Children's Physiotherapist

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Job Title:        Senior Paediatric Physiotherapist

Band:                         7

Location:        Children’s Physiotherapy Department, The Leeds Children’s Hospital, Leeds General Infirmary

Hours:                        7.5 hours/week preferred day is Monday, this post can be combined with        other part time roles in the team

Contract term: permanent

Responsible Manager:       Sarah Hibbert          

                                                Clinical Service Manager

                                                Paediatric Physiotherapy

                                                North Wing 2nd Floor

2 Park Lane

Leeds LS3 1ES

For further information contact:     Laine Donington

                                                            Tel: 0113 39 20609

                                                            Email: l.donington@nhs.net

We have an opportunity for a skilled, enthusiastic clinician who enjoys working with children in an integrated multidisciplinary team. This post has been developed to support the management of Children with complex neurological conditions requiring surgical assessment of their hips & SEML surgery (Single Event Multi Level). Ideally this person will be required to work Mondays to support the Orthopaedic Consultant in clinic.  You will be working alongside the current post holder so the working day may be flexible to suit the service needs.

The role involves collating all the information from the local therapists including CPIPS and the gait laboratory assisting in assessment and decisions for surgery.  The post holder will support the inpatient therapists and outpatient service for management of these patients around the time of surgery to ensure a smooth patient pathway and liaise closely with other hospitals for on going management of these patients. The post holder will act as the link person for the families in this service.  The neuro-orthopaedic service at Leeds Children’s Hospital continues to grow and this role will involve ongoing service development.

The post holder will work closely with the multidisciplinary team including medical staff, nursing staff, occupational therapists, speech therapists, play therapists, dieticians and psychologists. They will also be encouraged to liaise with other agencies that support children and their families.

The Children’s Physiotherapy Team is committed to the concepts of clinical governance and staff development through appraisal, training, research and audit. Our mission is to make a positive difference in children's lives through the use of specialist, individualised and fun therapy in partnership with the MDT, the child and their family.

The post holder will contribute to the Paediatric Out of hours service.