Paediatric Rotational Physiotherapist | University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Job Oxford area,Nova Scotia Canada,Healthcare

Paediatric Rotational Physiotherapist | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

To provide a high standard physiotherapy service across Oxford Children’s Hospital and the Paediatirc Critical Care unit. The post holder is expected to work closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team that includes doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, speech & language therapists and play therapists to assess and treat acutely unwell children across multiple specialty areas.

Rotations include:

To assess and treat own caseload of patients and maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner with support from senior staff.
To communicate with the relevant members of the multi-disciplinary team, other health care professionals, patients and parents/carers with regards to patient focused care.
To provide a clear handover for patients discharged from the Critical Care unit if they should still be receiving Physiotherapy input.
To assist in the supervision, teaching and appraisal of physiotherapy students, therapy assistants and work experience students; including formal group sessions and one-to-one teaching.
To participate in departmental continuous professional development, departmental education and training, audit and evidence-based projects.
Play an active role in service development within acute paediatrics.
To be aware of and operate within specific legal and national frameworks in relation to the care of children.

E.g. The Children Act
To actively participate in the appraisal and supervision process.
To participate in extended hours working (inclusive of weekends and on-calls, and with the potential for twilight working).

Our friendly and vibrant Children’s Therapy and Gait team consist of approximately 80 staff working across 5 professional groups (physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, dietitians, healthcare scientists). Together we offer a mix of inpatient and outpatient services to our patients across 4 sites (Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, , John Radcliffe Hospital, Douglas House, Horton General Hospital. to provide world-class collaborative multi-disciplinary care.

We are fortunate to work within a large teaching Trust housing many tertiary and regional clinical specialities which encourages staff development, research and quality improvement initiatives.

Children’s Therapies sits within the NOTSSCaN division within Oxford University Hospital’s NHS Foundation Trust. There is a strong learning ethos, and the team regularly host students across all professional groups in addition to supporting continual professional development of its staff.

We are keen to talk to you if you reflect or aspire to our core values
-excellence,compassion,respect,delivery,learningandimprovement.

Benefits of working for us include career development and regular supervision, staff recognition and excellence schemes and wellbeing support. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion as we know this leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.

Clinical:

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own professional activities
To undertake the specialist assessment of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including those with highly complex presentations, and using clinical reasoning skills, knowledge of evidence-based practice.
To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses in a wide range of highly complex conditions and to formulate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing and implementing comprehensive treatment and discharge plans.
To continually reassess patients in order to progress treatments effectively and advise patients, carers and other colleagues as required.
To assess a patient’s capacity to understand and to gain valid, informed consent for treatment. To work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent or refuse treatment.
To co-ordinate intervention which may include other disciplines; advises and educate…