Detailed job description
and main responsibilities
1. To lead and be responsible for managing the physiotherapy UHDCH@Home and caseload of paediatric patients for the catchment population using an advanced level of professional accountability, autonomy, and judgement for highly complex decision-making holistically on behalf of the patient and the family.
2. To work autonomously, using advanced knowledge and skills, underpinned by theory and experience, holistically assessing a defined patient caseload, using a range of methods across a broad range of complex medical and developmental paediatric conditions.
3. To plan and manage episodes of care, working in partnership with Paediatric consultant and other specialists, delegating, and referring as appropriate, to optimise health outcomes and resource use, as well as providing direct support to patients and carers.
4. To lead on developing, implementing, monitoring service / policy development and redesign, impacting beyond own area / disciplines, informed by current best practice and evidence-base, in accordance with values-based care UHD Approach, ensuring patients receive sustainable, high quality, safe, effective care.
5. To work across all UHD sites and within the community.
6. To be on the paediatric physiotherapy weekend, twilight and on call rotas as required.
7. To deliver treatment in patient homes and community settings as required.
8. To support the team, lead in all aspects of their service delivery plans and objectives, always supporting and deputising when required and requested by the team lead and their line management.
9. To support the capacity guidance of UHDCH@Home hospital beds, ensuring respiratory is part of the overall bed capacity.
10. Ensuring the patients documentation is in line with guidance of UHDCH@Home paperwork, including admissions, discharges, and all other applicable UHDCH@Home records.
11. To co-ordinate the training of staff in paediatric respiratory conditions and PT techniques, ensuring staff are meeting the competencies for delivering this service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
12. •HCPC registration Physiotherapist BSC(Hons) or MSc in Physiotherapy
13. •Post graduate course/s in respiratory management
Desirable criteria
14. •Masters level Advanced Clinical Practice course/modules
15. •Leadership / management course relevant to health care environment
16. •Non-medical prescriber
17. •HAPE course
Experience
Essential criteria
18. •Long term ventilation experience either in the acute or community setting
19. •Management of children with respiratory conditions
20. •Experience of tracheostomy management.
21. •Experience of airway clearance techniques e.g. cough assist
22. •5 years minimum as senior physiotherapist including experience in developmental paediatrics and neurodisability
23. Audit Experience
24. Working in NHS
Desirable criteria
25. •Leading on managing change
26. •Leading on Service and practice development
27. Community Experience