Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapist in Inpatient Paediatrics

An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and well-motivated individual to join the Paediatric Therapy team at Leicester Royal Infirmary as an Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner. A key feature of this role will be to provide inspirational clinical leadership to the inpatient paediatric team alongside expert patient care for respiratory inpatients including critical care.
The successful candidate will work in partnership with the Paediatric Physiotherapy team and the Children's Hospital multi-disciplinary team. They will have a pivotal role in ensuring excellent patient care across the Paediatric and Cardiac Intensive Care Units and paediatric base wards collaborating in service development.
The post holder will be responsible for the organisation, strategic planning, coordination, delivery, evaluation and standards of practice for Inpatient Paediatric Physiotherapy at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust alongside the Specialty Lead, with a particular focus on respiratory care. It is an exciting time for the team following a successful business case securing new roles for inpatient paediatrics at UHL.
The role offers the opportunity for physiotherapists with extensive experience in this area to grow their personal and professional development with both breadth and depth across a framework of clinical practice, education, leadership, and quality improvement and research.
This post is fulltime, but part-time considered for the right candidate., The UHL Therapy service provides key therapeutic assessments, treatment recommendations and interventions to patients in order to promote health and independence and facilitate optimum function for patients.
The post holder will be accountable for the delivery of high quality paediatric physiotherapy care with focus on respiratory and critical care, but with oversight of the entire Inpatient Paediatric Therapy service, comprising of physiotherapy and occupational therapy.
Be responsible for providing expert clinical practice with advanced clinical reasoning and support to staff and provide clinical leadership to further develop staff

Working for our organisation
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
+ high-quality care for all,
+ being a great place to work,
+ partnerships for impact, and
+ research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
+ we are compassionate,
+ we are proud,
+ we are inclusive, and
+ we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies, + Lead the implementation of service improvements and integration of services within Paediatric Inpatient Physiotherapy in conjunction with the Therapy Speciality Lead and Therapy Head of Service, with particular focus towards Respiratory and Critical Care.
+ They will coordinate a specialist team providing a comprehensive physiotherapy service to patients referred to the Paediatric Inpatient Physiotherapy service.
+ Act as an advanced, autonomous practitioner to provide specialist therapy assessments, diagnose and develop individualised treatment programmes based on patients' needs, using advanced clinical reasoning skills and to develop own area of clinical practice within a specialty area.
+ Be responsible for delivering high quality specialist therapy to patients within Inpatient Paediatrics, with particular focus towards Respiratory and Critical Care.
+ In addition to managing their own patient caseload they will take a leading role in the physiotherapy management of patients across the specialty, who have complex needs and multi-pathologies
+ Act as a clinical lead for physiotherapy within Inpatient Paediatrics ensuring continued development and maintenance of clinical skills in line with current evidence base
+ Work in collaboration with consultant intensivists to provide advanced knowledge from an advanced clinical specialist perspective
+ Provide clinical supervision to the Inpatient Paediatric Clinical Specialist Physiotherapists
+ Participate in on-call and emergency duties where they will work independently to manage the respiratory needs of complex critically ill patients

NHS AfC: Band 8a
We are actively promoting flexible working options, helping you to manage a work / life balance, Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.
UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.
The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment.
The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check.
COVID 19 Risk Assessment
Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre-employment process. This now forms part of the mandatory pre-employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer.
The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. Our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors.
If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavor to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager.
Covid Vaccination Status
Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.