Advanced Clinical Paediatric Physiotherapy Practitioner

Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Poole; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Poole is seeking an experienced Advanced Clinical Paediatric Physiotherapy Practitioner (ACP) or Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Paediatric Orthopaedics to join our established multidisciplinary team.

This role offers autonomous clinical leadership, leading advanced practice clinics, triaging referrals, interpreting investigations, and making complex decisions within agreed protocols, in collaboration with consultants

Qualifications

• Advanced level of clinical Paediatric Orthopaedics practice.
• Experience in leading advanced practice clinics and MDT collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced practice clinics and clinical leadership for the ACP & ECP team.
• Triage and assess referrals, plan episodes of care, and interpret investigations within agreed protocols.
• Collaborate with Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon and MDT to optimise patient outcomes.
• Drive service development and pathways in paediatric orthopaedics.

Job description

Advanced Clinical Paediatric Physiotherapy Practitioner

Company: Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A Vacancy at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.

We areseekingto recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated Advanced Clinical Physiotherapy Practitioner (ACP)or Clinical SpecialistPhysiotherapist(banding depending on experience)in Paediatric Orthopaedics to join our established multidisciplinary team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly specialist, autonomous practitioner to work at an advanced level of practice, playing a key role in the assessment and management of children and young people with orthopaedic presentations.

Interview: 3rd December

The post holder will independently lead advanced practice clinics, triage and manage referrals, request and interpret investigations, and make advanced clinical decisions within agreed protocols. You will work closely with a Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon from University Hospital Southampton and the wider MDT, contributing to high-quality, patient centred care and service development.

This role is ideal for an experienced clinician with strong clinical reasoning skills, confidence working autonomously, and a commitment to collaborative multidisciplinary working

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service‑specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.

For UHD employees, this fixed‑term post will be offered as a secondment in line with the Trust’s Secondment Policy. Please speak with your line manager before applying.

Tobe responsible forthe rapid assessment, diagnostics, and treatment of individuals withinthe electivepaediatricorthopaedicserviceusing an advanced level of professional accountability, autonomy, and judgement,underpinned byMasterslevel theory and experience. This includes highly complexdecision-making across a broad range of differentiated and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence‑based judgements and/or diagnoses.

To triage and assess babies, children and young people referred for consideration of orthopaedic surgery.

To provide clinical leadership to the ACP & ECP team and work with others within the directorate todeterminethe priority workload of the team across the directorate.

To plan and manage complete episodes of care, working in collaboration with the consultants and others, delegating, and referring as appropriate, to ensure timely, effective management and optimise health outcomes, in line with the evidence base and nationally recognised best practice.

To play a key operational role and maintain a pro‑active approach to managing and leading clinical pathways and flow.

Working closely with a multi‑professional team, lead the AP paediatric orthopaedic service in delivery of high quality, performance, and financial frameworks.

To promote and implement service and policy development and redesign, impacting beyond own area and other disciplines, informed by current best practice and evidence‑base, in accordance with values‑based care of the trust.

To act as a resource to others and to develop, deliver and evaluate a range of relevant specialist programmes of education and development for individuals and large groups, including the wider multidisciplinary team, both internally and external to the trust.

This advert closes on Sunday 22 Nov 2026

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Advanced Clinical Paediatric Physiotherapy Practitioner

Company: Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: per annum

Hours: Part-time

Location: Poole, BH15 2JB

Job type: Contract

Posting date: 6 Nov 2026

Closing date: 6 Dec 2026

Summary

We areseekingto recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated Advanced Clinical Physiotherapy Practitioner (ACP)or Clinical SpecialistPhysiotherapist(banding depending on experience)in Paediatric Orthopaedics to join our established multidisciplinary team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly specialist, autonomous practitioner to work at an advanced level of practice, playing a key role in the assessment and management of children and young people with orthopaedic presentations.

Interview: 3rd December

The post holder will independently lead advanced practice clinics, triage and manage referrals, request and interpret investigations, and make advanced clinical decisions within agreed protocols. You will work closely with a Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon from University Hospital Southampton and the wider MDT, contributing to high-quality, patient centred care and service development.

This role is ideal for an experienced clinician with strong clinical reasoning skills, confidence working autonomously, and a commitment to collaborative multidisciplinary working

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service‑specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.

For UHD employees, this fixed‑term post will be offered as a secondment in line with the Trust’s Secondment Policy. Please speak with your line manager before applying.

Tobe responsible forthe rapid assessment, diagnostics, and treatment of individuals withinthe electivepaediatricorthopaedicserviceusing an advanced level of professional accountability, autonomy, and judgement,underpinned byMasterslevel theory and experience. This includes highly complexdecision-making across a broad range of differentiated and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence‑based judgements and/or diagnoses.

To triage and assess babies, children and young people referred for consideration of orthopaedic surgery.

To provide clinical leadership to the ACP & ECP team and work with others within the directorate todeterminethe priority workload of the team across the directorate.

To plan and manage complete episodes of care, working in collaboration with the consultants and others, delegating, and referring as appropriate, to ensure timely, effective management and optimise health outcomes, in line with the evidence base and nationally recognised best practice.

To play a key operational role and maintain a pro‑active approach to managing and leading clinical pathways and flow.

Working closely with a multi‑professional team, lead the AP paediatric orthopaedic service in delivery of high quality, performance, and financial frameworks.

To promote and implement service and policy development and redesign, impacting beyond own area and other disciplines, informed by current best practice and evidence‑base, in accordance with values‑based care of the trust.

To act as a resource to others and to develop, deliver and evaluate a range of relevant specialist programmes of education and development for individuals and large groups, including the wider multidisciplinary team, both internally and external to the trust.

This advert closes on Sunday 22 Nov 2026

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme