Senior Physiotherapist - Specialist Physiotherapist (XR06) inLeeds inLeeds PUBLISHED
FRI 17 JAN 2025
Leeds Teaching Hospitals r54Paij9
Key responsibilities include performing assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, and maintaining a personal case load. The position also emphasises professional development through clinical governance, training, and quality improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will have the autonomy to manage their clinical duties while receiving support from senior physiotherapists as needed, ensuring a comprehensive and integrated approach to improving children's health and well-being.
We have an opportunity for a skilled, enthusiastic clinician who enjoys working with children in an integrated multidisciplinary team. As a band 6 Paediatric rotational physiotherapist you will gain experience in various specialist areas including acute respiratory, neurology, neurosurgery, neuromuscular, neonatology, oncology, orthopaedics, musculoskeletal, cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, surgery, nephrology and hepatology.
The post holder will work along side the band 7 team providing a service to the above areas and helping develop the physiotherapy service across the trust. Children may be managed on the wards, intensive care units, neonatal units, specialist clinics, in the out patient department and in the community.
The post holder will work closely with the multidisciplinary team including medical staff, nursing staff, occupational therapists, speech therapists, play therapists, dieticians and psychologists. They will also be encouraged to liaise with other agencies that support children and their families.
The Childrens Physiotherapy Team is committed to the concepts of clinical governance and staff development through appraisal, training, research and audit. Our mission is to make a positive difference in children's lives through the use of specialist, individualised and fun therapy in partnership with the MDT, the child and their family.
The post holder will contribute to the Paediatric Oncall service
Assessment and treatment of children as inpatients , outpatients in hospital and at home and school
You will have the opportunity to work with the Multidisciplinary team and collaborate with other hospitals around the region and across the country.
All staff are encouraged to be involved in quality improvement
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JOB PURPOSE
To perform physiotherapeutic assessment of paediatric patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.
He/She will participate in the Band 6 paediatric rotational scheme which involves working across a range of settings.
To be responsible for their own continuing professional and personal development.
To participate in the Paediatric Out of Hours service
JOB DIMENSIONS
To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working without direct supervision. Access to advice and support from a senior physiotherapists is available if required, clinical work is not routinely evaluated.
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner within this specialist field.
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