Job Description

We are pleased to offer this opportunity for a Highly Specialist Physiotherapist to join our Neonatal team, working across our Neonatal Units at Liverpool Women's and Alder Hey Children's Hospitals.



We are a team of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, based in Alder Hey Hospital covering a range of Acute and Tertiary services.



The successful candidate will work as part of the Neonatal AHP-P team, working closely with Occupational Therapists, Dieticians, Speech and Language Therapists and Clinical Psychologists.



The successful candidate will work within the team to provide a comprehensive physiotherapy service for patients requiring specialist assessment and intervention with the Neonatal cohort, formulated around evidence-based practice and recognised national standards.



We are looking to recruit a Highly Specialist Physiotherapist, to work as an autonomous clinician using specialist assessment skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in patients within this specialty who have acute and long term, serious and terminal conditions.



We are looking for a Physiotherapist with highly developed analytical & judgment skills to be directly involved in the clinical decision-making process as part of the MDT.



Please see detailed JD and Person spec.



To be a team member of Alder Hey's Paediatric Physiotherapy team and as such, carry a complex caseload across Neonatal services at Liverpool Women's Hospital and Alder Hey Childrens Hospital, working in partnership with parents, carers education and other service providers to ensure a child centred approach to therapy.



To have responsibility for the delivery and co-ordination of high-quality Physiotherapy to children with a range of conditions and presentations.



To work as an autonomous practitioner without direct supervision, being responsible for the assessment, treatment and ongoing management of a highly specialist caseload.



Utilise a high level of knowledge developed through experience of neonatal physiotherapy.



To provide a range of specialist individualised therapeutic interventions, supporting babies through provision of highly specialist advanced clinical reasoning, to provide formulate and deliver individual treatment plans.



To act as a lead therapist to assess, diagnose/interpret and manage own specialist caseload of complex patients as an autonomous practitioner in accordance with the CSP code of conduct and HCPC standards.



The post holder may be required to provide input to other areas of the service as required.



As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.



Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.



We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.



Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.



To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of caseload. To ensure a high standard of clinical care (for the patients under your management) to maximise function and independence. To have responsibility for the delivery and co-ordination of high-quality Physiotherapy to children with a range of conditions and presentations within the clinical speciality. To carry out assessment of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including those with highly complex presentations, where expert opinion may differ, using clinical reasoning skills, knowledge of evidence based practice and expertise to determine appropriate care plans utilising highly specialist treatment skills and a wide range of treatment options. To contribute to accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing comprehensive management plans, guided by clearly defined principles or occupational policies. To refer to other healthcare professionals and agencies as appropriate as part of the overall management of the child to ensure holistic care. To hold an independent, complex, and highly specialist caseload, being able to highly demonstrate specialist assessment, diagnostic, treatment, and management plans with goals based on advanced clinical reasoning skills. To provide specialist assessment and intervention across the identified speciality, delivering holistic assessment of the child's needs and providing treatment programmes to meet the child's rehabilitation needs. To plan and implement highly individualised therapy programmes to be carried out by the therapist, Assistant, Educational Staff and Carers. To continually monitor, evaluate and modify the programmes to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention for children with changing needs. Manages own caseload and is responsible for the delivery of therapeutic intervention within the defined areas of the service. To organise this caseload effectively and efficiently regarding clinical priorities, time management, and staffing levels. To gain valid informed consent in accordance with trust policy and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. To provide highly specialist advice to colleagues working within other clinical areas. To manage clinical risk within own caseload and to contribute to that of designated team at all times. * To participate in weekend, evening and on call working as required, working as an autonomous practitioner undertaking the assessment and treatment of acutely ill patients, who may have highly complex presentations. Be expected to participate in on-call update training and clinical competence.