Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide robust clinical leadership to the therapy team in the provision of an effective, high quality Therapy Service for Neonates (in and out patients), associated specialist clinics and wider Paediatric therapy team. This is achieved through effective communication, influencing, motivating and inspiring others to deliver high quality care. This includes responding to national initiatives and advising on appropriate clinical and professional strategy relating to therapy practice within neonates. .
To be a physiotherapy or occupational therapy clinical expert and provide clinical leadership in neonatal therapy services
To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own clinical caseload and to manage the clinical risk within own caseload
To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive and timely patient treatment records in accordance with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) or Royal Collage of Occupational Therapists(RCOT) and Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and local service standards of practice.
To practice independently at a highly advanced and expert level, whilst effectively assessing risk, using more senior medical advice when appropriate.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Appropriate Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy professional qualification e.g. MCSP/ BSc
* Registration with Health Care Professions Council CSP, RCOT or equivalent professional registration
* Relevant, accredited, postgraduate education/courses in neonatal physiotherapy or Occupational therapy
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Advanced knowledge and skills in the specialist assessment and treatment of a wide range of complex clinical presentations relating to neonatal patients
* Teaching experience to uni and multi-professional groups with evidence of ability to deliver high quality presentations
Experience
Essential criteria
* Significant post registration experience of which considerable experience has been in this specialty in an acute NHS organisation
* Experience of staff management including supervision and of development and performance management of staff
* Significant experience in education and clinical training of others
* Significant experience in the development and performance management of physiotherapists or Occupational Therapists and students
Skills
Essential criteria
* Ability to work autonomously within specialist clinical area & undertake clinical analysis and reasoning skills in the assessment and treatment of neonatal patients and apply broad standards & guidelines to own practice
* Well-developed specialist therapeutic handling skill relevant to this specialty
* Leadership and influential skills, able to lead and command confidence in senior therapists, consultants, senior nurses and managers within and related to neonatal services
Values Based Question
Essential criteria
* Give an example of a time when you have gone the extra mile to help someone
Please note that we do not accept applications via CV or recruitment agencies.
This post will close before the intended closing date should sufficient number of suitable applications be received. Therefore, if you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity.
Applications are welcomed from applicants who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, such requests will be taken under consideration and accommodated where the needs of the service allow.
We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
All staff no matter where they work or which age group of patients they work with must be aware of their responsibility to act when they feel a child, young person or vulnerable adult has been or is at risk of abuse.
We are a fully non-smoking Trust. Smoking is completely prohibited in all Trust buildings, grounds and car parks for patients, visitors, staff and contractors.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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* Job Description (PDF, 768.3KB)
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