Job summary
- Main area
- Children's Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: full time band 7 specialist Physiotherapist , team lead in special school
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 days)
- Job ref
- 848-BHC-178-24
- Employer
- Bromley Healthcare
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Phoenix Children's Resource Centre
- Town
- Bromley
- Salary
- Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
- Interview date
- 06/08/2024
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Children's Physiotherapist
Band 7
Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.
Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.
Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.
Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.
Job overview
Highly Specialist Children's Physiotherapist - Band 7
Team lead Role within a special school.
Salary is dependant on experience
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 days)
Are you looking for the opportunity, to work as a special school team lead in a children’s physiotherapy service, mixed with a community caseload based in the children's resource centre? We have a very supportive community team and this could be perfect for you.
We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Experienced Children’s Physiotherapist to take on the team lead role in Riverside special school following a resignation due to relocation. This role will involve supporting and leading the small physio team of a band 6 physio and band 4 therapy assistant based in a special school and working with a mixed caseload in clinic and community.
We would welcome an experienced band 6 physio looking to develop skills in a supportive and friendly environment, or a band 7 physio looking to develop team lead responsibilities. You will be based in the community team at the Phoenix Children's Resource Centre in Bromley and possibly in the Marjorie McClure special school in term time.
Main duties of the job
You will be part of a dynamic, friendly physiotherapy and multi-disciplinary team, seeing children and young people with a wide variety of conditions. This will be possibly within the special school setting and/or within a variety of settings including schools/ pre-schools, within the home and as outpatients, dependant on experience .
To provide a high standard of physiotherapy assessment, treatment and advice to children and young people, carers and families. Undertaking the lead role in the assessment, diagnosis and formulation of physiotherapy treatment plans.
Be the physiotherapy lead within the multi-disciplinary team, providing specialist advice to other specialist health professionals, such as child psychologists, health visitors, GPs, and social care professionals, education services and others as necessary.
To provide supervision and education to band 6 physiotherapists ( for band 7s) , physiotherapy assistants, colleagues and physiotherapy students.
To be the responsible lead for the operational delivery of a defined area/ team within the service, such as Special school team lead.
With more complex children- work closely CAMHS, Wheelchair Services, Orthotics services, Specialist Equipment Agencies, Voluntary Agencies, and other providers to ensure physiotherapy treatment is fully integrated into the patients care programmes. Work closely with referrers and specialist centres to manage children’s individual needs.
Working for our organisation
Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults.
Being born from NHS Bromley’s community provider unit we have been providing community services to the people of Bromley for many years and we have a wealth of experience. Bromley Healthcare is a great place to work. The unique way we deliver services and offer everyone who works here a voice, means that your career with us will be rewarding.
Social Enterprises are a fairly new and exciting way to deliver healthcare, offering many of the traditional advantages of the NHS (such as excellent training and development) with the freedom for innovation by being able to reinvest any surpluses we make into the community.
Priority consideration will be given to Bromley Healthcare staff formally identified as being at risk. Please note that for positions that require you to drive as part of your job role we will be asking for evidence of business insurance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To undertake highly specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment as an autonomous practitioner, and support / advise colleagues where appropriate. This includes CPIP assessments and EHCP assessments.
To assess, diagnose and develop individual care/treatment plans for a range of paediatric conditions in conjunction with parents/carers, some of which will be highly complex or will be for patients with complex clinical, social and emotional needs.
To be responsible for reassessing patient care as treatment progresses and alter treatment programmes as appropriate.
Be able to analyse clinical and social information from a range of sources and integrate into physiotherapy assessment and development of care/treatment plan.
To be a source of clinical expertise and advice for other physiotherapists in the team and colleagues in the acute services.
To provide specialist advice on patient care to other health, social, educational and voluntary sector services. This may involve negotiating or requesting changes to treatment programmes/care plans set by other paediatric professionals.
To assess children for specialist equipment and recommend it’s purchase from health and Education.
To assess children for specialist orthotics need and recommend access to orthotics clinic as required.
To set up and adjust specialist equipment for the individual child. To train parents/carers and other agencies in the use of the equipment.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma or Degree in physiotherapy recognised by HCPC.
- Registered with HCPC
- Evidence of CPD to high level of clinical expertise in chosen paediatric area. ( special needs/neurodevelopmental)
Desirable criteria
- Member of APCP
- Post Graduate courses relevant to paediatric speciality: •Paediatric Bobath course Child development •Specialist courses/study on conditions that affect child development Ie Neuromuscular conditions; congenital and orthopaedic
- •Knowledge of gait analysis and biomechanics
- Understanding of hydrotherapy treatment
Information Technology
Essential criteria
- Good keyboard skills, basic IT knowledge including power point and word and emails
- Ability to create and provide printed programmes for children and families from available resources.
Desirable criteria
- Skills in using Excel
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience in the field of paediatrics.
- Working paediatric rotation plus other relevant rotations e.g. neuro development, neuro rehabilitation, paediatric medicine, respiratory care, orthopaedics Junior rotational experience across a broad range of rotations.
- Experience and sound understanding of working with children’s safeguarding procedures.
- Sound understanding of the process of SEND reforms and EHC reports
- Experience of supervising and teaching junior and undergraduate physiotherapists.
- Experience of and ability to manage complaints and concerns raised.
- Experience and confidence in discussing clinical assessment with consultants and other medical professionals.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of delegating work to physiotherapy assistants
- Experience of supervising physiotherapy assistants
- Experience of and ability to work as part of a broad multidisciplinary team/cross organisational working
- Work in community settings delivering paediatric care
- Experience working with equipment and orthotics to support physical needs of the child
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent advanced communication skills written and spoken.
- Able to deal with parents and other professionals who have anxieties and concerns
- Ability to time manage, prioritise, delegate and organise
- Ability to provide professional/clinical leadership for assessment and analysis in specialist area of clinical field.
- Understanding of children’s equipment and orthotics.
- Understanding and skills in postural management and normal movement.
- Skills in implementing and motivating advice/ treatment plan to be followed.
- Sound understanding of safeguarding principles.
Desirable criteria
- Skills in presentation to larger audiences of other professionals and agencies.
- Driving licence with access to use a car or other means of transport.
- Evidence of good teaching skills.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Carolyn Kelly
- Job title
- Service Lead for Children's Physiotherapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07850974372
- Additional information
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