We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Physiotherapist to join our Children's Integrated Therapy Team here in Hillingdon.We welcome applications from qualified therapists who are looking for a change or from newly qualified therapists with a strong desire to work in the area of community paediatrics.

Our service is responsible for providing physiotherapy intervention to children within the borough of Hillingdon, treating children and young adults with physical impairments and/ or developmental difficulties.

We work out of a main base at Wood End Centre in Hayes and The Child Development Centre on the grounds of Hillingdon Hospital. We also work in other settings such as Children's Centres, special and mainstream schools and patients homes.

The London borough of Hillingdon has good transport links to the centre of London by tube, bus and road including the M4 and M40 and access to the surrounding counties of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary paediatric team and work closely alongside Occupational Therapists, Speech and language therapists and therapy assistants. The caseload includes orthopaedics (torticollis, talipes, Erb's Palsy etc) to complex conditions. The caseload you will be responsible for will be highly varied and promote your clinical and professional development. Clinics that we offer include hydrotherapy, CPIP-UK, Multi-disciplinary DCD clinics and serial casting, as well as running developmental and exercise groups. We also have a service level agreement with Hillingdon Hospital to provide a Ponseti service with the local orthopaedic team.Multi-disciplinary working with various other health professionals and the local authority is a vital component of this position. Close links also exist between Hillingdon Hospital and some of the tertiary centres within the London area.The successful candidate will be expected to be highly motivated, energetic and a true team player with some experience in paediatric physiotherapy. Excellent communication skills are expected and own transport will also be beneficial.

About us

Professional development and training will be supported within our department by experienced paediatric physiotherapists and you will be part of an in-service training program. Development of excellent clinical skills will be promoted and you will be supported by senior staff with access to external training available in line with your personal development plan.

We are proud to say that the service has:- High levels of user satisfaction 100% of parents happy or very happywith the level of care they received from the service- Strong partnerships with colleagues in the Local Authority.- Strong leadership & a clear sense of direction to develop the quality ofservices to children through on-going pathway review and innovation.- A strong record on completing audits & service development as a resultof feedback- We are committed to developing true user involvement & feedback, within the Children's Integrated Therapy Team (CITS) there are a number of targeted work streams focusing on this.- A strong track record on innovation and service development

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To provide paediatric therapeutic assessment, education, advice and treatment services for patients.
• To manage own clinical caseload within the community setting as a member of the childrens physiotherapy team with support from senior staff via various methods.
• To provide advice to other healthcare professionals, social care workers, educational support staff, carers and relatives in in order for them to implement therapy advice effectively.
• To support with supervision and mentorship of physiotherapy students
• To support others with the early identification of children with physiotherapy needs.
• To prioritise the Safeguarding of Vulnerable Children at all times
• To support the service to achieve Key Performance Indicators and maintain Target Activity Levels
• To take part in quality governance, audits and projects for the team/service
• To contribute to, and provide feedback about, possible developments in the team

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised Physiotherapy Degree qualification or equivalent
• Registered member of Health Professions Council-licence (HPC) to practice
• Registered Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

Desirable

• Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups.

Experience

Essential

• Experience at undergraduate/post graduate level of working with children and young people
• Experience at undergraduate/post graduate level of student placements or qualified clinical work to have provided a broad range of experience in neurological, orthopaedic and musculo-skeletal conditions.

Desirable

• Experience of working with teachers/ other professionals / parents
• Post graduate experience of writing clinical notes and reports

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Essential

• Understanding of the role of the physiotherapy within paediatrics
• Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions and equipment relevant to the above client group
• Knowledge of assessment tools relevant to CYP with physical disabilities
• Good written and spoken English
• Awareness of national policies and procedures in particular safeguarding children, Children and families Act, SEND code of practice and SEN tribunals, National Service framework for children, the children's bill and foundation stage and National curriculum's
• Awareness of the differences of a paediatric versus adult caseload
• Highly developed negotiation and problem solving skills

Desirable

• Awareness of the roles of other professionals in Health education and Social Care involved with CYP

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wood End Centre

Judge Heath Lane

Hayes

UB3 2PB

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333-G-HC-1429