Job overview

We are looking for a physiotherapist with established paediatric musculo-skeletal skills to work within the spinal and orthopaedic multidisciplinary teams at Great Ormond Street Hospital. This post provides the opportunity to join an existing spinal and orthopaedic team and take a lead role in the assessment and treatment of paediatric patients presenting with orthopaedic and spinal deformities throughout their patient journey.
You will collaborate with colleagues in the spinal multidisciplinary team as well as the wider orthopaedic team, within GOSH and externally to plan, deliver and evaluate all aspects of the patient journey. Good communication skills and excellent team working abilities are essential for this post.

This post is part of an existing physiotherapy service, consisting of clinical specialists, rotational physiotherapists and physiotherapy assistants.
You will need well established and highly specialised skills in the assessment and treatment of paediatric patients with a complex presentation in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children is a leading tertiary centre for children with spinal disorders. You will be required to be proactive in advancing the profile of paediatric physiotherapy within orthopaedic and spinal services both in the trust and nationally.

Main duties of the job

• To undertake all aspects of your clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner
• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, managing clinical risk within your own patient caseload and environment.
• To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
• To undertake comprehensive assessments of paediatric patients, including those with a complex presentation and respiratory complications, using highly specialised investigative and analytical skills and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans, using advanced clinical reasoning, and utilising a wide range of highly specialised treatment skills and options to formulate a programme of care
• Following assessment, where appropriate to deliver the physiotherapy intervention or refer to colleagues within the MDT who have the appropriate skill to do sTo be responsible for evaluating patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes. This is with specific emphasis on patients under the care of the spinal surgery service.
• To offer highly specialised opinion, regarding diagnosis and best management using evidence based medicine for patients with complex needs. Where appropriate this may include assessment of children attending outpatients’ clinics or to be available to provide this advice over the phone or email.

Working for our organisation

GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.

We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.
We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.

We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women’s staff networks.

Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust’s mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee