Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- 18 months (Fixed term/Secondment opportunity for 18 month contract.)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (Hours and working days to be discussed. Requirement to participate in on call/weekend rota.)
- Job ref
- 411-MED-24-6694056
- Employer
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alder Hey Childrens Hospital
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Physiotherapist; Oncology & Neurosciences
NHS AfC: Band 7
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Alder Hey's neurosciences therapy team for an experienced physiotherapist with an interest in Oncology and Neurosciences.
The neurosciences therapy team at Alder Hey is made up of subspecialities including neuromuscle, acute neurology and neurosurgery, oncology and tone management.
The successful candidate to this post will work mainly within the Oncology team, but will have the opportunity to work with and support the wider neurosciences service.
We are a large integrated therapy team with experienced occupational therapists and physiotherapists, rotational therapists and therapy assistants working across acute and outpatient services. We offer regular in-service training and peer supervision,
We welcome applications from experienced physiotherapists with a keen interest in the clinical speciality.
Main duties of the job
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To work with the existing oncology and neurosciences teams, to assess, treat and plan the ongoing management of inpatients and outpatients.
- To work as an autonomous practitioner managing a large caseload of complex oncology patients as required by the service.
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To work across the neurosciences teams as needed to support the wider team objectives to provide high quality physiotherapy services to children under the neurosciences service.
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To work with the neuromuscular research team, as a clinical evaluator in large multicentre commercial studies as well as participation in academic studies and national audit.
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To help develop the service, undertaking appropriate audits and service reviews and to be responsible for the supervision of junior staff, students and therapy support staff.
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To provide a range of specialist individualised therapeutic interventions, supporting children through provision of highly specialist advanced clinical reasoning, to provide formulate and deliver individual treatment plans.
Working for our organisation
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care to over 275,000 children and young people each year. Alder Hey has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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To work with the existing oncology and neurosciences therapy team to assess, treat and plan the ongoing management of outpatients and inpatients, integrating with the whole multidisciplinary team.
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To provide highly specialist and professional advice, education and liaison in conjunction with the clinical specialist to parents, carers, colleagues and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
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To work as an autonomous practitioner managing a large and complex caseload of oncology and neurosciences patients. To lead a part of this service in conjunction with other Senior Therapists.
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To work as an autonomous practitioner managing a large caseload of complex neurosciences and oncology patients.
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To work across the neurosciences teams as needed to support the wider team objectives to provide high quality physiotherapy services to children under the neurosciences service.
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To work with the Oncology and Neurosciences teams on research projects, academic studies and national audit. To support the wider team with research projects as needed.
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To be directly involved in the clinical decision-making process as part of the neuromuscular therapy team, providing appropriate advice and education to families and colleagues to promote optimal therapy management.
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To help develop the service, undertaking appropriate audits and service reviews and to be responsible for the supervision of junior staff, students and therapy support staff.
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To provide a range of specialist individualised therapeutic interventions, supporting children through provision of highly specialist advanced clinical reasoning, to provide formulate and deliver individual treatment plans.
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To organise this caseload effectively and efficiently regarding clinical priorities, time, and staffing levels.
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To provide highly specialist assessment and intervention in a range of settings; inpatients, outpatients, aquatic therapy pool and outreach clinics. Delivering holistic highly specialist assessment of the child’s needs and providing treatment programmes to meet the child’s care needs.
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The post holder may be required to provide input to other areas of the service as required.
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The post holder may be required to travel to appropriate regional, national and international training and networking events.
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To build on previous experience enabling further development of clinical and managerial competencies, with responsibility for management and leadership of rotational staff, assistants and students within the team. To supervise and support junior staff within these specialities and support across the Therapy service.
Key Relationships (detail below)
Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy teams within Alder Hey
Community Therapy teams across the North West Region
Neuromuscular MDT
Clinical Speciality teams such as orthopaedic, spinal, general paediatrics, neurology, Respiratory and LTV.
Clinical Research Team
Parents, Families
Social care and education
Please see Job description for more detailed description of main roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy, recognised by Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Member of HCPC
- Level 7 study
Desirable criteria
- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates specialist experience post-graduation in relevant fields/rotations
- Minimum 5 years post graduate experience
- Proven experience relevant to of a wide range of approaches to the management of patients
Desirable criteria
- Paediatric experience as a Band 6 in specialist clinical field
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Evidence of knowledge of a wide range of approaches used within specialist clinical field
- Evidence of being capable of specialist assessment techniques in specialist clinical field
- Post graduate courses relevant to specialty
- Proven physical ability to carry out any therapeutic handling required
- Evidence of knowledge of current trends within clinical specialty
- Evidence of excellent communication skills, written and verbal, enabling applicant to converse across a range of understanding
- Proven knowledge of child protection
Desirable criteria
- Basic computer skills
Management and Organisation
Essential criteria
- Evidence of experience of supervising and teaching junior and undergraduate physiotherapists
- Proven experience of the delegation of tasks to other staff, with a firm understanding of the process of delegation
- Proven ability to prioritise and organise caseload, underpinned by sound time management skill
- Evidence of experience of positive working as part of a multiagency team
Desirable criteria
- Currently a Member of Specific Clinical Interest Group i.e. ACPRC
Professional
Essential criteria
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development, with current portfolio
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance
- Demonstrate knowledge of current pertinent issues affecting therapy provision both locally and nationally
Personal/ Other
Essential criteria
- Proven ability to compliment the dynamics of the existing team
- Should be able to move around the city in line with the requirements of duty
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
- Sarah Gregson
- Job title
- Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 252 5862
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