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Location

Harrow, Greater London | United Kingdom

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Job description

A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.

We are:
• A large supportive, sociable and friendly MDT team of 60+therapists
• Committed to the well-being of our staff
• Easily accessible via public transport from central London and neighbouring counties

We can provide:
• Flexible working
• Time to ensure access to regular and ongoing CPD
• Opportunities for shadowing in a range of settings
• Clearly structured caseloads and prioritisation system
• Highly structured induction
• Access to clinical specialists in all areas

In joining you will receive:
• Regular and ongoing developing therapist training as well as peer supervision
• A consistent caseload to see through assessment, ongoing therapy and up to discharge

We are seeking an enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our Paediatric rotational scheme. This scheme offers the opportunity to gain a broad experience in Paediatrics through yearly rotations in the following areas of services:-

Acute/MSK

Pre-school Special Needs & Special Schools

Schools Services

.This is an experienced rotational post, providing specialist physiotherapy to children and young people (CYP) in a variety of settings. These rotations are preschool special needs/primary special school, mainstream schools/ secondary special schools and acute paediatric inpatients and Musculoskeletal (MSK) outpatients. Each rotation is one-year duration

Previous NHS experience is essential.

Interviews will be in person at Alexandra Avenue Clinic, Harrow

To manage a specialist caseload of children with special needs including physical and learning difficulties or the acutely sick child appropriate to the specific rotation.

The rotations are:

a). Preschool children (0-4) with special needs and children within primary special schools (4-12 )

b). Children in Mainstream schools (aged 4-19) and secondary special school’s (aged 11-19) with special needs and DCD service

c). Acute inpatient and musculoskeletal outpatients (children aged 0-16)

This includes:
• Gaining appropriate consent
• Comprehensive assessment and diagnosis of individual children with diverse and complex presentations/multi-pathologies using range of assessment tools (GMFM, ABC)
• Planning, delivering and evaluating specialist treatment programmes in particular in the area of physical disability/difficulties
• Carry out risk assessments and implementing recommendations such as hoisting
• Referring on to other services/professionals as appropriate including other medical professionals, social services, wheelchair services
• Demonstrating skills in dealing with complex issues to generate appropriate strategies for caseload management
• Negotiating with CYP parents/carers, and others around individual case management
• Writing reports reflecting specialist knowledge of physical disabilities/mobility needs and providing specific advice for Education Health and Care Plans.

You will be joining and welcomed into a diverse therapy team who actively promote and advocate for equality and diversity.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Please see job description and person specification for main duties and responsibilities required in this post.

This advert closes on Monday 4 Mar 2024

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