Childrens Physiotherapist

To work as an autonomous practitioner and to take a major role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients within who may have complex problems.
To hold responsibility for own caseload.
To contribute to Physiotherapy provision within a Special School. To participate in the education and training of junior staff, support workers, Physiotherapy students and other healthcare professionals as appropriate., To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
To perform physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations, to develop and deliver a treatment programme.
To supervise less experienced staff within the team.
To liaise with staff of other disciplines to ensure effective communication and reporting takes place at all times.
To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out Physiotherapy duties and to adhere to departmental policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through teaching, training and supervision of practice.
Participate in staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee and /or appraiser and be responsible for complying with agreed personal and professional development programmes to meet knowledge, skills and competency requirements.
To undertake clinical and professional updating through means identified during appraisal process.
To develop an individual learning plan, maintain Continuous Professional Development records/portfolio which reflect personal development and provide evidence of how learning is applied to practice.
Maintain and further develop specialist knowledge of evidence-based practice through continuous professional development, ensuring competency to practice.
Be an active member of the in-service training programmes by attendance at, leading and participation in, in-service training programmes, tutorials, individual training sessions, external courses (where applicable), peer review and personal study. To help maintain own and others competency to practice.
Undertake regular measurement, data collection and evaluation of current practices through the use of evidence-based practice projects, audit and outcome measures.
To be responsible for supervising, teaching and assessing student physiotherapist to graduate level.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
To undertake a comprehensive Physiotherapy assessment of the individual patient gaining relevant information by clinical examination, and physiotherapy assessment techniques.
Apply clinical reasoning skills to set therapeutic/rehabilitation objectives.
To formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on specialist knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical skills.
To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes as required.
Providing specialist advice on best course of interventions, developing specialised treatment plans.
To make informed clinical decisions on appropriate and timely discharge planning or referral to other services.
Measurable Result Areas
To provide support, teaching, specialist and highly specialist advice to other staff within the Physiotherapy team on a planned and spontaneous basis. e.g. less experienced physiotherapists; technical instructors / assistants or physiotherapy, medical or work experience students on observational visits.
To work within Trust policy, HCPC and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards. Monitor own and others quality of practice as appropriate.
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work.
To assess and manage clinical risk within the limits of own scope of practice.
To set a high personal standard of work and professional attitude and encourage others to do likewise.
To maintain assessment, treatment and discharge records/reports and follow guidelines, protocols and procedures in accordance with professional (Chartered Society of Physiotherapy), legal and departmental standards.
To identify opportunities to improve the physiotherapy service in order to provide the best patient care within resources available and make recommendations for change.
To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service and patient priorities. Re-adjusting plans as situations change/arise.
To be responsible for supporting and developing physiotherapy students to graduate level.
Communications and Working Relationships
To gain informed consent to treatment in accordance with trust policy. This will frequently involve communication with patients/carers who have complex physical conditions and will require expert use of verbal and non-verbal communication tools., Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you don't want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
The Trust use an Applicant Management System called TRAC which helps us manage the recruitment process. All communications regarding your application will come via TRAC (even if you applied via NHS Jobs).
Please check your TRAC account regularly and ensure your email is set up to accept messages so they don't go into your junk/spam folder.
We aim to shortlist all vacancies within 2 days of the vacancy closing, we will get back to all candidates ASAP.
Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
All South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust sites are smoke free. We feel it's a great way to help our patients, visitors and staff stay healthy.
The Trust is part of a 'Foundation Group' through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.

There is an exciting opportunity for someone as a progressive Band 5 or Band 6 who wishes to develop specialist skills in Children's Physiotherapy within a supportive team. We have 2 posts available across the county, we have bases in the North, South & East of the county and are looking for self- motivated, friendly and enthusiastic Physiotherapists to join our established Children's Therapy Team in South Warwickshire.
Your job will be to provide specialised physiotherapy assessment and management of children with varying needs in clinics, community settings and special schools, either face to face or using virtual methods. Being a car driver is essential to this role.
You will also be required to support junior members of the Physiotherapy staff including Technical Instructors and to support students on placement.
Some previous experience working with children in a qualified physiotherapy role is a desirable.
The service offers structured Personal Development Review (PDR) and Clinical Supervision systems, and actively promotes Continued Professional Development through in-service and other training.
The initial banding for this role will be dependent upon experience and competencies. It will be suitable for an experienced Band 6 or a progressive Band 5 who wishes to develop their skills into a Band 6 role. We are committed to providing training and support in order to develop core competencies to achieve Band 6 level.

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes.
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Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.