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Salford Care Organisation (NCA) Children's Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy

We provide a safe, high quality specialist Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy service which aims to empower children and young people of Salford to reach their full potential. Our team’s friendly, child and family centred approach allows us to provide the knowledge and skills that are relevant to a child or young person to help them to achieve their functional goals. 

Physiotherapy helps children who are affected by disability, illness or injury through the promotion of movement skill development and independence.  We do this by assessing a child’s needs and abilities and providing the knowledge and skills required to help a child reach their full potential.

Occupational Therapy provides a range of interventions for children and young people who, as a result of an acute or developmental condition and/or lifelong disability, may experience functional difficulties in taking care of themselves or taking part in school-based or leisure activities. An Occupational Therapist may also recommend specialist equipment to help your child to achieve their full potential.

Services Offered

Within our core therapy team we provide a Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy service and a Musculoskeletal physiotherapy service. We also have a team of occupational therapists who provide an enhanced therapy service which is accessed on an individually commissioned basis. Our services are framed around the Thrive model (Getting Advice, Getting Help, Getting More Help, Getting Risk Support).

Core Paediatric Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy Service

We provide a specialist service to all children and young people who are registered with a Salford GP or who live in Salford that have a need for our services. Depending on the information provided at referral, you may be given advice to try at home or in school or see a Physiotherapist, an Occupational Therapist or both for an assessment.  The initial assessment will be arranged in the most appropriate environment for the child and where the appropriate assessments can take place.

Musculoskeletal service

We provide physiotherapy assessment and management of musculoskeletal conditions such as those relating to muscles, joints, bones, ligaments and tendons and pain related to a child’s biomechanics (the way we move). We can help a child to manage symptoms and maximise independence through promoting joint range of movement, muscle strength, flexibility, and balance.

Where we work

We mainly work in clinics across Salford or virtually through video technology. Depending on a child’s needs we can visit them at home, in nursery or in school (mainstream and special school) as well.

Clinics are based at Swinton gateway or Pendleton gateway.

We also run clinics in the special schools for children attending there.

 

Functional Occupational

The Functional Occupational Therapy Service is framed around Thrive, to offer a tiered approach for accessing support (Getting Advice, Getting Help, Getting More Help, Getting Risk Support). Maximising the potential of our Salford young people, working with those that support, educate and care for them and considering the environments in which they function and how their sensory systems impact on their functioning. Training, learning, consultation and assessment are the main focus of the functional team’s provision. Targeted sensory sessions are available for parents and education staff supporting an individual child with suspected sensory needs, who accesses a mainstream education setting (Early Years, Primary School, Secondary School).  

Enhanced Occupational Therapy Service

Enhanced Occupational Therapy is a commissioned service that can provide support for children and young people. The Enhanced Occupational Therapy service can provide bespoke individualised input depending on the needs of the child or young person. The service can be commissioned on an individual basis or for multiple children, for assessment or direct input. The Enhanced Occupational Therapy service can also provide bespoke training sessions for whole settings, schools or organisations.

 

Age Range(s)

  • 0 - 16
  • 0 - 19 in full time education or special school

Who to contact

Telephone

Email
ot.pt@nca.nhs.uk

Where to go

Name
Children's Services
Address
St. James House
Pendleton Way
Salford
Postcode
M6 5FW

Time / Date Details

When is it on
Monday to Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
Time of day
Afternoon
Morning

Availability

Referral required
Yes
Referral Details

Our core service welcomes new referrals from anyone who has identified a child that has a need for our service. We accept referrals for children and young people who are registered with a Salford GP or who live in Salford. Our therapists are unable to routinely visit homes or schools outside of Salford. A clinic-based appointment can be offered as an alternative.

Who can refer:

  • Self, parent, carer
  • GP
  • Health professional
  • Education and Social Care

Our musculoskeletal physiotherapy team accepts referrals for Children and young people from the age of 4 up to 15 years and 9 months, who either live in Salford or who are registered with a Salford GP. This service accepts referrals from Consultants, GP’s or Healthcare Professionals. This is a clinic-based service.