Band 5 Paediatric Physiotherapist

To work as part of the integrated therapy team to provide physiotherapy input to patients with the aim of returning them to maximum independent living, within a stimulating environment actively promoting self-management on all activities of daily living. Work with colleagues across health, social care, education, mental health and voluntary sector to ensure holistic and joined up delivery of care. Empower patients to make decisions about their own care and encourage them to exercise their rights and choices, signposting them to relevant community and voluntary services and supporting patients carers and assistants with management of risk. To provide professional, specialist assessment and treatment to children and advice to carers and families referred to the Childrens Physiotherapy service. Undertaking the lead role in the assessment, diagnosis and formulation of physiotherapy treatment plans. To be the physiotherapy lead within the multi-disciplinary team, where appropriate, providing advice to other health professionals, education services, social services and voluntary agencies to ensure holistic and joined up delivery of care. To ensure appropriate integrated pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required.,

• Work within an integrated therapy team, working as an autonomous practitioner, carrying out single assessments, and contributing to the development and delivery of therapeutic care plans (under the guidance of senior colleagues).
• Develop programmes of therapeutic activities, weighing options and delegating aspects of care as appropriate Support patients with advice, information, persuasion and direction to community resources to encourage self-management and ongoing independence.
• Provide support, training and advice to parents, clients and carers.
• Support the work of assistants, students and volunteers to participate in a full community paediatric caseload within the therapy team.
• To manage the physiotherapy treatment of children with a wide range of conditions, including children with physical and cognitive impairments or disabilities and children with musculoskeletal conditions.
• To gain consent, assess, clinically diagnose and develop individual care/treatment plans requiring a high level of concentration for a range of paediatric conditions, some of which will be complex or will be for the patients with complex clinical, social, psychological or psychiatric needs.
• To be responsible for reassessing patient care as treatment progresses and modifying treatment plans to meet changing needs of the individual child.
  
  About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.