To work as part of the ISCAN Team to provide respiratory PT assessment, diagnosis and treatment of children referred to the service in a variety of settings including special schools, the childs home and clinics. This will include utilising highly specialist clinical skills including manual therapies to assess, treat and manage children presenting with complex respiratory, neurological and general medical related disorders. To carry out procedures such as suctioning, to respond immediately and appropriately to any adverse situations that may arise in response to these procedures. To be the named lead forthe ISCAN childrens respiratory PT service and to devise and implement appropriate clinical guidelines and patient pathways related to this area.
To contribute to the development of policies and procedures, which will impact on other professionals working in childrens community and the acute setting. To use advancedclinical reasoning and critical thinking to support assessments and management. To work collaboratively with partner agencies and other health services. To be the main point of contact within your specialist area for professionals.
To maintain up-to-date knowledge of local and national changes in legislation. To undertake audits, research projects and quality improvement projects to enhance/improve clinical practice. To make recommendations to ISCAN Team Leader for changes to practice. Implement specific changes to practice, where agreed with the ISCAN Team Leader.
To lead others in this work as agreed with the ISCAN Team Leader. To participate in staff meetings and integrated team development meetings. To lead team meetings when delegated by the Team Leader. To manage a caseload of clients, using evidence based/client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
To be accountable for own caseload. To work closely with the integrated team to set joint goals with the child and family. To teach the recommended airway clearance plans to parents, carers and educational staff. To be responsible for maintaining own records of intervention in care pathways and for completing own contact data, in line with Trust policies.
To be accountable for own clinical actions, ensuring adherence to professional code of conduct. To co-ordinate and attend relevant clinical meetings plus meetings in other settings, eg schools. To organise and lead client-related meetings as appropriate, eg Person Centred Planning (PCP) or Early Help Assessment (EHA) meetings. To recognise the need to work with interpreters or bilingual co-workers as appropriate.
To contribute to the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice by providing timely and detailed reports and advice that comply with departmental guidelines. To maintain timely, accurate statistics and other records as requested by the service and the Trust. To provide specialist reports and discharge summaries as relevant. To provide written reports to a variety of agencies detailing the progress of interventions.
To demonstrate an ability to negotiate in the management of conflict. To be an integral member of the ISCAN Team, representing Physiotherapy and providing advice to other professionals

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