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Banding: Band 5/6 (£30,229 - £46,100 DOE)
Hours: 30
Contract duration: 12-month FTC (Maternity Cover)
Base: Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments, Craighalbert Centre, 1 Craighalbert Way, Cumbernauld, G68 0LS
Closing date: 5th July 2023
Link for informal contact: Email Lizzie@craighalbert.org.uk or call 01236 456 100
Key Benefits:
55 days annual leave (pro-rata for part-time)
Free, onsite parking
Eligible to join or continue in the NHS Scotland Pension Scheme
How to Apply:
Applicants should submit a CV by email to kirsty@craighalbert.org.uk together with a supporting statement of no more than 600-words outlining how their knowledge, experience and attributes enable them to fulfil the responsibilities of this post.
Job Description
The Scottish Centre for Children with Motor Impairments’ purpose is to work with families and partners to deliver integrated learning, therapy and care for children affected by motor impairments in Scotland - supporting children to achieve their potential and fulfil their ambitions.
Our physiotherapists support and work with all children, young people, parents, and practitioners who take part in the Centre’s activities both locally and nationally. The postholder will therefore assess, plan, deliver and evaluate person-led, person-centred, and evidence-based physiotherapy management for children and young people who present with a wide variety of neurological conditions. The post holder will build on a comprehensive knowledge base in paediatric neurological conditions and therapy management.
We believe Physiotherapy management should have a positive impact on the children and young people’s whole lives – facilitating health, activity, independence, function and participation with family and friends. The post holder is therefore required to actively participate in a high level of collaborative working with the children, their families, other therapists, education staff and external professionals in order to best integrate the children’s therapy needs into their days.
The appointee will be expected to work in the development and delivery of any of SCCMI’s programmes. Current Programmes / Projects include:
- Nursery, Primary and Secondary classes (Children aged 3 – 18 years)
- Early Intervention Programme (children aged between birth and 4 years)
The successful appointee will make a significant and sustained contribution towards the achievement of the organisation’s ambition of establishing itself as the Scottish centre of excellence in the provision of integrated therapy, care and learning for children/young people with motor impairments.
Responsibilities and Duties
Responsibility and Accountability:
- Responsibility and accountability for the provision of high-quality physiotherapy input; evaluating and modifying interventions appropriately to meet complex individuals’ needs.
- Responsibility for managing a complex caseload while working within a closely integrated interdisciplinary team.
- Work as an autonomous practitioner taking full responsibility for a complex caseload.
- Accountable for standards of therapy and deliver these within the context of clinical governance to ensure the highest standards of clinical intervention.
- Comply with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and all other documents which support and maintain standards of professional practice and the Health and Care Professions Council Physiotherapy Standards of Proficiency.
Leadership
- Supervise, mentor and support graduate physiotherapists, other therapists, non-therapy staff, support staff and students.
Staff Development:
- Undertake the supervision, education and specialist training of graduate physiotherapists, other therapy, professional and support staff, students, service users, parents/carers and external professionals as directed.
- Undertake an internal role in the education, specialist training, and provision of advice regarding physiotherapy interventions to staff, service users, parents/carers, other disciplines and agencies.
- Undertake a role in the education and specialist training of external professionals and other staff.
- Responsible for Practice Education of physiotherapy students.
Practice Responsibilities:
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Undertake initial and ongoing assessments of children/young people, using standardised and non-standardised assessments and outcome measures tools to determine appropriate therapy intervention.
- Assess capacity, gain informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with children who lack capacity to consent.
- Manage own caseload, using evidence-based practice and client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
- Through the use of clinical reasoning skills and in collaboration with colleagues, provide an individualised programme plan for the child which is informed by evidence-based practice and which will involve using a variety of methods and approaches.
- Ensure the appropriate therapeutic management of children following Botulinum A therapy and any required orthopaedic surgery, in order to optimise functional gains from the intervention(s).
- Facilitate referral of children to external agencies for appropriate assessment/investigations as required.
- Work as a practitioner to establish high level practice quality on both an individual and integrated multi-disciplinary team level, through the use of evidence-based practice.
- Work collaboratively with other therapy and education staff and families to jointly devise and implement additional support plans/goals and ensure effective multi-professional working.
- Communicate effectively and appropriately and proactively with children, young people and their family/carers in order to ensure an appropriate understanding of their condition and status. Communicate highly complex and sensitive clinical information.
- Negotiate with a variety of internal and external agencies to meet individual children’s needs where there are competing demands.
- Ensure a smooth transition during the child/young person’s progression through education.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Quality Development
- Implement methods and systems including specialist, standardised assessments tools with validated appropriate outcome measures, to assess the child’s physical abilities.
- Monitor, measure and evaluate the child’s progress and the effectiveness of intervention using reasoning skills and modify the programme accordingly.
- With other staff, undertake the ongoing evaluation of programmes designing appropriate tools to enable measurement of quality, with input from stakeholders.
Record Maintenance and Report Preparation
- Maintain accurate and comprehensive records in line with professional standards.
- Produce highly literate and professional reports on a child’s physical status and short-term potential in a manner which is appropriate for parents and other professionals in a manner which is effective and time efficient.
Presentations
- Undertake presentations at a high professional level to external and internal audiences.
Development Activities
- Contribute to the development and advancement of SCCMI programmes.
- Undertake a role in research internally and external research engagement as directed.
- Promote and facilitate multi-disciplinary involvement and awareness of relevant research projects.
Professional Development
- Develop, expand and enhance professional skills to ensure the delivery of the Centre’s services reflects contemporary research and practice.
- Undertake appropriate professional staff development to maintain membership and registration with professional and statutory organizations.
- Participate in the SCCMI appraisal, performance and staff development systems and embrace future professional appraisal, performance systems developed internally and nationally.
Policies
- Adhere to organizational procedures, standards, protocols, and policies.
- Adhere to Manual Handling policies and procedures.
- Adhere to Child Protection policies and procedures.
- Ensure and maintain a safe working environment for children and staff in accordance with Health and Safety Regulations and Centre policies.
- Adhere to educational policies e.g. GIRFEC, ASN Act, CfE.
- Contribute to the development, implementation and updating of the Centre’s policies as determined by the Chief Executive.
Other Duties
- Undertake other duties including additional projects associated with the SCCMI’s work as determined by the Chief Executive.