Highly Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist PCD

Undertake a team leader role alongside the highly specialist paediatric physiotherapist in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and clinical lead paediatric physiotherapist in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the physiotherapy service provided to paediatrics, in particular patients with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD), on a day-to-day basis. This is for inpatient, outpatients, patients attending share care clinics and seen in the community To be responsible for the provision of highly specialised assessment, treatment and management of children and adolescents within the speciality who may have complex needs; including patients with acute, chronic, disabling and life limiting conditions; and to determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatment indicated and maintain records as an autonomous practitioner To undertake a significant caseload working as an autonomous practitioner at a specialist level with other health professionals To be responsible for service development within the team in the specialty of PCD, to implement policy and policy changes within the clinical area in partnership with MDT colleagues To deputise for the paediatric clinical lead physiotherapist as required To act as an expert resource and provide clinical supervision, education and training for other team members and the MDT, both within the Trust and outside and to collaborate with the wider PCD national and international networks