Junior Physiotherapist - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Metabolic Bone Disease Team within the wider Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy Team at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust.

You will be a compassionate, accountable individual who treats all colleagues, patients and service users with respect and seeks to deliver excellence in their role.

You will share the Trust values and be committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

You will be a key member of the Metabolic Bone Disease team, who provide care to children with rare bone diseases and achondroplasia.

You should have a passion for working with children with disabilities and be skilled in developing a therapeutic relationship with all involved in the child's care to deliver meaningful family-centred outcomes.

The post holder will be responsible for the routine physiotherapy assessment and management of a delegated caseload within the clinical specialty of metabolic bone disease.

The post holder will be encouraged to work collaboratively with other team members and be supervised regularly by senior staff.

Sheffield Children's is one of three independent, specialist paediatric hospitals in the country, providing dedicated healthcare for children and young people across community, mental health and acute specialist settings.

We have three overarching aims that set the direction for the Trust in our vision to create a healthier future for children and young people.

Outstanding patient care
Leader in children's health

Our commitment to rewarding colleagues is demonstrated through our brilliant reward and benefits offer including generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and lease cars.

We are committed to supporting colleagues from different heritages and lifestyles while at work.

This is supported through the offer we have in place for flexible working and the three equality network groups we have in place.

Colleagues are encouraged to join these groups and request flexible working.
To undertake routine physiotherapy assessments using detailed questioning, physical examination and utilising routine techniques and tests.

To formulate and deliver individual treatment programmes based on evidence based practice and routine treatment options using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of routine rehabilitation techniques.

This may involve referring on for further investigations or seeking advice form a more senior professional.

To assess capacity for consent with all patients and whenever possible ensure that valid informed consent is agreed with the patient / family working within the legal framework.

This will involve fully explaining the outcome of assessment, the options for treatment and the benefits and risks of any procedure or treatment and then reaching agreed treatment goals and outcomes.

To possess efficient communication and interpersonal skills required to ensure the delivery of effective care, taking into account the complexity and variety of difficulties presented e.g.

age, physical, emotional, cultural, cognitive, social and behavioural.

Work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team where shared skills will form part of the working practice, and act as a physiotherapy resource to the team.

To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise a patients rehabilitation potential.

The post holder will work closely with senior members of staff to ensure optimal learning opportunities and effective supervision.

To have professional and legal accountability, including the treatment of patients within your area in accordance with the CSP Core Standards of Physiotherapy Practice and the HCPC standards of proficiency, conduct, performance and ethics

To attend multi-disciplinary case conferences, meetings etc where appropriate to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service with physiotherapy treatment integrated into the treatment programme.

To seek regular advice and support from senior staff.
To manage clinical risk in line within the Trust guidelines.
To be an active member of the respiratory evening and weekend on call rota. When working on the on call rota, undertake the assessment and treatment of acutely ill children with respiratory problems, who may have a complex presentation and maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner

To have professional and legal accountability in accordance with CSP core standards and Health Professions Council standards of proficiency, conduct and ethics.

To develop a working knowledge of other health and social care disciplines and services.

To recognise clinical risks in all forms, identified from physiotherapy assessment, and acting accordingly to minimise risk to self, patients and other staff following Trust policy and procedures.

To provide evidence of continuous professional development in the form of a portfolio, which includes the identification of learning needs through reflective practice.

To develop and maintain up to date knowledge of Evidence Based Practice (EBP), local and national standards.
To undertake as directed the collection of data for use in audit and research.
To represent the physiotherapy team as required at relevant meetings and feedback to the team as necessary

To ensure all mandatory training is completed and updated as required by the Trust

To be an active member, attending and participating in, the departmental in-service training programme and other training opportunities as identified through your Persona Development Plan.

~ To teach relatives/ carers and other healthcare workers when required.

To keep up-to-date and comply with Trust Procedures and Policies including Health & Safety, Fire Regulations, Equal Opportunities etc.

To comment on service developments within the physiotherapy and occupational therapy service through discussion with line manager and at team meetings.

To be responsible for checking the safety of any therapy equipment provided before use.

To be responsible for reporting any equipment defects identified, accidents and complaints to the senior therapist and using Trust procedures to deal with them.

To promote quality communication across the whole Health and Social Care Community.
To deal with informal complaints in line with the Trust guidelines.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative.

Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive.

We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care

Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy.
Good overall clinical record / profile

An under-graduate case study, essay or dissertation on a paediatric topic

Experience of working with children either professionally or socially

Undergraduate clinical placements in adult burns & plastics
Undergraduate clinical placements in paediatrics
Evidence of extra responsibilities taken at undergraduate level
Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession.

Understanding of family / team dynamics and how to develop working relationships with all involved in the child's care.

Understanding of data protection, confidentiality and health and safety requirements in meeting the needs of the child and family.

Knowledge of consent issues specific to paediatrics.
Background knowledge of common paediatric orthopaedic conditions

Planning and organisation skills

To demonstrate the ability to carry out assessment and interventions, including manual therapy and therapeutic handling Ability to present information, written and verbal in a clear and logical manner.

Ability to keep accurate and legible clinical records.
Evidence of having undertaken some research or audit project
A flexible approach to work
Demonstrate a passion to work with children and young people
Involvement in service planning and delivery
Reliable, punctual, flexible.

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust