The successful candidate will be an autonomous practitioner with a recognized physiotherapy qualification and relevant post-graduate experience. They are expected to demonstrate high clinical knowledge, engage in continuous professional development, ensure adherence to safety protocols, and contribute to service improvement initiatives. Strong communication skills and the ability to handle sensitive situations are essential, as is a commitment to evidence-based practice. The role includes participating in training programs, evaluating patient outcomes, and collaborating on best practices within the pediatric physiotherapy team.
Job summary
The Specialist Children's Division is a highly experienced and Professional multi-disciplinary provision delivering Therapeutic services for children with the London borough of Enfield.
The services currently comprise of: Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and language therapy, Dietetics, Complex Needs and Palliative Care Nursing and Specialist Family support. The service works closely with other disciplines within the Child Development Team and Primary Care Team (Health Visiting, School Nursing and Safe guarding services) to provide services across the borough.
The service also works closely with the Local Authority (in particular Joint service for children with Disabilities and Special Education Needs Department) including Schools in the provision of a joined up Health, Education and Social Care provision.
The Physiotherapy service is an established Musculoskeletal (0-17 years) and Neuro-disability (0-19 years) service which provides specialised Physiotherapy assessment and intervention to children with varying needs in community settings, special schools, clinic and the CDC.
The band 6 physiotherapist will be yearly join a rotational scheme with a caseload consisting of children of all ages in the MSK and Neurodisability services.
To provide specialist assessment for children aged 0-18, who may have complex presentation, to determine relevant clinical picture and specific treatment indicated, working as an autonomous practitioner.
To be responsible for the appropriate physiotherapy treatment of an identified group of children, with a wide variety of conditions, including children with severe physical and/or cognitive impairment, some of whom may have complex social and psychological needs.
To be skilled in communicating with parents and carers, from all cultural and social backgrounds, who may be distressed as a result of initial diagnosis. To act as a frontline source of highly complex information regarding diagnosis and the ongoing management of a child with tact and empathy.
To make complex decisions and appropriate judgments as a frontline practitioner to interpret situations that may require child protection action.
To work to locally and nationally agreed standards set by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists.
To demonstrate a sound understanding of risk management and to undertake risk assessments involved in the manual handling of the children during physiotherapy management.
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To have a high level of professional and clinical knowledge acquired through a recognized physiotherapy qualification leading to state registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council and developed through post graduate experience and specialist training
To comply with all trust policies and the Health and Safety at Work Act including adherence to the Universal Precautions and Infection Control measures, and to attend fire, resuscitation, child protection, manual handling and other mandatory training as required.
To keep up to date with current research and developments in practice in order to maintain a high level of evidence based practice and continued professional development in accordance with the Health and Care Professional Council guidelines.
To participate in staff appraisal scheme, taking responsibility for setting and implementing own goals within own personal development plan and to participate in regular supervision sessions with a band 7 physiotherapist from the team.
To be responsible for monitoring and developing individual high standards of patient care. To participate in group discussion and suggest possible changes to service delivery and policies within the paediatric team and implement where necessary.
To attend a variety of specialized external courses and feedback information to the department as part of in-service training or to inform service provision.
To undertake evaluation of personal practice through outcome measures and participate in audit to make recommendations for changes within the service.
To be an active member of the in-service training programme by the attendance and delivery of presentations at staff meetings and training sessions.
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