Job summary
- Main area
- Children's Therapies
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-MIC-1106
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £58,698 - £65,095 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 20/05/2024
Employer heading
Clinical Lead Physiotherapist: Children’s Services
Band 8a
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
The Clinical Lead for Children’s Physiotherapy is responsible for managing and developing the service, which provides physiotherapy across acute and community settings, promoting a learning culture and demonstrating leadership and innovation.
The children’s physiotherapy team of 22.2wte supports the 7 day acute service based at St Mary’s Hospital, including Paediatric Critical Care, Major Trauma, Infectious Diseases and Haematology; GP direct access for paediatric musculoskeletal physiotherapy; Neonatal services at St Mary’s and Hammersmith Hospital sites; and are contracted by CLCH to provide community physiotherapy for the Child Development Service.
The post holder ensures that children and young people receive a safe and effective Physiotherapy Service. Overseeing the department's management and development, the post holder takes responsibility for an existing committed team which includes Clinical Specialists for Musculoskeletal and Child Development Services, specialist and rotational physiotherapists. The service has a reputation for developing enthusiastic physiotherapists and excellent multi-disciplinary work.
This is a 12 month fixed term contract against maternity leave of the current post holder. If you have clinical expertise within children’s physiotherapy, want to maintain a clinical caseload, have experience of leading a service, are innovative with enthusiasm for development, and an ability to think creatively, this could be your next opportunity.
Main duties of the job
- They will be responsible for the day to day operational service planning and delivery of therapy services.They will be clinically accountable for delivery of the clinical service within area of responsibility and for the operational planning of a safe, effective service.
- They will support the clinical service lead with the development and delivery of innovative service improvement projects focussed on improving quality of care and patient outcomes.They will support the clinical service lead in the strategic development of the service
- They will support staff development from a clinical and non- clinical perspective acting as a good role model.In partnership with their clinical service leads, finance and human resources colleagues, they will deliver department plans which drive efficiency and quality initiatives across the Division. They will support the delivery of the Department’s business plan.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/ Degree in Physiotherapy
- Evidence of experience /post graduate training and education to Masters level or equivalent and CPD relevant to speciality area.
- Health & Care Professions Council registration.
- Evidence of post graduate training in basic research skills e.g. literature reviews, critical appraisal
Desirable criteria
- Masters or PhD degree in relevant subject
- Membership of relevant professional groups/ relevant Specialist interest group
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience post qualification with evidenced experience at a senior level within relevant speciality
- Experience of incident investigation and implementation of change of practice as a result
- Evaluation of clinical practice including participation in research/audit/service evaluation and quality improvement projects.
- Experience of supporting a culture of research awareness
Desirable criteria
- Experience at band 8a level
- Clinical leadership of other disciplines
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential criteria
- Expert clinical reasoning skills in the appropriate application of a range of techniques and approaches to the management of the relevant clinical area
- Ability to remain updated with professional practice and research and integrate this into daily patient management.
- Skills in presentation and training in both formal and informal environments
- Proven excellence in developing/and providing education and teaching to other professionals and students.
- Ability to select and analyse activity and outcome data accurately and objectively to support service development
- Good communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Poster or presentation published or presented at a peer review setting
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Biggs
- Job title
- Clinical Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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