Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Paediatric Physiotherapist
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Job Description: Paediatric Physiotherapist (Band 6)
This Band 6 paediatric physiotherapy post offers experience in a variety of settings working closely with the multi-disciplinary team. The paediatric physiotherapy service covers children and young people who are aged from 0-19 in Camden.
We provide therapy into a variety of settings including clinics, schools, nurseries and patients’ homes. Specialist service provision includes serial casting, aquatherapy, rebound therapy, rehabilitation following botulinum toxin and SDR with opportunity to work in these areas. Training is provided for CPIP assessments, developmental assessments, outcome measures and therapeutic interventions with an emphasis on evidence based, child centred practice. Opportunities for learning and development are provided through supervision, appraisal and training within our supportive team as well as external training opportunities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assessment and Treatment: Responsible for assessment and treatment of own caseload.
- Assessment of Children: Assessment of children with a range of different presentations including neurological, orthopaedic, musculoskeletal, and developmental.
- Individualised Programs: Responsible for provision of individualised home and school exercise programs.
- Updating Programs: Updating of programmes teaching for Teaching Assistants/Manual Handling Plans.
- Liaison: Liaison with parents/carers/education staff and the interdisciplinary team including school-based staff in relation to physiotherapy programme.
- Equipment Maintenance: Maintenance/reviews of patient equipment. Review of orthotics.
- Booking Appointments: NP/ F/U booking appointments for – booking / telephone calls.
- Correspondence: Correspondence: emails / answer-phone messages/letters.
- Documentation: Documentation / correspondence/ out coming patients/educational annual reviews/equipment provision/ orthotic monitoring/ joint manual handling plans.
- Group Organisation: Responsible for organising groups.
- Teaching and Supervision: Teaching and clinical supervision of student physiotherapists.
- In-Service Training: Contribute to in-service training for the wider paediatric team.
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The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.
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Contact Information:
For further details or informal visits, contact:
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Name: Emma Dickenson
- Job Title: Clinical Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist
- Email Address: Emma.dickenson2@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 02033172200
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Name: Melissa Zemmel
- Job Title: Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, Community, Child Development Team and Swiss Cottage School
- Email Address: Melissa.zemmel@nhs.net
- Telephone Numbers: 02033172200 / 07929789035
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