Highly Specialised In-patient Paediatric Physiotherapist

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced paediatric clinician to take on the role as a highly specialised inpatient paediatric physiotherapist.

This role will be based at University Hospital Lewisham leading the inpatient paediatric physiotherapy service and specialist paediatric clinics.

You must be highly skilled in respiratory and paediatric physiotherapy and have experience in managing a complex clinical caseload. Excellent teaching and supervision skills will be essential.

The post holder will also be required to develop and maintain senior respiratory physiotherapy skills and competence, as the Therapies team operates a 7-day working service within the Trust and the post-holder will be required to work at weekends and overnight on calls on a roster basis.

Main duties of the job

To lead a high quality, effective and efficient paediatric physiotherapy service.

To utilise highly specialised and expert clinical reasoning skills and physiotherapy knowledge to manage an autonomous caseload and provide support to the paediatric therapy team for University Hospital Lewisham under the guidance of a clinical specialist paediatric physiotherapist

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Ensuring development of the service in line with evidence-based practice and working across the whole paediatric pathway.

The role will include a complex clinical caseload, clinical governance activity, supervision and the development of rotational members of staff and provide clinical education to undergraduates. The post holder will also coordinate a rolling programme of audit and training within the pathway., 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations