Clinical Specialist / Team Leader Physiotherapist, Paediatrics
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Coventry
Job overviewAre you an experienced and motivated Physiotherapist with a passion for delivering high‑quality paediatric care? We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 7 Acute Paediatric Physiotherapist with a specialist interest in respiratory assessment and treatment, to join our dynamic inpatient team and take on key team leader responsibilities, with a strong emphasis on developing and empowering others within the team.This is an exciting opportunity to shape service delivery and contribute to innovative, child‑centred therapy across a varied and rewarding caseload. You will provide highly specialist clinical care while fostering a positive, compassionate, and collaborative culture that supports staff wellbeing, growth, and high‑quality patient care.The role includes clinical time on the wards and paediatric respiratory clinics, including home visits.To support your introduction into the role, there will be a planned induction period which will include meeting relevant members of the MDT and undertaking relevant training.If interested in the role, and would like to discuss further or arrange a visit, please contact us.A full UK driving license is essentail for this post. Please note that an international driving license is not accepted.Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP. Main duties of the jobProvide a highly specialist, high standard Physiotherapy service, assessing and advising on patients care and treatment, as an autonomous practitioner within the defined patient group.Be a clinical lead for therapy staff across the service area providing clinical advice, training, and liaising with other appropriate Therapy leads to ensure an integrated service is provided for the service area.Provide support and advice for the continuous development, co-ordination and evaluation of Paediatric pathways (therapy and trust pathways)Provide a source of expert clinical opinion within the field of Respiratory Paediatrics for therapy staff and other health care professionals both internal and external to the Trust.Provide knowledge and expertise on the Physiotherapy assessment and management of Respiratory Paediatric in and outpatients.Responsible for team absence management and for the team e-roster ensuring safe service delivery levels and escalation of any challenge delivering this.The Job plan will comprise up to 70% clinical care and 30% team management and leadership duties, supporting professional and service activities.Working for our organisationUniversity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.Detailed job description and main responsibilities- Be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in own care. Ensure a high standard of clinical care for patients under own management and support more junior staff to do likewise.- Interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis and prognosis in on wide range of highly complex conditions to recommend the best course of intervention, evaluate outcomes, reassess and to develop comprehensive rehabilitation plans.- Undertake comprehensive assessment of patients including those with complex presentations, utilising investigative and analytical skills to formulate individualised management and treatment plans and specialised programmes of care.- Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals and gain informed consent in order to work within the legal framework for patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.- Accept clinical responsibility for own caseload and organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to the clinical progress the patient. Oversee/supervise the caseload of more junior staff to ensure patients are prioritised according to acuity of need across the service areas.- Provide highly specialist physiotherapy clinical assessments contributing to MDT diagnosis and care interventions within the speciality as appropriate- Maintain a clean safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness hygiene and infection control at all times.- Deliver training to own team and to on call respiratory Physiotherapy staff to ensure competence in carrying out duties and clinical interventions within the service area.- Regularly participate in working parties developing policy changes within the Therapy Department and other specialities within the Integrated Community and Care Services Group- Work with Consultants and other agencies to refer patients and develop the strategic and operational management of the specialist service area within the relevant professional service guidelines and practices.- Provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of the Therapy Department and to ensure a constant approach to patient care.- Provide specialist advice, teaching and training to other members of the MDT regarding the management of patients.- Regularly manage expected and unexpected clinical events requiring high and unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency and clinical needFor further details of the role please see the attached job description. Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria- See supporting documentsDesirable criteria- See supporting documentsExperienceEssential criteria- See supporting documentsDesirable criteria- See supporting documentsKnowledgeEssential criteria- See supporting documentsDesirable criteria- See supporting documentsSkillsEssential criteria- See supporting documentsDesirable criteria- See supporting documentsCommitment to Trust Values and BehavioursEssential criteria- See supporting documentsTo ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post. UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we’ll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders