Description
A Band 6 rotational position has become vacant within the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital Paediatric Physiotherapy Team.
The role involves cross-site work between the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital and the West Middlesex Hospital site, and participation on the weekend and out of hours rota.
The post holder will be a clearly identifiable senior clinical staff member with significant clinical experience, providing sound clinical expertise to their team and more junior staff, and coordinating and delivering high-quality care.
Main duties of the job:
- Rotations take place annually in January and include the acute team working with inpatients, including the high dependency unit and musculo-skeletal outpatients, and the community team who are based at Parkview Centre for Health in White City and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.
- Hydrotherapy facilities are available in the community.
- Rotations within the community team focus on different clinical areas; Under 5s, over 5s, and a special educational school for children with severe/profound learning difficulties and complex medical needs.
- One of the community paediatric rotations includes working with the Paediatric Orthopaedic Practitioners and Orthopaedic Consultants in the Ponseti club foot clinic.
- The post includes participation in the hospital's respiratory on-call and weekend service for both adults and children.
Responsibilities:
- Provide physiotherapy assessment, treatment, and management to own designated caseload of patients.
- Maintain up-to-date physiotherapy records.
- Evidence-based principles and current best practice to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate physiotherapy interventions.
- Provide supervision, teaching, and support to more junior staff, therapy assistants, and students on placement.
Requirements:
- BSc or Diploma in Physiotherapy.
- HPC registration.
- Evidence of CPD and relevant post-graduate courses.
- Experience as a Band 5 therapist in paediatrics.
- Experience working as part of MDT.
- Participation in emergency on-call and weekend respiratory services including both adults and paediatrics.
Salary: £47,951 to £56,863 a year.
The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background.