0.8wtex 2 Band 7, Highly Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapy maternity leave fixed term cover required to be filled.

0.8wte, 30hrs / week, fixed term 1 year to cover maternity leave from October '24 - June '25 and

0.8wte, 30hrs/week, fixed term 8months to cover maternity leave from October'24 -June '25

Enfield Community Services, Children and Young People's Specialist Services, North Mid in the community.

A wonderful exiting opportunity has arisen for you to join a well-established, highly professional, warm, and welcoming children's physiotherapy team at Enfield. We are now part of North Middlesex Hospital NHS Trust and will also be merging with the Royal Free NHS Trust. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Physiotherapist, with established specialist skills and a passion for working with children and their families in a thriving MDT environment.

You will join a long established, supportive, forward-thinking team of highly experienced Physiotherapists working in Enfield Community Services. This is a community role based at St Michael's Primary Care Centre, delivering physiotherapy services in a range of settings including, schools, homes and clinics.

Main duties of the job

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.

Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role.

For further information, please contact.

Jasweer Singh operational lead Tel: 07929 383792

The post may offer opportunities to work in a range of areas across the service, including within our large Musculoskeletal Service, as well as the Neuro-disability Service. All areas of the service are well supported by band 4, band 6, and band 7 colleagues. There is regular in-service training, and your professional development will be well supported by the Clinical Lead.

About us

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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 provide specialist advise and work closely with members of the multidisciplinary team, including Paediatricians, Orthopaedic Consultants, GPs, SLT, OT, Nurses, Social care professionals, Educational professionals and other services.

To educate families and carers regarding their childs specific physiotherapy management including exercise programmes, targeted activities, positioning advice and physical activity recommendations.

To work closely with Wheelchair services, Orthotics department and other specialist equipment agencies, Voluntary agencies and other professional groups to ensure physiotherapy treatment is fully integrated into patient care programmes.

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 formulate individualised physiotherapy management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning skills and utilizing a wide range of specialist treatment approaches.

To be skilled in both verbal and non-verbal communication with children of all ages with varying levels of cognition, and who have a range of physical and psychological barriers to understanding.

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 analyse and interpret the impact on the patient and their physiotherapy treatment of diagnoses/treatment plans from other disciplines. This will involve the understanding and interpretation of complex medical and educational reports and assessments.

To use highly specialized handling skills and manual physiotherapeutic techniques during assessment and treatment of children, some with complex disabilities and movement disorders.

Person Specification

Education/qualifications

Essential

• oGraduate diploma or BSc Physiotherapy oEvidence of ongoing CPD oHCPC registration oCSP membership

Desirable

• oMember of APCP oMember of special interest group oEvidence of relevant postgraduate education and/or qualifications

Experience

Essential

• oEvidence of broad experience working in paediatrics including neurodevelopmental delay, complex needs and/or MSK oExperience of working as part of an MDT oEvidence of appraisal and supervision of junior members of staff and students oPrevious working within the NHS in the UK

Desirable

• oSome experience of managing a Paediatric MSK caseload oEvidence of involvement in service development

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• oDemonstrates specialist knowledge of paediatric assessment and treatment interventions in neurodevelopmental physiotherapy and/or MSK oDemonstrates advanced clinical reasoning skills oAble to work independently and able to manage own caseload. oDemonstrate use of evidence-based practice. oHave a sound knowledge of clinical governance and risk. oEvidence of participation in research or audit

Desirable

• oExperience of hydrotherapy oKnowledge of specialist postural management equipment and orthotics

Personal attributes

Essential

• oStrong desire and passion to work within a Children's Physiotherapy Team and share your knowledge and skills within the team. oAbility to demonstrate empathy, sensitivity and tact

Other

Desirable

• Car driver and own car available

Employer details

Employer name

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Cedar House, St Michael's Site

Gater Drive

Enfield

EN2 0JB

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