Job Description

This band 6 paediatric physiotherapy post offers experience in a variety of settings working closely with the multi-disciplinary team. This is a rotational post including the community team based at Kentish Town Health Centre, Swiss Cottage special school and the Child Development team, The paediatric physiotherapy service covers children and young people who are aged from 0-19 in Camden.



We provide therapy into a variety of settings including clinics, schools, nurseries and patients' homes. Specialist service provision includes serial casting, aquatherapy, rebound therapy, rehabilitation following botulinum toxin and SDR with opportunity to work in these areas. Training is provided for CPIP assessments, developmental assessments, outcome measures and therapeutic interventions with an emphasis on evidence based, child centred practice. Opportunities for learning and development are provided through supervision, appraisal and training within our supportive team as well as external training opportunities



Responsible for assessment and treatment of own caseload



Assessment of children with a range of different presentations neurological, orthopaedic, musculoskeletal and developmental



Responsible for provision of individualised home and school exercise programs



Updating of programmes teaching for Teaching Assistants/Manual Handling Plans



Liaison with parents/carers/education staff and the interdisciplinary team including school based staff in relation to physiotherapy programme



Maintenance/reviews of patient equipment.



Review of orthotics.



NP/ F/U booking appointments for - booking / telephone calls.

Correspondence:

emails / answer-phone messages/letters



Documentation / correspondence/ out coming patients/educational annual reviews/equipment provision/ orthotic monitoring/ joint manual handling plans



Responsible for organising groups



Teaching and clinical supervision of student physiotherapists



Contribute to in service training for the wider paediatric team



The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.



Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/



Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.