SCCMI Professional Lead for Therapy - Person Specification
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Desirable
Education, Professional Membership and Registration Requirements
Honours or masters degree in physiotherapy
Postgraduate qualification
Active engagement with post-registration study
Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy or other appropriate professional body
Eligible for registration with the Health Professions Council
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Leadership and Management Requirements
Ability to lead therapy professionals and other staff
Ability to progress and develop practice and services
Ability to effectively manage staff
Able to contribute added value to Centre Management Team
Not content with the status quo internally and the wider professional context
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Knowledge and Ability Requirements
Comprehensive knowledge of paediatric neurological conditions
Knowledge of therapeutic approaches in paediatric neurological conditions
Ability to present the conceptual basis of therapeutic approaches in this field
Knowledge of concomitant conditions of paediatric neurological conditions
Knowledge of appropriate examination, measurement and assessment methods
Ability to source/extract information from research and scholarly works
Ability to undertake or contribute to research
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Personal and Professional Characteristics
Commitment to SCCMI ambitions
Supportive to management and colleagues
Positive, forward looking and solution -focused
Dynamic and engaging
Can-do attitude
High levels of ownership
Honesty and integrity
Highest level of professional ethics
Commitment to concept of multi-disciplinary team
Commitment to concept of co-disciplinary team working
Ability to mentor junior therapy and other staff
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Professional Abilities
Ability to deliver quality therapy services across a range of child abilities
Ability to work effectively as a member of the multi-professional team
Ability to think and act outwith uni-professional boundaries
Highly computer literate
Excellent and engaging inter-personal skills in a professional context
Excellent and engaging professional inter-personal skills in parental engagement
Ability to produce professional reports for external health/education professionals
High level of presentation skills
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Experiential Requirements
Working with those with neurological conditions
Working with children with neurological conditions
Working with children following surgery
Working within a multi-disciplinary team
Mentoring junior staff
Use of methods of measuring/assessing ability of children
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