Job Opportunity: Physiotherapist

This permanent post offers a wonderful opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist to join an existing and well-established multidisciplinary team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians, and support staff delivering services to children and young people in the East Cornwall area.

Key Requirements

• Effective communication skills
• A flexible approach
• Ability to work both as part of a team and independently
• Enthusiastic approach to learning and service delivery
• Experience of working with children

Responsibilities

• Deliver assessment and evidence-based treatments for babies, children, and young people with neurological and neuromuscular conditions which result in movement impairment and/or global developmental delay and physical and/or learning disabilities.
• Work in one of our Special Schools.
• Collaborate with colleagues in the health community, Education Authority, Social Care, and other partnership agencies to deliver seamless coordinated care to patients and their families.
• Contribute to differential diagnoses for children on your caseload.
• Assess for and deliver evidence-based, holistic care for infants, children, and young adults with movement disorders of neuromuscular aetiologies, including those with complex physical disabilities and challenging behavior.
• Instruct children, their families, and carers in the use of special equipment and orthoses, and jointly agree outcome measures to establish their efficacy.
• Set therapeutic goals in collaboration with the child, parents, and carers.
• Demonstrate competency to practise as an autonomous practitioner within the Children’s Community Therapy Service protocols and guidelines.
• Demonstrate effective caseload management by participating in regular caseload reviews.
• Prepare Education and Health Care Plan submissions, and as required, statements for medico-legal and Safeguarding purposes.
• Work with multi-agencies to contribute to holistic care.
• Delegate to, and supervise, junior staff and students.
• Participate in service development and continuous service improvement.