Bank B7 Musculoskeletal Paediatric Physiotherapist

Be responsible for the delivery and development of the Paediatric Musculoskeletal Outpatient Physiotherapy Services within Central London Community Health Care Trust (CLCH).
The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner, taking a lead in co-ordinating and providing a highly specialist physiotherapy service to children with MSK, Rheumatological and Orthopaedic conditions. A significant proportion of these children will have English as an additional language (EAL). He/she will be expected to manage their own caseload, they may need to work alongside medical staff to ensure highly specialist therapy programmes are in place for the children under their care.
They will be expected to work collaboratively with children/young people (CYP), parent/carers and with colleagues in Health, Education and Social Services, in planning and delivery of services to this specific client group. He/she will be the key contact for the paediatric MSK and rheumatology services and will represent the department at relevant meetings both within and outside.
To provide clinical expertise and evidence-based practice.
To provide education and supervision to less experienced members of the service
To support the management of the Paediatric Physiotherapy service to deliver and develop high quality services.
Working Times - Mon-Friday 8-5pm, · Be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care. Ensure a consistently high level of clinical care for the patients under your management and support your peers to do likewise.
· Provide an equal and equitable service for all patients, including the harder to reach population groups.
· Undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients, using investigative and analytical skills. Be aware of your professional limitations, seeking support as necessary through supervision, discussion with peers/more senior colleagues and team case discussions.
· Use a variety of assessment and treatment techniques appropriate to the patient, in accordance with evidence-based practice, national guidelines and trust and departmental policy (including manual handling and confidentiality).
To be responsible for the provision and on-going development of the Physiotherapy Service for children aged of 4-16/18 with Musculoskeletal, Orthopaedic and Rheumatological conditions across the Borough of Barnet, · Demonstrate compassion, empathy and sensitivity whilst providing an appropriate level of care for patients with acute and chronic, complex presentations (which may include victims of torture, mental health patients, etc.).
· Triage referrals to ensure every patient is appropriate to the Musculoskeletal Outpatient Service in accordance with the triage guidelines.
· Independently refer to a variety of other health agencies (e.g., other Physiotherapy Specialties, Podiatry, Biomechanics etc.) ensuring seamless care where possible. This may also include joint multi-disciplinary assessment.
· Work autonomously to manage and prioritise own caseload, managing clinical risk (such as screening for red flags) with appropriate support from more senior staff. To use assessment findings in conjunction with recognised clinical reasoning models to formulate a diagnosis, develop a treatment plan and patient specific goals.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.
We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:
Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
Race Equality Network
Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.
Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.
The CLCH Equal opportunities statement is on our Website Equal opportunities :: Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (clch.nhs.uk)

We are looking for fantastic Physiotherapists to join our Bank. This will give you the ability to pick up new skills, work across different teams, pick up shifts whenever you want, and gain further experience in a large NHS Trust. You'll be able to work across the Trust as well.

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Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home., In return for your skills and experience we can offer you:
+ Flexible working hours to suit individual circumstances and arrangements
+ Competitive hourly rates
+ Access to the NHS Pension Scheme (subject to status)
+ Paid annual leave built into hourly rate
+ Access to statutory and mandatory training through Induction and e-Learning
+ Great opportunities to sample different areas of work across different services
Our temporary staffing shifts are calculated hourly and paid weekly. You are paid only for the hours you actually work during any Assignment. Bank workers are paid on fixed third point based on the Agenda for Change (AFC) pay bands.
Weekly pay will include: Basic pay Unsocial hours (If applicable)