Senior Mobility Therapist Job Cookstown Northern Ireland UK,Healthcare

You will work within the clinical and engineering team, holding a full clinical case load and delivering child focused mobility solutions.

Home Based:
Flexible working mainly in the South and South West of England with ability to work across the United Kingdom if required

Hours

Full-time (35 hours per week)

Term

Permanent

Job summary

To work as an autonomous senior practitioner
To effectively coordinate and manage your own workload.
To work within the clinical and engineering team, holding a full clinical case load and delivering child focused mobility solutions.
To partner with local NHS services as required.
To work closely with manufacturers in the delivery of child and young person postural mobility solutions.

The person

You will have a passion for working in a clinical team that delivers excellent mobility solutions for young people. Have experience of working with children and young people assessing and prescribing mobility equipment tailored to their needs. Plus good communication skills, a good working knowledge of safeguarding and a drive to identify and maximise opportunities.

Key accountabilities

Clinical

To work as an autonomous senior therapist with in depth knowledge of
Functional anatomy, physiology and their effects and implication for mobility/seating
Medical conditions and syndromes and their effects on function, posture and mobility
Tissue viability and pressure care intervention
Posture, tone, positioning and biomechanics with respect to mobility and seating
Standard and specialist mobility equipment and seating, such as lightweight active user chairs, modular seating, complex / bespoke accessories / assistive systems for mobility and control including respective prescriptions
To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of your own work and ensure that the required professional standards are delivered
To be responsible for leading the holistic assessment, planning and implementation of the Whizz Kidz beneficiaries on your caseload
Maintain high quality, professional standards of care by developing and maintaining knowledge of clinical practice using current best evidence and supporting less experienced staff to do likewise

Governance

Take responsibility for working within the clinical governance framework
Ensure that you remain up to date with and adhere to the service’s clinical policies, procedures, and standards
Monitor, evaluate, and continuously improve clinical quality and safety

Contribute to clinical governance audits
Ensure learning from incidents, complaints, audits, and patient feedback is acted upon.
Stay informed of relevant changes to legislation.
Work within national guidance and professional standards (e.g. NICE guidelines, HCPC standards, NHS England frameworks) into service models.
Provide assurance that clinical risk is well-managed and appropriately escalated when needed.

Service development, education and quality

Contribute to the planning and delivery of monthly team meetings.
Undertake appraisals and contribute to the formulation of Personal Snap Shots in line with the organisation.
Support the team to review and develop electronic documentation to be used by the clinical teams to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
Contribute to policy and practice change based on the resulting evidence.
Promote and facilitate a culture of self-development.
Keep abreast of developments in own role and key issues and legislative changes affecting people with disabilities.

Communication and liaison

Develop strong and effective internal and external relationships through appropriate communication, cross team working and networking at all levels to ensure efficient and effective service provision.
Represent and support Whizz Kidz by taking an active role in relevant activities, conferences and events.
Demonstrate appropriate and effective communication, modifying communication style according to context and people’s preferences / requirements.
Have the knowledge and skills to assess for and obtain valid consent where needed and document it in line with legal requirements and professional standards.
Identify when referral / liaison with other services is required and discuss this with the…