About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a dynamic Specialist Physiotherapist for this exciting role within the West London Children's Healthcare (WLCH) Paediatric Respiratory Medicine and Asthma Service. The service provides multi-disciplinary care for babies, children and young people with complex respiratory conditions.
You will be part of the multi-disciplinary team delivering this service, contributing your expert assessment, intervention and advice to the diagnostic process and patient pathway.
This will include physiotherapy led outpatient clinics and multi-disciplinary clinics for this cohort of patients. The role is based primarily at St Mary's Hospital and will work across WLCH sites.
Working with the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist for Paediatric Respiratory Medicine and Asthma, and the wider Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT), you will be responsible for developing the service, promoting a learning culture, supervising and developing staff, enabling delivery of a service that is informed by best evidence and expert knowledge.
You will have opportunities to lead on both discipline specific and inter-professional development projects, demonstrating your leadership and innovation.
If you have clinical expertise within children's paediatric respiratory care, have proven leadership experience, are innovative with enthusiasm for development, and an ability to think creatively, this could be your next opportunity.
Main duties of the job
To provide comprehensive and specialist therapy assessment and diagnosis for patients with a range of highly complex presentations, by utilising advanced clinical reasoning, evidence-based knowledge, investigative and analytical skills and specialist assessment techniques. To work both independently and within a team structure, demonstrating leadership to manage own and team caseload. To efficiently manage a caseload and organise this effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time. To formulate and deliver an individualised and specialist care plan / therapy management programme based on advanced knowledge of evidence based practice, advanced clinical reasoning skills and a wide range of specialist treatment options. As a specialist clinician to provide a second opinion where required. To provide clarity and communicate complex clinical findings to the patient/carers to gain valid informed consent, prior to any intervention. To work within a legal framework for those patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment. To communicate with patients in a way that empowers them to make informed choices about the management of their condition and engages them in the planning and delivery of treatment.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Job description Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education Essential
Degree (or equivalent) in Physiotherapy State registration with the Health Professions Council Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio, especially in the relevant clinical area Clinical Educators course or equivalent
Desirable
Membership of the Professional Organisation Membership of Professional special interest groups relevant to speciality Relevant Postgraduate clinical qualification Management skills or leadership training
Experience Essential
Significant recent clinical experience in relevant clinical area Evidence of a broad base of clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent Significant experience of working as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working Experience of multidisciplinary goal planning, development of care pathways and using outcome measures
Desirable
Previous Band 7 or equivalent experience in relevant post Leadership of a therapy team Recent, relevant work in an NHS environment Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care
Skills Essential
Advanced knowledge of assessment and treatment approaches for the effective management of relevant conditions Advanced skills in the appropriate application of a range of techniques and approaches to the management of relevant conditions Advanced clinical reasoning and problem solving skills Advanced knowledge of the evidence base of the relevant therapy area
Desirable
Knowledge of recent NHS developments and their impact on service provision Advanced computer skills for presentation and data analysis Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address Trust Wide
London
W2 1NY
Employer's website https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)