Band 7 Paediatric Physiotherapist | Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust - ref. a51120423
We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic physiotherapist to join our paediatric physiotherapy team at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This role will provide opportunities to consolidate and further develop knowledge, skills and experience in paediatrics in the orthopaedic and musculoskeletal field, with scope for further service and personal development.
You will be well supported by 2 B8a Paediatric Orthopaedic APP and Senior Paediatric MSK Physiotherapists, as well as working with close access and support from our Paediatricians & MDT colleagues in our Children’s Outpatient Department.
The clinical caseload will be younger children under 8, both Consultant and GP referrals, for assessment and monitoring of a variety of conditions, including normal variants, joint laxity/ hypermobility, Erb’s palsy, torticollis, idiopathic tiptoe walking, and mild developmental delay, as well as older children, up to the age of 16, with common orthopaedic and MSK conditions in our Physiotherapy department.There is no Neurodisability caseload.Your role would also play a part in managing the MSK physiotherapy outpatient service; supervising and teaching junior & student physiotherapists during their Paediatric MSK rotations.
This post will offer strong clinical support and, in-house training and educational opportunities, with a strong emphasis on personal development and mentoring.
Key responsibilities/outcomes
To carry out complex assessments and treatments of paediatric musculoskeletal conditions daily, using highly developed dexterity, coordination and palpatory sensory skills. This includes continuing risk assessment, manual therapy techniques and therapeutic handling requiring moderate but variable physical effort during sessions lasting from 10 minutes to 60 minutes per patient.
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Following several years of close partnership working and shared leadership, in November 2024 Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare (HRCH) and Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust formally joined together and are now called Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust.
To support this, our values are that we are all:
Compassionate- We treat everyone with kindness, understanding and empathy
Inclusive- We are respectful, fair and open, valuing everyone’s unique contribution
Collaborative- We work together across our teams and with our partners and are helpful, positive and supportive
Inspiring- We strive for the best for patients, communities, staff and partners and are always learning and improving
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This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Feb 2025