Clinical Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist - Neuromuscular Spinal
| Posting date: | 28 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £64,156.00 to £71,148.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £64156.00 - £71148.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 September 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE1 7EH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9196-25-1525 |
Summary
Professional / Clinical responsibilities To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of the practitioners professional activities Performs an advanced musculoskeletal spinal assessment of patients including those with highly complex presentations and from this formulates a diagnosis and treatment plan which is carried out as an autonomous practitioner To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts, which may be conflicting to regularly provide specialist advice and second opinion to peers, medical colleagues and other health professionals. This includes the formulation of accurate prognoses, recommendation of best course of intervention, and development of comprehensive discharge plans To request and use the results of specialist investigations (e.g. x-rays, MRI scans and blood tests) to assist the formulation of diagnoses and plan patient management with support from the Spinal Consultants To develop advanced theoretical and practical knowledge to refer on to other departments/medical colleagues within or outside the Trust as necessary based on investigation results and expert clinical assessment To undertake the development programme for clinical specialist physiotherapists working with extended scope of practice (ESP) and obtain competency in all aspects of the ESP role To provide written reports of clinical opinion to medical colleagues as required To advise patients, carers and education/schools on the appropriate time to return to sports and other activities To co-ordinate patient management which may include advising patients, carers, relatives, other health professionals and medical colleagues To provide specialist opinion which contributes to the development of clinical pathways in collaboration with other multidisciplinary team leads To manage clinical risk within own caseload at all times and ensure clinical risk is effectively managed across the designated department To be aware of the boundaries of own extended practice, and to manage the associated clinical risk effectively at all times To demonstrate the highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory sensory skills necessary for assessment and manual treatment of patients, including complex manual therapy techniques, therapeutic handling and use of specialised physiotherapy equipment