This bank Band 6 post sits in the Children's Therapy Team at West London NHS Trust, on the bank register for physiotherapists. The work centres on children with neurodevelopmental, neuromuscular and childhood musculoskeletal conditions, aimed at helping them move and take part. It rotates across under-5s and over-5s neurodevelopmental work, special schools and musculoskeletal care, in an integrated service with occupational and speech therapists, with some travel to schools. Fit turns on HCPC registration and a physiotherapy degree.
What the job involves
- Assess and treat children with neurodevelopmental, neuromuscular and childhood musculoskeletal conditions
- Work across streams of care: under-5s neurodevelopmental, over-5s neurodevelopmental, special schools and musculoskeletal
- Manage early years musculoskeletal issues such as talipes, Erb's palsy and torticollis
- Apply specialist approaches including Bobath, posture management pathways and specialist orthotics
- Use standardised assessment tools such as Movement ABC, BOT 2, Peabody, GMFCS, GMFM, MYMOP, Chailey and the Oxford Assessment of Disability
- Deliver care within an integrated service alongside occupational therapy and speech and language therapy
- Provide services in clinics and schools, travelling to schools within the borough
- Contribute to CPD and the development of paediatric physiotherapy service provision
Qualifications
- Graduate diploma or degree in physiotherapy
- Evidence of relevant postgraduate CPD
- Working knowledge of a broad range of relevant clinical areas
Registration & licences
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
Experience
- Experience as a junior-level physiotherapist
- Experience working in a physiotherapy and/or multidisciplinary team
- Experience across clinical areas such as respiratory, elderly care, MSK, orthopaedics and neurology
Skills & knowledge
- Ability to supervise others
- Ability to provide clinical training to others
- Ability to manage own time and caseload
- Ability to work as a team member
- Excellent organisational skills
- Effective written and spoken communication
Nice to have
- Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Membership of a relevant clinical or special interest group
- Previous experience working with children and their families
- Car driver with a full driving licence
What’s offered
- Peer support from an experienced Band 7 leadership team
- Strong multi-professional team working
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Exposure to all streams of care the team provides
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
