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Physiotherapist (Paediatrics)
| Posting date: | 29 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £54,320.00 to £60,981.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £54320.00 - £60981.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 June 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW10 9NH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9289-CS-47 |
Summary
Job Summary To be responsible for and coordinate the day to day delivery of physiotherapy provision within the paediatric community team based at Parkview Health Centre. To work as an autonomous practitioner in providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment to a designated caseload and maintain up to date physiotherapy records To work as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team providing a holistic service to the child and their family/carer To use evidence based principles/current best practice and specialist skills to assess, plan implement and evaluate interventions and to ensure that all junior members of your team do likewise To participate in CPD and other developmental activities and encourage all members of your team to do accordingly To be responsible for the supervision, teaching and day to day line management of allocated junior staff and students on clinical placement To participate in or lead service development projects including research and audit Main Duties To undertake highly specialised physiotherapy assessments, using appropriate therapy techniques and therapeutic handling skills to form diagnoses and/or establish impairments/disabilities. To use good communication skills to agree therapy goals with individual patients and families/carers and school staff using previous experience to ensure goals are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, resourced and appropriately timed. To monitor and evaluate treatment measuring progress to ensure effective intervention and identify when treatment requires modifying. To use in-depth clinical reasoning, comprehensive understanding of complex paediatric conditions, and wide-ranging knowledge of treatment options to plan and implement individual therapy programmes and treatment protocols, using highly developed therapy treatment techniques and therapeutic handling skills that are age appropriate. To support more junior staff in the development of their assessment, treatment and clinical reasoning skills to ensure a high standard of care. Please see attached job description for more details