Job summary
- Main area
- PHYSIOTHERAPIST
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 0 days (Bank)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 343- 6544377-CC-AL
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Perseid Lower School
- Town
- Morden
- Salary
- £25.89 Bank Rates dependon ShifT
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 31/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist Band 6
NHS AfC: Band 6
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect.Ìý We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork.Ìý This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work.Ìý When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
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Job overview
The post holder will provide a specialist physiotherapy service for children and young people with severe and complex learning difficulties in Perseid special schools, in accordance with the service level agreement for Sutton Health and Care Alliance.
They will contribute to the development of the special schools physiotherapy service for children. They will plan and provide specialist physiotherapy assessment, advice and treatment to a defined caseload of children with severe and complex needs.Ìý They will work in partnership with the children, their families and with other professions and agencies, including school staff and the wider health team, to reduce the impact of these difficulties on children’s social and emotional development, their learning and their ability to participate in daily life.
They will work autonomously and without direct supervision, and be accountable for their own clinical actions.
Main duties of the job
·ÌýÌýÌýÌý To provide a specialist level of clinical skill in paediatric physiotherapy
·ÌýÌýÌýÌý To be responsible for a clinical caseload of children and young people within the school as identified by the service specification, managing the defined caseload independently and prioritising own workload to ensure effective service provision
·ÌýÌýÌýÌý To use clinical assessments, interview and observational skills to determine physiotherapy needs of children and young people and effectively set goals and plan intervention.
Working for our organisation
The post holder will provide a specialist physiotherapy service for children and young people with severe and complex learning difficulties in Perseid special schools, in accordance with the service level agreement for Sutton Health and Care Alliance.
They will contribute to the development of the special schools physiotherapy service for children. They will plan and provide specialist physiotherapy assessment, advice and treatment to a defined caseload of children with severe and complex needs.Ìý They will work in partnership with the children, their families and with other professions and agencies, including school staff and the wider health team, to reduce the impact of these difficulties on children’s social and emotional development, their learning and their ability to participate in daily life.
They will work autonomously and without direct supervision, and be accountable for their own clinical actions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
·ÌýÌýÌýÌý To provide a specialist level of clinical skill in paediatric physiotherapy
·ÌýÌýÌýÌý To be responsible for a clinical caseload of children and young people within the school as identified by the service specification, managing the defined caseload independently and prioritising own workload to ensure effective service provision
·ÌýÌýÌýÌý To use clinical assessments, interview and observational skills to determine physiotherapy needs of children and young people and effectively set goals and plan intervention.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌý To communicate complex assessment findings and treatment plans with clients, family, school staff and the wider community staff, dealing sensitively with distressing or emotional circumstances and being realistic about clients’ and families’ expectations.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌý To assess and treat individual children with complex needs in school or their homes, working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and liaising closely with education staff and parents/ carers.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌý To provide written, typed and/or verbal reports and programmes to referrers and other agencies involved in children’s care and keep up to date records.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌý To provide written advice for Educational Health and Care Plans (EHCP) and contribute to Annual Reviews.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌý To monitor the effectiveness of intervention through goal setting, outcome measures and evaluation of practice and to communicate these to the relevant parties.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌý To contribute to the development of information that enables family, school and the wider community to understand and self manage the child’s condition whenever possible.
Person specification
Professional Registation
Essential criteria
- Essential
Desirable criteria
- Essential
6 Months Experience
Essential criteria
- Essential
Desirable criteria
- Essential
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carolina
- Job title
- Recruitment
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02082964086
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