Band 7 Paediatric Neurological Physiotherapist

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Birmingham is seeking a Band 7 Paediatric Neurological Physiotherapist. This role involves providing specialized physiotherapy for children with neurological conditions, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure holistic care. The successful candidate will lead outpatient services, undertake clinical audits, and supervise staff and students. Strong qualifications in physiotherapy and relevant experience in the NHS are essential. This position aims to enhance clinical practice and support the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Qualifications

• Evidence of relevant postgraduate training in specialist area.
• Registered member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists.
• Registered member of the Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert physiotherapy care to children with neurological needs.
• Drive the neonatal pathway and coordinate outpatient therapy service.
• Provide supervision and guidance to staff and students.

Skills

Neurological assessment skills

Clinical leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Patient-centered care

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

Registered with HCPC

Postgraduate training in specialist area

Leadership training

Job description

Band 7 Paediatric Neurological Physiotherapist

The closing date is 14 December 2025

This exciting role offers the opportunity to make a real difference to children and families by providing highly specialist paediatric neurological physiotherapy within University Hospitals Birmingham. You will deliver expert assessment and treatment for children with a wide range of neurological conditions, working closely with a supportive multidisciplinary team, including neonatal colleagues, as well as partnering with wider community services to ensure truly holistic care.

As a recognised specialist, you will help shape and advance paediatric neurological practice by contributing to the development, planning, and delivery of intervention programmes and specialist training. You will also offer valued clinical guidance to clinicians, managers, healthcare professionals, and external partners.

In your position as Paediatric Outpatient Neurological Lead, you will drive the neonatal pathway and lead, coordinate, and evaluate our outpatient therapy service. Your role will involve engaging in clinical audit, championing evidence-based practice, supporting or initiating research, and inspiring the next generation through the supervision and development of staff and students.

Based primarily at the Heartlands site, you will also have the opportunity to work across other UHB locations, helping to shape a high-quality, compassionate service for children across the region.

Main duties of the job

The role centres on delivering expert physiotherapy care to children with neurological needs, ensuring thorough assessment and thoughtful, effective treatment. You will work closely with colleagues across the multidisciplinary team and maintain strong links with community services to create a seamless, family-centred approach to care. As the lead for paediatric outpatient neurology, you will guide the development and progression of the neonatal pathway while overseeing the coordination and quality of the outpatient therapy service. The post involves shaping clinical practice through ongoing service evaluation, participation in research and audits, and the promotion of evidence-based approaches. You will also play a key part in developing others by providing supervision, support, and professional guidance to staff and students. Although mainly based at the Heartlands site, you will contribute to paediatric services across other UHB locations when needed.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Good standard of general education including English language and mathematics, A levels or equivalent Degree in Physiotherapy
• Registered with HCPC as a Physiotherapist Evidence of relevant postgraduate training in specialist area
• Leadership training
• Postgraduate advanced accredited training within specialist area
• Registered member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
• Registered member of Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists

Experience

• Relevant postgraduate experience in specialist areas relevant to the post Experience of NHS based work
• Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including recent courses relevant to Neurological physiotherapy
• Evidence of IT skills
• A range of suitable experience of working within a Primary Care setting and/or acute Neurological outpatient paediatric setting
• Ability to use Neurological clinical skills to systematically diagnose/assess patient/client problems
• To understand and evaluate complex situations and information to formulate an appropriate course of action. Ability to frequently modify planned activity to suit individual needs
• Experience of paediatric Neurological physiotherapy with management of complex patients
• Experience of effective staff management and leadership
• Experience of managing students at clinical tutor and supervisor levels
• Experience of training staff groups at all levels
• Evidence of working effectively in partnership with others within multidisciplinary teams and across agencies
• Experience of conducting or being involved in audit, implementing outcome measures and/or research in the specialist area
• Experience of providing Neurological physiotherapy care within a paediatric physiotherapy service
• Considerable experience of NHS work
• Working knowledge of Government initiatives, National Service Frameworks (NSFs) etc.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust