Job Description

Due to a maternity leave, an excellent opportunity has arisen within Brent Therapy Services for a Specialist Children's Physiotherapist.



This opportunity is for a fixed term post in the MSK team with opportunities to work in other community settings such as preschool/community/schools teams, based in the culturally diverse, London Borough of Brent.



As a member of the integrated team, you will provide a high quality physiotherapy service to Children & Young People, aged 0 to 16 years with MSK/Orthopaedic/Rheumatology conditions. You will hold a varied community caseload and will be expected to undertake specialist physiotherapy assessments and devise client centred treatment interventions.



You will work as an autonomous practitioner and support is available through;



Peer support from an experienced and friendly team Flexible working options Multi-professional team working Opportunities to develop specialist clinical skills A strong commitment to CPD and clinical effectiveness including audits A comprehensive supervision and appraisal structure The opportunity to develop advanced clinical supervision skills The opportunity to help create innovative service designs and support management in service development and the wider therapies service

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role

Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)

Flexible working options

Annual travel card loan

Training, support and development in your career



To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits



To support provision of a high-quality children's physiotherapy service to a caseload of children and young people ages 0-16 years with identified MSK/orthopaedic/rheumatological physiotherapy needs. There may also be opportunities to work in other community settings such as home visits, mainstream schools, special schools and pre-school settings.



It is assumed that the post holder will have had previous paediatric physiotherapy experience, providing specialist physiotherapy to children in a variety of settings including MSK/Orthopaedic/Rheumatology specialities.



The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner providing a specialist physiotherapy service to a designated caseload of children with a range of physical and mobility difficulties and Special Educational Needs (SEN). A significant proportion of these children will have English as an additional language (EAL). He/she will be expected to manage their own caseload, travelling between community settings as necessary and working alongside teaching, medical and nursing staff to ensure specialist therapy programmes are in place for children under their care. He/she will be expected to work collaboratively children/young people (CYP), parents/carers and with colleagues in Health, Education and Social Services in planning and delivery of services.



The post holder will contribute to departmental meetings, clinical audit and research projects. They will provide advice and deliver training to other professionals and parents/carers on all aspects of paediatric physiotherapy. He/she will provide clinical education and training to physiotherapy students and will supervise the work of the PTA's and LSA's.

The post holder will be responsible for:

Clinical Responsibilities



Management and Administration



Supervision and Training



Professional Responsibilities



Environmental Factors



Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.