This specialist physiotherapy post sits within Specialist Children and Young People Services, a community multidisciplinary team run by East London NHS Foundation Trust. The postholder leads the planning, delivery and evaluation of care for under-18s with developmental, neurological or musculoskeletal needs, acting as an expert clinical resource for the team. The work covers a diverse caseload across community settings, alongside clinical and line management of junior physiotherapists, support staff and students, plus service development and quality improvement. HCPC registration is an essential requirement.
What the job involves
- Lead planning, coordination, delivery and evaluation of specialist physiotherapy care for a diverse caseload
- Act as an expert clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team
- Provide high-quality, evidence-based physiotherapy to under-18s with common, complex, developmental and long-term conditions
- Provide clinical and managerial leadership to the physiotherapy and multidisciplinary teams
- Provide clinical supervision and line management to junior physiotherapists, support staff and students
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement, clinical practice and education
- Undertake and support audit, service evaluation, quality improvement and research
- Participate in and deliver local IST and education to the wider multidisciplinary team
- Work closely with the Clinical Lead and wider teams to ensure safe, effective, evidence-based care
What’s required
Qualifications
- Graduate Diploma or BSc in Physiotherapy, or an equivalent qualification recognised by HCPC
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration
Experience
- Experience of assessing for specialist equipment
Skills & knowledge
- High degree of expertise across a wide range of assessment and treatment skills, underpinned by sound theoretical knowledge
- Working as an autonomous clinician, managing own caseload including complex patients and own time
- Clinical reasoning and analytical skill to assess, identify problems and plan treatment
- Analytical ability to review treatment and services, with evidence of taking part in audit
- Awareness of the roles of others in providing care and ability to work as an effective team member
- Identifying learning needs and developing junior staff and students in the specialty, including mentorship, appraisal, supervision and training
What’s offered
- Outer London weighting on pay
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
