Physiotherapy Team Lead - Paediatrics

There is the potential for this role to be offered as a development opportunity, however this will be at the discretion of the interview panel and appointing team.

Are you a dynamic individual with extensive Paediatric clinical, leadership and management experience?

Are you passionate about patient-centred care and do you value working in a positive team environment focused on peer support and development?

We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to come and join our team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. We are looking to employ a highly skilled, forward thinking, dynamic individual as Paediatric Physiotherapy Team Lead.

The Children's Physiotherapy Team is based at Dingley Child Development Centre (Reading University Whiteknights Campus) and provides inpatient and outpatient care at Dingley CDC, Royal Berkshire Hospital and other Trust sites as required. We are a friendly and forward-thinking team and we work closely with our multidisciplinary colleagues within the CDC and at RBH to deliver joined-up care for our children, young people and families.

We welcome enquiries to find out more about the role and our department.

In many areas, the Trust is nationally recognised as delivering outstanding care and the Therapies service is fully focused on delivering on the trusts ambition to continue to enhance this excellent work.

Main duties of the job

• To provide clinical leadership and be responsible for the operational management of Physiotherapists working in Paediatrics at Dingley Child Development Centre, on the Paediatric wards and in clinics at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, and at the Trust's children's hydrotherapy setting.
• To provide highly specialised Physiotherapy knowledge and skills to a variety of paediatric cases. Be responsible for the assessment and management of your own complex clinical caseload working as an autonomous practitioner.
• To ensure a high quality, effective and efficient physiotherapy service, contributing to planning and policy development in the physiotherapy department.
• To support the Professional Lead of Physiotherapy in the development of the service through clinical initiatives, modernisation projects and quality initiatives.
• To act as the lead clinical representative on agreed clinical and service development groups and boards.
• To provide expert training, advice and clinical education to service providers, service users and service commissioners.
• To act as clinical lead for Paediatrics, alongside the Paediatric Occupational Therapy Team Lead, within the Therapies service at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
• To deputise for the Professional Lead of Physiotherapy as required.
• To work alongside the Occupational Therapy Team Lead for Paediatrics in developing and delivering the children's therapy service.

About us

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attached.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• To have a degree or other recognised qualification in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registered
• Extensive post-graduate training
• Knowledge of SEND legislation & its application within healthcare

Desirable

• Evidence of further education in paediatrics
• Clinical Leadership training or equivalent
• Neurology injecting skills

Experience

Essential

• Extensive post graduate experience in Paediatrics
• Clinical leadership experience at a senior level
• Experience of teaching and presenting to other staff
• Experience of supervising and developing other staff and students
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary manner

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in a Team Lead role
• Previous experience of neurodisability
• Experience of assessing gait
• Previous experience of working in neuro-orthopaedics and Ponseti clinic

Skills

Essential

• IT skills, including word processing and e-mail
• Understanding of current NHS issues and structure

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Dingley Child Development Centre

Erlegh House, University of Reading Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road

Reading

RG6 6BZ

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