Wednesday, 10 hour per week.
Main duties of the job
To take a lead role in providing expert physiotherapy assessment of patients across the speciality who may have complex needs including tone management and neuro-orthopaedic presentations.
To use expert clinical reasoning to determine patient diagnosis, treatment options & provide comprehensive evidence based management advice.
To provide leadership within area of expertise within acute physiotherapy and liaise with and provide advice to members of the community physiotherapy teams.
To work in collaboration with the other service leads to provide integrated patient pathways and optimal service delivery.
To collaborate with families & MDT colleagues, within & outside the trust, to plan, deliver & evaluate treatment & management recommendations.
To work independently in physiotherapy led clinics as required.
To initiate research & / or clinical audit interpreting this to support & develop practice
Working for our organisation
We are truly an integrated health and care Trust. In simple terms, that means that as well as the services we provide at our acute care hospitals (Epsom in Surrey and St Helier nearby in south west London) we work with local GPs, mental health services, community providers and local authorities, with the joint aim of preventing local people from becoming unwell, and when they do, that they receive the right care, in the right place, with the right support.
So, as well as great hospital care, together we offer an increasing range of services. These include adult community health, sexual health and children's therapies. Many of these community services are run by the partnerships we host, Surrey Downs Health and Care and Sutton Health and Care.
We are committed to making all of our work places great places to work, with the right support and culture to help you excel. We spoke with more than 3,000 colleagues about what makes a good day at work and as a result introduced a new core value – 'Respect'. And as a result 'Respect' is at the heart of everything we do. This means we want everyone who works with us to be able to do the best that they possibly can with opportunities available for everyone to grow and develop. It also means that there is no place for bullying, racism, discrimination or other poor behaviours.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To prescribe and review orthoses based on expert clinical knowledge & experience, supported by the current evidence base. To work closely with the Trust Orthotics Service in this specialist area.
- To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination & palpatory sensory skills for assessment & manual treatment.
- To co-ordinate intervention that may include other disciplines; advise & educate parents/carer/other health professionals & through close liaison promote good working relationships at all times.
- To give & receive complex, sensitive & other unwelcome information to children, parents/carers & other professional regarding the child’s diagnosis & prognosis with sympathy, tact & empathy.
- To be highly skilled in communicating with families & children of all ages who have a range of physical & associated barriers to understanding, such as learning difficulties, hearing & visual impairment & language difficulties.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registered
- Recognised post-graduate qualification(s) within specialist area
Desirable criteria
- CSP membership
- Membership of appropriate special interest group(s)
- Formalised post graduate course eg MSc
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and experience of managing a wide range of paediactric neurological presentations, and of evidence based guidance relating to these
- Awareness of current issues in NHS, including clinical governance and its implications within the team
- Knowledge of research methodology
- Previous neuro – disability experience at band 7 level
Desirable criteria
- Experience managing others within a team
- Experience of service development / change management
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner and adapt communication style appropriately to situation
- Ability to manage own time for both clinical and managerial responsibilities
- Excellent inter-personal skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julia Cattermole
- Job title
- Service Manager Trauma & Orthopaedics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07876 391132
- Additional information
For additional clinical information please contact
Mr Kunalan Maruthainar - Paediatric T & O Consultant
email: [email protected]
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